(225) How to Pick Your First REAL Lock

Remember: only pick locks that are yours and that are not in use! Keep locksport legal!

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[LockNoob]

I really wanted to do a short video that gets straight to the point and takes people through the basic techniques and tools that will allow them to pick their first real lock, not a cutaway or see-through lock 😀🔐 the hardest part of making this video was deciding what to leave out. Happy Picking 😀

[jay-tbl]

You know your lock is bad, when people use it as a beginners lock for lockpicking

[claudiodiaz]

"How to pick a REAL lock."
Brings in a masterlock.

[franklinsaltchuck]

since master locks are so easy to pick, they should just title them "practice locks" in their product name

[etheReal]

Not even lying, this guide got me to a level where I could reliably pick a lock in under a minute (which isn’t great but it’s still a consistent level of picking). Thank you so much for putting this out there, the part that helped most was not to use too much tension, how to use the city pick, and how to use the shallow hook. Thanks so much!

[andrewplas]

Why did he have to use my exact lock for beginning lock pickers

[PlumBoss]

Very informative. I’ve just started this strange hobby. For me it’s like solving a puzzle.

[HeliPadUSA]

Thank you for this video. My wife got me a kit for fun and until this video all I could pick was the practice lock. Now I picked a master lock with this video. I was getting so frustrated as she spent a good amount for a huge kit and I couldn' t do it.

[zichixu]

What a legend, still replying to comments 2 years later.

[tfpvlogsandvids]

This was the video I needed...I made a homemade pick and tension wrench and I watched dozens of videos but the trick is in the pressure on the tension wrench...you really focus on that in this video and I was pressing WAY too hard and bending the wrench...never picked a single lock but 15 minutes after watching this video I did two padlocks, my deadbolt and my door knob all several times. Thanks.

[XL]

Don't even have a lock-picking set, what am I doing here? lmao

[JustBronzeThingsLoL]

Really appreciate this. Got into locksport bc of LPL, and found it is actually useful in my profession (when someone forgets or loses their key to the panel or rack we're supposed to be working in...)

[thecook]

I had a breakthrough moment watching your video. I really focused on how you are holding the pick in your right hand with the third finger braced against the lock and under the pick. This gives a tremendous amount of control of how far the pick is in the lock and amplifies the feedback from moving the pins. I was able to single pin pick my first lock repeatedly copying your technique. Thanks for creating this content, a new picker is born and subscribed!

[danielhildebrand]

Thanks, realized I was using too much pressure on the wrench, eased up a bit and opened a lock I lost the key too years ago. Woo!

[nateosborne]

When it opened I felt so satisfied. Thank you for helping me to learn a new skill.

[ElZamo]

The first lock I picked was a TSA approved combination lock. The tools I used were a paperclip and a hairpin. Those locks are the easy mode of easy modes.

[MarkBradfield]

This video says it all for beginners. I've watched a bunch, who've tossed way more info into their vids and it's just not needed for starting out. Kudos!

[joshbroughton]

This is an excellent beginner video. I spent hours watching beginner lock picking videos and not a single one was as valuable as this one with tips on starting out.

[martynreed]

I came across your channel after someone suggested I have a different career in being a locksmith after an illness.
I watched several different episodes whist waiting for my startup kit to arrive. It turned up today and picked my first lock see through practice lock within 40 minutes. I then grabbed the shed lock and picked that within minutes 😆.
Thank you so much for your guide, it really has helped.

[JJayToKlamca]

A hobby I didn't know I needed in my life