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Bouncing the Pick
This
exercise
helps you
learn
the
skill
of
apply
ing a
fixed
pressure
with the pick
independent
of how the
pick
moves up and down in the
lock
. Basically you want to learn how to let the pick
bounce up and down
according to the
resistance
offered by each pin.
How you hold the pick makes a
difference
on how easy it is to apply a fixed
pressure
. You want to hold it in such a way that the
pressure
comes from your
fingers
or your
wrist
. Your
elbow
and
shoulder
do not have the
dexterity
required to pick locks. While you are
scrubbing
a lock notice which of your
joints
are fixed, and which are allowed to
move
. The
moving joints
are
providing
the
pressure
.
One way to
hold
a pick is to use two
finger
s to
provide
a
pivot point
while another
finger
lever
s the pick to provide the
pressure
. Which fingers you use is a matter of
personal choice
. Another way to hold the pick is like
holding
a
pencil
. With this
method
, your
wrist
provides the pressure. If your wrist is providing the pressure, your
shoulder
and
elbow
should provide the force to move the
pick
in and out of the lock. Do not use your
wrist
to both
move
the pick and
apply
pressure
.
A good
way
to get used to the
feel
of the
pick
bouncing up and down
in the keyway is to try
scrubbing
over the pins of an open lock. The pins cannot be pushed down, so the pick must
adjust
to the heights of the pins. Try to feel the pins
rattle
as the pick moves over them. If you move the pick quickly you can hear the
rattle
. This same
rattling
feel will help you recognize when a pin is
set
correctly
. If a pin
appears
to be set but it doesn't rattle, then it is false set.
False
set pins can be fixed by
pushing
them down farther, or by releasing
torque
and letting them
pop
back to their
initial
position.
One last word of
advice
.
Focus
on the
tip
of the pick. Don't think about how you are moving the
handle
;
think
about how you are moving the tip of the pick.
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