While a fairly wide range of torque will sometimes pick these locks, try find the lightest torque that works. You may find one of the smaller LAB hook picks to be easier here than the larger Peterson picks, What is billiards although you can usually still pick this keyway with the small Peterson hook. Raking, in contrast, is a class of picking techniques in which several pin stack may be set at the shear line simultaneously. It becomes distinguishable from an unset/binding pin stack when you try to set it; while it binds, it does not set, no matter how much further it is lifted. Once you do this, one of the pins will be in the unset/binding state while the other (the one you set) will be in the set/not-binding state . Do not assume that the next pin will be adjacent to the one you just set. You should always know which pin you're working on at any given time. Once you've picked a cylinder, you should know in exactly what order the pins pick. So, you see, if you belong to an in-group of good or saved or elite people, you can only know that you’re in because someone else is out.

If you can pick all (or at least most) of the locks on this board, you are well prepared against the typical locks installed in residential and commercial buildings in the US. You may well have one of these locks on your house. The Peterson "Reach" deep curve pick works well for this keyway, pivoting from the bottom of the keyway at the front. Note that while many locks pick predominantly back to front or front to back, there are exceptions, and you may find that the binding pin stack "jumps around" from the back to the front to the middle and so on. The most common security pins are the "spool" and "mushroom" top pin designs, which are thinner in their mid-section. Picking locks with spool and mushroom pins takes practice, both to recognize them and to effectively neutralize them when they are encountered. We can practice, we can enter into meditation state, and see why that would be so-but we would see it directly from that state, not from any explanation.

With practice, even this keyway will eventually seem easy to maneuver. The first sign of spool and mushroom pins is that the lock will appear to be picked, but will only turn a few degrees. Once you've mastered the two pin lock and can distinguish reliably among pin states, you should have little trouble with a three pin lock. Finally, lift the pin that sets first very high before you apply torque. To pick this keyway, you'll need a small hook pick and a bit of twisting as you lift. It remains in wide use in certain applications, especially safe deposit locks, safes, small cabinet locks, and mailbox locks. There are many different styles of raking, some of which entail the use of special rake picks specifically designed for a particular technique. Apply very light torque while energetically moving the sawtooth rake in and out of the keyway. While the pin tumbler cylinder is by far the most popular door locking mechanism in the United States, it is not the only kind of keyed lock in common use. You'll need to be careful not to disturb the long pin when you push the short pin up. You may need to turn the pick a bit to fully lift the pins.

It may be inferred that it developed from a variety of games in which propelling a ball was a main feature. As the peaks hit the pin stacks, energy is transferred from the bottom pins to the top pins, much like the action of the cue ball in billiards. Now re-apply torque and set the first binding pin. Find the binding pin and the non-binding pin. You should already be able to distinguish between an unset pin that isn't binding, an already set pin, and a pin that is binding. Do not push up hard against the pins; use just enough pressure to cause the pin stacks to jump. You'll probably want to use one of the smaller LAB picks, although the small Peterson hook will sometimes do with care and practice. You may want to use one of the smaller torque tools as well, or put your torque tool in the bottom part of the keyway instead of the (curvy) top. The underlying locking mechanism is still mechanical and may be subject to mechanical bypass. If you inadvertently push a pin up too far or are applying so much torque that more than one pin is binding, you may have an overset pin instead.