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Jgor's advice on how to get better at single pin picking.

Improving Your Single Pin Picking Skills - By Jgor

Want to learn how the North American Lock Picking Champion Jgor, got good at single pin picking. Check out this guide on his advice on getting better at single pin picking!

What is Lock Picking?

What is Lock Picking? The Good, the Bad, and the Not So Ugly

The art of lock picking is no exception. It is a craft that seemly everyone wishes to venture in, but at first glance are discouraged by the fog of mystery and vagueness surrounding it. So let’s lift the veil and look at lock picking in its purest form —unhindered by bias and mystery — so that we may take our first confident step forward in this exceptional journey that is lock picking!

Best Beginner Locks For Lock Picking

9 Best Practice Locks to Quickly Learn Lock Picking

The purpose of this little guide is to give you a progression of best practice locks to help you quickly learn lock picking. Locks that will not only give you the greatest lessons but do so in an order that will prepare you for the next practice lock on this list.

Make Your Old Training Locks a New Challenge

5 Ways to Make Your Old Training Locks a New Challenge

What if there were some ways in which we could take a training lock that we finally picked and immediately turn it into a new challenge? Well, I have 5 quick suggestions that can do just that!

New vs Used Locks: A Picker's Guide to Practice Locks

New vs Used Locks: A Picker's Guide to Practice Locks

Choosing your next practice lock to conquer can sometimes be more of a challenge than picking the damn thing itself. So many options, brands, and sometimes even colors to choose from. But a factor that is often overlooked is that of buying new or used? Is there a difference and if there is, should we even care?

Different Types of Locks Guide

Types of Locks - The Complete Guide

When it comes to advancing your physical security, it can sometimes be a daunting task as at first glance there appears to be an infinite number of different types of locks. And even more disheartening, trying to determine the degree of security these different locks offer.

What is Light and Heavy Tension - Lock Picking

Light vs. Heavy Tension: Benefits & Best Uses

So let's cover the characteristics of light and heavy tension, I feel it will give you a new foundation, a new paradigm, that will perhaps change the way you think about tension forever.

Lock Picking Tools - The Tension Wrench

The Tension Wrench - Everything You Need to Know About the World's Most Popular Turning Tool

There are so many characteristics of the tension wrench. Let's tackle each quality and take a deep dive into the most popular turning tool. By truly understanding these qualities you can better utilize the tension wrench to its and your full potential.

This Pick, That Pick - Types of Lock Picks Guide

Types of Lock Picks: The Overkill Guide

What is the purpose of this squiggly pick or that squiggly pick? Is there a big difference between this pointy hook and that flat hook? What are the best lock picks? But, most importantly, should you invest your hard-earned cash into all these different types of lock picks, and will they benefit your ability to open locks and progress your lock picking skill?Let's tackle all of these questions and then go into the primary purpose of many of these different types of lock picks -- their strengths, shortcomings, and when to best utilize them!

Peterson GSP Ghost Set - The Best Beginner Lock Pick Set

The Peterson GSP Ghost Set Review: The Best Beginner Lock Pick Set

Let's jump into what exactly you should look for when investing in lock picks, what you should avoid, and why the Peterson GSP Ghost set is hands down the best beginner lock pick set out there!

What are the best budget lock pick set? Well here are 15 for you!

15 Awesome Lock Pick Sets for the Budgeted Picker

What is the best budget lock pick set? Do we really need to throw down $200 on a set with every pick known to man or can we get a lock pick set for cheap?

How to Pick a Lock With a Bobby Pin

The Beginner's Guide to Bobby Pin Lock Picking

Our simple and structured guide to bobby pin lock picking. You never know when these little pieces of metal can save you the day. But in order to save the day, you need to know how to use them to pick locks!

How To Pick A Lock - The Ultimate Guide to Learning Lock Picking

How to Pick a Lock: The Ultimate Guide

It is often thought that learning how to pick a lock requires some Zen-like focus. That you must sit quietly in some candle lit room for hours upon hours to find any success at the craft of lock picking. But it is in fact quite the opposite. The basic concepts and techniques of lock picking can be learned and applied easily within an hour. This guide is for the absolute beginner and comprehensively covers all the essentials required to successfully pick basic locks.

How to Pick a Lock With a Knife

5 Ways to Open a Lock With a Knife

Knives are not completely worthless tools for picking locks. There are some unique methods that we can take advantage of to open a locked door with a knife!

How to Pick a Lock with a Credit Card

How to Bypass a Lock with a Credit Card

We've all seen the movies where our savvy hero pulls a Mastercard from his wallet and with a quick push and wiggle the door swings open. But how practical and realistic is this? Is it just movie fiction or can we too acquire these spy-like abilities and learn how to pick a lock with a credit card?

Best Materials For Homemade Lock Picks - Home Brew Lock Picks

15 Awesome Materials for Homemade Lock Picks

So you want to make your own lock picks, but you have no idea where to begin when selecting material for these epic homemade creations. Let's get to it and cover the best homemade lock pick materials!

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