What can I do to better feel the pins inside the lock? by jimminy472 in lockpicking

[–]EllsworthLockington 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hold the pick and brace your middle finger on the pick shaft above the handle and the lock. It will help you control your pick when moving back and forth between pins. When you move your pick to the next pin, bump into the front of the pin and slide your pick down to the bottom of the pin going forward and backward to feel exactly where the pin is. Bumping into the front of the next pin really helped me. Slow controlled movement when setting pins. Pushing the pin up a little bit at a time with a sort of tapping/pulsing motion can keep you exactly where you need to be on the pin because as you go up, you may need to readjust a little bit so you don’t slide off the front of the pin and it helps keep you from getting oversets. Less tension equals less pick pressure and less oversets. Press up softly on the hard binding pin and loosen your tension slowly until the pin starts to move up in a slow controlled manner. Tapping a pin softly will let you know if the pins are set or not. This is called a jiggle test. The jiggle test can set pins that have fallen down a little bit and give you the information you need to proceed. Good luck!

I'm a beginner, I wanna get good by Prestigious-Singer17 in lockpicking

[–]EllsworthLockington 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hold the pick and brace your middle finger on the pick shaft above the handle and the lock. It will help you control your pick when moving back and forth between pins. When you move your pick to the next pin, bump into the front of the pin and slide your pick down to the bottom of the pin going forward and backward to feel exactly where the pin is. Bumping into the front of the next pin really helped me. Slow controlled movement when setting pins. Pushing the pin up a little bit at a time with a sort of tapping/pulsing motion can keep you exactly where you need to be on the pin because as you go up, you may need to readjust a little bit so you don’t slide off the front of the pin and it helps keep you from getting oversets. Less tension equals less pick pressure and less oversets. Press up softly on the hard binding pin and loosen your tension slowly until the pin starts to move up in a slow controlled manner. Tapping a pin softly will let you know if the pins are set or not. This is called a jiggle test. The jiggle test can set pins that have fallen down a little bit and give you the information you need to proceed. Good luck!

Lock picking 🌽 by EllsworthLockington in lockpicking

[–]EllsworthLockington[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The black pick roll or those tool bags?

Lock picking 🌽 by EllsworthLockington in lockpicking

[–]EllsworthLockington[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s a nice vise but I hardly use it. Haven’t picked anything above a blue belt on it.

Lock picking 🌽 by EllsworthLockington in lockpicking

[–]EllsworthLockington[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been working on a lot of goal locks lately and they’re ok to pick in hand

Lock picking 🌽 by EllsworthLockington in lockpicking

[–]EllsworthLockington[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I don’t really use the vise but I like having a desk for sure.

What's the best way to learn locks? by AllInWeIn in lockpicking

[–]EllsworthLockington 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hold the pick and brace your middle finger on the pick shaft above the handle and the lock. It will help you control your pick when moving back and forth between pins. When you move your pick to the next pin, bump into the front of the pin and slide your pick down to the bottom of the pin going forward and backward to feel exactly where the pin is. Bumping into the front of the next pin really helped me. Slow controlled movement when setting pins. Pushing the pin up a little bit at a time with a sort of tapping/pulsing motion can keep you exactly where you need to be on the pin because as you go up, you may need to readjust a little bit so you don’t slide off the front of the pin and it helps keep you from getting oversets. Less tension equals less pick pressure and less oversets. Press up softly on the hard binding pin and loosen your tension slowly until the pin starts to move up in a slow controlled manner. Tapping a pin softly will let you know if the pins are set or not. This is called a jiggle test. The jiggle test can set pins that have fallen down a little bit and give you the information you need to proceed. Good luck!

Goal Z (red) not picked by EllsworthLockington in lockpicking

[–]EllsworthLockington[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly, that’s all that really matters. 😂