This is my Top 10 reasons why you can’t pick a lock. Did I miss any? Let me know in the comments! 👍😃😃

You missed this one: I failed to pick the first lock i tried because i tried to rotate the core in the wrong direction.

reason #1 is: "You're not the Lock Picking Lawyer"

Sometimes the tension tool slips and i think i have a false set :)

00:30 1. You're using too much or too little tension 02:40 2. You're binding the core 03:48 3. You have the wrong pick 08:54 4. You misidentified the lock type 13:26 5. The lock is broken 15:27 6. The lock is dirty 17:24 7. You chose the wrong tension tool 19:32 8. You're second guessing the lock 22:17 9. The lock might be beyond your current skill (for now!) 23:55 10. The lock is already open! 25:40 Bonus reason: You're tired!

11. I don’t have “the tool that Bosnian Bill and I made” 😜

KZfaq started recommending lock picking videos, and I'm surprised how interesting it actually is. In my head I always thought it was black magic.

Sometimes you just have to admit, today's not a good day. It's kinda along the lines of the mindset issue. Your hands just don't feel the feedback, your tension settings are wrong, it's just a bad day to pick a lock. Some days I'm unstoppable and am able to pick every single lock I own - even the difficult ones - in less than a minute each. Some days that simple one that i've memorized and can usually pick blindfolded will be beyond me. Realizing that today is just not a picking day and it's time to do something else is another step in your training. Knowing when to give up will prevent damage to your hands, locks and especially your picks.

Earlier today I picked 5 practice locks I cycle through in 10 minutes. The two I have the most trouble with I picked 3 or 4 times in under 30 seconds. Later in the day same locks took me 3 hours. Granted I've only just started to learn I've barely been at it a week and I've only just slowly been collecting a few locks to practice on. I ordered a better set of tension wrenches because I get almost no feed back from it. I feel nothing. I of course know I've only been working on this less than a week so it will take time. I'm almost certain it is tension. and the cheap set I picked up to figured it out just have too much give to them and I don't think the are putting tension right. They slip and don't sit in the key way well. Still I can get them there eventually and worse comes to worse I just rake them... I mean hell one is a master lock 140 a family member brought me and I just laughed. Also I don't have "the Tool that Bosnian Bill and I made"

A lot packed into 26 minutes! Keep going and stay well!

This is the most helpful video on KZfaq on lock picking! Thank you, Lock Noob!

Here's my comment four years later. I'm just trying to get started with this hobby and I'm finding it frustrating, but watching your videos has been a great help, not only for the invaluable information, but for the sage advice. There's no rush, there's no shame, you will fail to pick 100% of the locks you don't try to pick, just step away and come back when you need to, etc. I just need a little amateur success to give me a shot in the arm right now, but I'm not going to give up. Thanks for the information (pure gold!) and the pep talk (absolutely necessary at this point in my journey/misadventure)!

that is 27mins well spent. never have I learnt so much in so short a time. great vid. thanks.

I seem to be wildly inconsistent. One day, I just blow through my, albeit tiny, selection of locks, the next I can't open any of them. Thankfully, watching KZfaq videos and reading the forums of various sites informed me that this is not uncommon. So, I try and not get frustrated, just put in some practice every day. As such, my "bad" days are fewer or not as total as I move forward. Additionally, for me, an elderly grandmother with very little hand strength, I have found that I'm slowly building my lock picking stamina, slowly strengthening my hands. Finally, there is the whole "pat your head with one hand while rubbing your tummy in circles with the other" aspect to lock picking. That too seems to be developing. Awesome community(s) and awesome people in Lock Sport. I'm genuinely taken aback by the friendliness. Pretty cool aspect to this very fun hobby! .

Holy crap dude #10 was an eye opener. I have the same exact American lock that you showed and it's the very lock that brought me to this video. Turns out I have in fact been picking it successfully this whole time and simply didn't put enough tension to turn it. This video was fantastic

I'm just getting started. My picks haven't arrived yet, should be here any day now. I'm retired and it looks like a great new hobby.

Already picked and dirty still gets me fairly often. When I was first learning to pick, I spent days on an american before I got frustrated enough to try really heavy tension and it opened.

Nice of you to address the black magic art of tensioning. Many times when I order stuff I add tensioners to get to free shipping (if I'm close). Tensoiners need to be filed, bent, modified etc to actually work in a lot of locks.

