Seriously, read and reread the MIT guide to picking, dppenix.org, greg miller's site, howstuffworks.com, www.crypto.com etc. This will give you the proper insight as to how a particular lock works and the correct use of a tension wrench and pick. Tension is the most important factor to consider when picking a lock. The next most-important factor is the correct selection of the pin which is to be manipulated first. Once these two factors have been determined, successful picking will follow.
www.crypto.com has an excellent description of pin states, written by Prof. Matt Blaze. Memorising and using these states as a defacto guide, will greatly help your learning curve and improve your recognition of which pin needs to be picked, and in which order the rest should be tackled.