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chapter

6

for

an

explanation).

When

you

remo

v

e

the

ligh

t

pressure,

the

pin

springs

bac

k

up

slightly

.

Set

pins

also

rattle

if

y

ou

ic

k

them

with

the

pick.

T

ry

listening

for

that

sound.

Run

the

pick

ov

er

the

pins

and

try

to

decide

whether

the

set

pins

are

in

the

front

or

back

of

the

lo

c

k

(or

b oth).

T

ry

iden

tifying

exactly

which

pins

are

set.

Remem

b er

that

pin

one

is

the

frontmost

pin

(i.e.,

the

pin

that

a

k

ey

touc

hes

rst).

The

most

imp ortant

skill

of

lo ck

picking

is

the

ability

to

recognize

correctly

set

pins.

This

exercise

will

teac

h

y

ou

that

skill.

T

ry

rep

eating

this

exercise

with

the

plug

turning

in

the

other

direction.

If

the

fron

t

pins

set

when

the

plug

is

turned

one

w

a

y

,

the

bac

k

pins

will

set

when

the

plug

is

turned

the

other

wa

y

.

See

Figure

6.2

for

an

explanation.

One

wa

y

to

verify

how

man

y

pins

are

set

is

to

release

the

torque,

and

coun

t

the

clic

ks

as

the

pins

snap

back

to

their

initial

p osition.

T

ry

this.

T

ry

to

notice

the

dierence

in

sound

b etw

een

the

snap

of

a

single

pin

and

the

snap

of

t

w

o

pins

at

once.

A

pin

that

has

b

een

false

set

will

also

mak

e

a

snapping

sound.

T

ry

this

exercise

with

dierent

amoun

ts

of

torque

and

pressure.

Y

ou

should

notice

that

a

larger

torque

requires

a

larger

pressure

to

mak

e

pins

set

correctly

.

If

the

pressure

is

to o

high,

the

pins

will

b e

jammed

into

the

hull

and

stay

there.

8.5

Exercise

5:

Pro

jection

As

y

ou

are

doing

the

exercises

try

building

a

picture

in

y

our

mind

of

what

is

going

on.

The

picture

do es

not

hav

e

to

b e

visual,

it

could

b e

a

rough

understanding

of

which

pins

are

set

25

and

how

muc

h

resistance

y

ou

are

encountering

from

each

pin.

One

wa

y

to

foster

this

picture

building

is

to

try

to

remember

y

our

sensations

and

b eliefs

ab out

a

lo ck

just

b efore

it

op ened.

When

a

lo ck

op ens,

don't

think

"that's

ov

er",

think

"what

happ

ened".

This

exercise

requires

a

lo

c

k

that

you

nd

easy

to

pic

k.

It

will

help

you

rene

the

visual

skills

y

ou

need

to

master

lo

c

k

picking.

Pick

the

lo ck,

and

try

to

remember

ho

w

the

pro

cess

felt.

Rehearse

in

y

our

mind

ho

w

ev

erything

feels

when

the

lo

c

k

is

pick

ed

prop erly

.

Basically

,

you

wan

t

to

create

a

movie

that

records

the

pro cess

of

picking

the

lo ck.

Visualize

the

motion

of

y

our

muscles

as

they

apply

the

correct

pressure

and

torque,

and

feel

the

resistance

encountered

b

y

the

pick.

Now

pick

the

lo

c

k

again

trying

to

match

your

actions

to

the

mo

vie.

By

rep

eating

this

exercise,

y

ou

are

learning

how

to

formulate

detailed

commands

for

your

muscles

and

ho

w

to

in

terpret

feedback

from

your

senses.

The

men

tal

rehearsal

teac

hes

you

how

to

build

a

visual

understanding

of

the

lo

c

k

and

how

to

recognize

the

ma

jor

steps

of

picking

it.

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