I've been trying to pick my Abus 5/55 "Silver Rock" for quite a while now and after watching your video I took a deeper hook. Lock sprang open shortly after. Opened it twice since. Looks like you were right on that point. I thought that the hook was deep enough but apparently it wasn't. I've basically taken your reasons as a checklist. Checked all that could apply and BINGO. Thanks for this video! Now only a single lock I own is left unopened and I'm getting the feeling that it's actually broken

All very sage advice, I've experienced almost everything described here in my few months of picking. Tension has been my #1 battle, it can be soooooo different from lock to lock and if you're like me and grab a wide variety of brands and difficulty levels for each practice session, you can find yourself trying to apply what worked with the last open to the lock you're now picking and it just doesn't translate. Tool selection would be the second most important thing that I finally had an 'aha moment' and started reaching for the thinner, more extreme profiles (ie Sparrows Lunatic in my case) that I was avoiding because they looked too different and I had in my head that they were just for really extreme bitting but it turned out that using a profile that had so little meat to it did a couple of things for me. First, I had to ease up on my heavy handedness because if I applied any real force to it, it was going to snap and that allowed me to practice finessing the pins in a gentler way than I had before and really highlighted that I'd been forcing pins into oversets far more often than I thought. Second, it's all around a more versatile pick with the reach it has so I found I wasn't bouncing back between picks anymore, I was able to use it to set those high pins at the back without oversetting the lower cuts in front of it, but I could also use it to set the more 'mundane' pins along the way. Great video, I know there'll be many new pickers who will have their minds put to rest with some of these tips and those of us who just need a reminder. Awesome video 😀👍

Excellent, excellent tutorial. In the beginning all my pad locks were beyond my skill. I read reviews where people who bought my pick set were opening locks in minutes and I wondered why I was taking longer. After a day or so of practice I was opening locks, and later I could open some in seconds. Improper tension was a big part of my error, some required certain picks that others did not, some opened better with raking and some with single pin picking. My son was opening locks before I did, but I’ll never forget the feeling when my first lock opened. It was like magic and much of that feeling is still there when I open any lock. It is a wonderful hobby and not an expensive hobby to start with. If you are wondering what to do while you are staying at home this is a fun way to spend the time. There is no lack of instruction thanks to you and others on KZfaq!

I know it's a couple years old at this point but thanks much for this video. I am brand new to this hobby and after watching this, it's very nice to have a rough idea of what is the possible cause of, as well as the solution, if my current lack of skill and experience causes me to face the same or similar stated hurdles. I recommended this and a few other videos of yours to a friend who's also just started the hobby. I best described them as being so helpful because it's much like being given the individual answers to a test and even in advance to taking it, but with one caveat, you have to show your work on how you got to those correct answers you'd been given. However, it is a test on a subject where most of it's questions are about a topic that you are just beginning to learn about, and only possess the most basic working knowledge on, but with the answers in hand and those basics, you can still show your work of how you came to the same answers... So thanks again.

Thank you Sir Noob !! My newbie pick skills have just been reaffirmed! Everything for the most part I've been doing has been wrong,from style of picks to proper tension tools and mind set. I've spent countless hours studying picking videos and here right before me is by far the best education I have received!!! It's invaluable for a true green pea like myself. THANK YOU!

It may be just me but I find picking locks soothing. It's like my Zen garden when the wife and kids go to sleep. It's like time slows down and peacefulness surrounds.

I like how you're the first channel of this type that actually says bitting instead of bidding!

This is the best advice that I've seen anywhere. Hope you're staying safe.

When i first started picking i did exactly that always had too much tension and couldn't figure out why its not opening, i then started thinking its the tools i had and bought better one's lol, after realising that they soon started opening up. Great vid, great demontration and informative vid well done, this vid has made it easy for new starters, 👍👍👍👍👌👌👌👌😊

I've been stuck on the newest addition to my newly growing collection, and over the course of this video I finally got it consistently! Definitely a few reasons on this list that were keeping me from getting a pop. Comparing my rakes to the key was great for ensuring I had the best chance, and once I had that I could use raking to figure out the best tension. I could SPP it in no time after that.

BRO I WAS STRUGGLING FOR HOURS UNTIL I TRIED THE TENSION THING. SERIOUSLY HELPED ME OUT

Amazing vid for us begginers. Thank you for sharing ur knowledge with us!

Great video. Extremely helpful. Nice to have a mental checklist such as this. It can really help to relieve tension and eliminate “lock frustration”. Thank you!

Great tutorial. I'm just starting to learn again. I picked my neighbors door 30+ years ago with paper clips. Have started again with several pick sets and had success with SPP an M5 and a D3. The transparent however stumps me. I use a vice to hold the locks as my right hand is kind of stubborn. However, I'm not giving up! Please keep the tutorials coming.

I laughed so hard when you said the reason why you can’t pick a lock is because it’s already picked. It does happen. Sometimes I can get into a rut, & lose confidence, then I just can’t pick a lock. Other times I feeling great & just go for it, opening difficult locks without a second thought.

Thank you lock noob! This was very helpful for me as a new picker. It makes me feel that any lock can be achievable with the proper tools and technique! Keep it up.

Very helpful....getting back to basics is a great way to step back when you are frustrated. Needed this video. Thanks and stay safe my friend. 🇺🇸

It’s so cool that this guy responds to everyone in his comments. Not many you tubers do that.

excellent tips, another reason you might be able to pick a lock is bad hands, having torn ligaments, broken fingers, arthritis,corporal tunnel is another reason you might be having diffusivity picking a lock.

Having the right tool for the job is very important plus a tool that you feel comfortable with helps a tremendous amount in achieving the goal of getting a lock open. Take care and stay safe ;-)

*The "Picking fatigue" explanation rings surprisingly true to me.* *I've got a big box of repinned half euro cylinders and various cheaper end padlocks.* *When I get bored I'll grab around 10 out of there and pick them one by one.* *They'd either take me 5 to 10 minutes total to pick the lot It, Or I'd be struggling with every single damn one, and it would take over 45 minutes.* *I'd also end up usually giving up on 3 or 4 of them too.* *It always confused me why there was never any middle ground.* *I'd either zip through them at a ridiculous rate, Or they'll be fighting me every step of the way and I'll have to admit defeat on nearly half of them.* *I was thinking it could be phycological (Like how if you made a silly little mistake near the beginning of a driving lesson, then the rest of that lesson tended to turn to crap).* *I was thinking it could be that on a bad day I'd managed to pick a bad lock out of the box to start on, and that screwed with my head.* _(As an example of "A bad lock to start on", I made most of my collection of half euro cylinders quick repinable by knocking out the bible's pin plugs and tapping them for grub screws._ _But for 2 of them I ran a 3.2mm ream right through the bible and into the core. I did one hole first, then fitted a 3.2mm dia locking bar into it to keep the body and core aligned before then reaming the rest._ _I made some pretty much exactly 3.2mm plain key and driver pins for these out of polished spring steel._ _The result is that as all the internals are REALLY accurate, the pins have as close to zero slop as I could get, and the pins ALL go from free to bound at very nearly the same tension (Unfortunately, Some of them also partially seize up when they're much below room temperature ! 🙄)._ _It's also hard as hell to tell if you've set a pin because until ALL the pins are set the core has next to no rotation. :)_ _I only built them because I've got a friend who also picks locks for a hobby, and I like to keep him on his toes._ _I think he's going to have fun with these, And when he finally get's p*ssed off and gut's them he won't be able to understand why he was having trouble !!!! LOL !)_

Loving your channel. Just discovered it and just started lock picking today. I had one lock, an Abus 65/60. It took me 4.5 hours as a complete new start to pick. I need a heavier tension tool. I bought the Sparrow Classic Kit.

Good info! My biggest problem with locks are damaged nerves in my hands. It’s hard to tell how much tension I’m using and what kind of feedback I’m getting from the lock. That’s why I’m better at raking than picking. That doesn’t stop me though. It just makes the successful picks that much sweeter. I recently opened my first American US military brass lock. I was over the moon with excitement. Anyone can open locks. You just have to want to open locks.

At the time, I didn’t know a Best core picked to control only turns a little. Kept thinking I was in a deep false set until I accidentally pulled the core out :)

Already picked. This is what happened to me first time I picked my house when locked out.

I've definitely had situations where a lock was actually picked and I just wasn't turning hard enough! That always makes me feel like a bit of an idiot. You're 100% right about being in the wrong mindset, too. The more frustrated I get the worse I am at opening locks. If I'm in a bad mood, I'm terrible at opening locks. I just have to recognize when it's not the right time to practice picking.

Thank you for sharing man. I first learned how underground in the coal mines a old electrician taught me and my cousin!! I think he broke like a a flat o-ring or something. Been fascinated with it ever since. I'd like to get a good set one day! I learned a lot!!

Excellent tips, always something to learn. It's great you have all these tips in one video. Well explained and good range of locks and tips to watch out for. 👍👍👍

Hah that exact American lock got me with that too! Thank you for the lesson, I managed to get through some pretty difficult locks while still struggling on what should be relatively easy, but small locks. Small keyway, need practice :)

Thanks for the video, i got my practice cutaway lock from Sparrows at the weekend and first day picked it successfully twice, beginner's luck. Since then cannot get it picked, mostly tension which I can't find the balance. Experience required!

Excellent video. As a new locksport hobbyist the video is very helpful. When I worked in the auto industry years ago I managed to hack pick a few car locks, rekeyed several over the years. Now that I'm retired looking for ways to keep busy and keep the hands nimble, locksport looks like a good hobby to pursue. The TV show Elementary with his fence section of locks was also an inspiration. I managed to pick a Master lock 130 once this morning, but need to keep at it until I can repeat the success. Thanks for posting the video!

That's a master class. Thank you so much!

This was a Awesome information video, even ì picked up on things I'm doing wrong. Thank you Ash for this video, it's going to help a LOT of pickers

So apparently that clear see through lock I got with my set is in fact easy, I just wasn’t applying the proper technique. This video emphasizes that and I’m so grateful, thanks!!

Thank you for sharing this video. I as an amateur hobby lock picker who have picked a few locks still get stumped by pin locks of the same variety that I've already picked and this is what led me to your video, which I found encouraging. When I saw those complex locks I felt like a total novice, I didn't even know those exist, and I would like to know a good source for a brand you recommend of those for home security.

Great video. Sometimes I'm trying to pick a lock, but I don't realize it opens counter-clockwise (anti-clockwise) not clockwise!

Very good video mate. Comprehensive and very useful. I loved section 10...The American padlock effect must have happened with everyone.

Many years ago, mid 1970's. One of my ELDERLY co-workers had an OLD 28" Royal Enfield pushbike, that he didn't want or need (and as he was retiring ....) . He asked me if I could make use of it. - I wasn't overly keen (being about 17-18 at the time, and push-biking for me wasn't one of my preferred modes of transport (having a motorbike & a car at the time meant that a pushbike wasn't EVER going to be something I would want, especially one that needed long legs to operate & my short-R's one's needed to go under the horizontal bar to push that bike's pedals). .... It was however, the LOCK, which I liked, that allowed me to say: Yes. I asked him how it opened, and he showed me. OK (I thought) - Got it, and I tossed it in the car boot. ? ? ? ? ? Buggah me, but by the time I got it home - after a full night at the pub, I didn't have a clue as to "what" he had showed me, (on top of which, I had simply tossed it around the back of the farm-sheds, and forgot about it for several weeks). I found it still there, when tossing something "else" behind the sheds, and decided to drag it out and check it out.? Uh-oh? Why won't the back wheel turn? That's when I saw the hasp through the spokes under the seat - and remembered about..... T H E "lock".. A simple affair, which was bolted to the frame. ? And on both sides of the main body of that "lock?" Were two arms/legs - whatever, that curved around to "just clear" the wheel-spokes. The main body had a huge metal knob, with a lovely (FAKE) ruby on it. The hollow arm/legs that curved around ("and almost-met") until just clearing the spokes, in-fact held a movable semi-circular tube/rod that could be slid all the way underneath, through the spokes and back into the hollow arm/leg on the other side, and "clicked to lock" Oh crap, how did he unlock it - I couldn't remember. --- CAN YOU? All I knew was that there was a series of MOVEMENTS, one could make with the huge metal knob, if pushed to either side of the exact center, and another "movement" UP towards the seat which would UNLOCK the hasp, IF? If the correct sequences of sideways movements were made first. IF NOT - then the entire lock function reset. Meaning, NO false gates, no false turns, & no buggah all? One had to get it all done EXACT. It was the most frustrating LOCK (without any key, numerical rotating numbers, or any other means) . JUST the darndest thing - how many slides left, right left and or right again? Before lifting it up to discover? Nah not correct - again. I eventually remembered where I'd put the wee piece of paper - that HAD the right code on it, but without that - it would have remained locked forever. P.S: Unbolting the lock from the two vertical frame tubes directly under the seat, just meant that the rear wheel would ALMOST do slightly more than half a turn, before that LOCK collided with the frame. Taking the wheel off ? Left you without a rear wheel. Oh and best of all, if one put the hasp through a hoop of a chain & put the chain around the main frame itself, then fed the hasp through the other end of the chain, meant that taking the back wheel OFF, left you in a bigger mess, as you couldn't take that away from the frame, to put another wheel ON. Thus the bike was still unrideable.

I taught my son lock picking (at least introduced it to him). I had a lock I was frustrated with - no feedback, nothing happening, ugh! He picked it in under a minute. "Dad, you were turning it the wrong way!" It was a Lockwood from a 1950s workbench and it was technically "unlocked". To "lock" the drawer you had to turn the key the other way.

Reason 1: I have not got actual lockpicking tools

I pick'd the Chinese Laminated padlock I found in the woods during this video! I kept following your advice. It was dirty & I know it needs graphite but it was free so I dropped silicone 3 in 1 and it cleared junk out. I then followed your advice about high/low bitting on the key & tried a 2 peak bogota rake & boom! Unlocked! Around 20 minutes in this video. Didn't wanna turn @ first as the entire laminated lock was rusted when found outside. Made me so happy when it unlocked. I just got my picks a few days ago. I've already picked a Kwikset handle 5 pin with low/high pin 4/5 bitting on the key, & this padlock! This was the first one I picked without having a key for it.

1.) check - 2.) check, - 3.) check - 4.) Hmmm - 4a.) Check - 5.) CHECK (the reason God made mills) - 6.) check (my favorite) - 7.) CHECK!!! - 8.) Hmmm, - 9.) Check (hence the naughty bucket) - 10.) Hahahaha, check! - 11.) Stubbornness and fatigue, failure to take a break, and pick something else for a while... this is supposed to be FUN! 12.) tunnel vision, failure to quickly try several techniques / tools / multiple tools in the first 5 minutes of any given pick. Damn, you said 10!!!~

A good name for this hombre would be "The Lock Artisan" that was some interesting insights into problematics with problematics. I still have several cheap (but well made) 3 quid locks that I've failed to open. I _do_ recommend MasterLock padlocks for all your padlock training exercises...they're great and p0p open a treat!🔒🐭💨👍

Sometimes I’ve just not had enough picking juice 😂😉

Showing the rake next to the key shape (and noting the problem) was very illustrative. It's one thing to talk about bitting, but seeing that overlay really pulled it together.

I bought a lock pick set, watched one video, and was able to break into my own house in less than 30 sec. That was a huge eye opener for me on how easy it was for that type of lock. But if i hadn't watched videos like this, id have been at the door for hours.

One you missed was that the lock is so poorly made it is hard to read the feedback because of the bad machining of the parts. I often come across Iron padlocks like that.

the number 1 reason why i can't pick a lock is.... i basically turned into a Skiver since the darkness started

As a complete noob in the hobby,this was one of the most useful videos I have seen.Thanks!

ThAnk you for this video. To be honest I never really understood why there were so many different types of picks until now. I only understood the very basics of tensioning and raising the pins until they are set. The way you explained things I finally get it. I just leveled up thanks to you

15. You're too busy commenting like me to even watch any of the lockpicking videos

My reason is I broke my lock that I got today:(

Thank you Lock Noob. Very good instructions n teaching in tis video. I wanna pick up tis hobby more seriously. I helped my niece pick a window padlock yesterday using crude picks I made. It was satisfying feeling to "beat" d lock mechanism without a key! M ordering a more proper lock picking set. Thank you again. Wish you well. Have fun all u lock picking hobbyist!

I can’t tell ya how many times I had the tail end hit the vise. Good thing I watched this to the end before I commented. Nice work Lock Noob keep the videos coming.

11. Having lockpics is illegal in your country.

Thanks! I lowered the tension I was using and it opened right up. I didn't think I was putting too much pressure down

Another great tutorial. This one helped me realize I had mis-identified the lock type. Once I realized my mistake - got the lock open in short order. Also, my technique was off which you also discussed.

I haven't even TRIED picking a lock yet, and I'm looking at why I can't pick it

I am a retired locksmith and what you have shown me , are some of the same troubles that I have had picking locks . I retired some seven plus years ago , but , I still get a call once in a great while from , family , friends band a few of my old customers to come and open one of their locks that they had miss placed the keys or had lost them . I haven't kept up with the new locks in over seven plus years or so . So thanks for showing me a few tips in our trade . Roa-s mobile locksmith ing - retired locksmith .

I guess this is close to tip #10. (Already open) I was picking a ML #3 when I was a noob. (Last month) I kept getting what felt like a false set --started to open, but wouldn't. Weird. So, I'd slowly release tension until I heard clicks... etc. Anyway, after a week, I figured out what was happening. After I picked it, my twisted tension tool was immediately binding on a rivet and would not let me finish opening the lock... haha.

What a great video, what I enjoy the most is how you explain things. Keep yourself and your family safe.

This is a great video. I'm really very amateur and many types of lock are so far beyond my abilities, but I'll add one more frustration. I get a lock, manage to open it, and can never repeat the success, meaning that I just happened to fluke it or got lucky. I find these can be the most frustrating of all. It's one reason why I always try to SPP rather than rake, bump or jiggle a lock. If I haven't opened it intentionally on a pin by pin basis then I feel like I've cheated. That could really offend people who enjoy those rapid access techniques and these methods definitely have their place; just not for me... so far!

As an English learner and a novice lock picker, I like your extensive vocabulary

This video is a lifesaver. I have decreased my pick times from minutes to seconds thanks to knowing I was binding the core. Thanks!

That was absolutely fabulous! such great insight to problems we all have had to deal with! Thanks so very very much!!

One of the best lock picking videos I've seen. I"m a newbie to this lock-picking thing lol, and I'm frustrated with a "simple" Guard Security brass padlock. It's an old, well-used padlock (which might be part of the issue). I have the key to it, and it works fine, easy to turn the key, but I can't rake it, I can't SPP it. I've opened several other padlocks, door cylinders, but this is giving me trouble, and it seems it should be a relatively easy pick. I don't care so much for the "Lock Sport" aspect, but more for just knowing I could get into a lock if I needed to, so I don't mind using tryout keys, jigglers etc.I think I stumbled upon city-raking it open once (only once) which was complete luck. But it's been days and I can't repeat. Great words of advice in this video.

Super useful! I can’t wait to try and rectify my issues with these tips!

Great information, thank you!

I’m very new to lockpicking and had a lock I had lost the key to but desperately needed to get unlocked! Your video helped me figure out my problem and the lock opened immediately!!! (The whole video was VERY helpful! But it was #2, choosing the right pick that solved my problem. As soon as I dod that the lock sprung open quickly!)

This was an awesome video!! I have HEARD some of these tips here and there, but have not SEEN them - especially all in one video and explained so well. Thanks so much!!!

Thanks for another great video, love your stuff. I think this has helped shed light on some issues that I have had with SPP. I am fair with raking but haven't been able to spp with any luck and Ive been wondering if it wasn't from over setting. Another point I was curious about was I've found several locks that I can only seem to rake while turning the core in one particular direction (they do open either way). Wondering if my technique isn't binding the core going one direction and is going the other.

Thanks Lock Noob for making this video! Now, picking locks is a little easier for me to do after watching this video. My most common mistake is using too much tension. Now, I use light tension and successfully picked more pin tumbler locks.

Thank you for the video! I'm only starting my lock picking journey, been on it for a couple of weeks, and already I've ran into a few of these. I've made all of my own picks and tensioning tools due to very low budget for an additional hobby, and while they're not perfect and give some extra challenge, it's been amazingly fun aspect of it all.

This has been VERY helpful . . . so much, that I have saved it under my Keeper lock picking video collection. Thanks!

This guy is awesome 👌 he knows his stuff no doubt I was glued to my seat listening to him. I just starting learning lockpicking. It's been a challenge and so much fun. Can't wait to learn more. Love these videos

Excellent video! I really learned a lot. Thank you!

This is so well explained, especially for a beginner like me. Really helpful! Thank you!

Excellent video! Very helpful to this new lock picker. Great instruction, clear video and wonderful advice. Thank you.

Great video, I definitely learned a lot from it. You’re absolutely correct about making sure you don’t underestimate a lock.

Great video thank you so much for sharing 🙏

Yes! It was picked, and I just didn't turn it hard enough!. I've done that before. LOL

“.......because it’s already picked open” YEP....Stanley S828. Was at that thing for the better part of an hour. Was sitting there, cursing the thing...and I recalled watching a video of someone using TOK and bottom ( might even be you - not sure ) and I reached over and grabbed a TOK, inserted it and pushed.. *CLICK* I went and poured a Tequila and didn’t close the shackle for a while. Just stared at it and grinned.....it’s the simple things in Life.