Regular vs Reinforced Lockpicks

[bumber]

for you guys who hold it like a pencil/fork if u are doin a door do u have to kneel down or do u adjust( hold it a different way)?

[freakparade3]

I kneel down in front of the lock and hold the pick like a pencil. I tried to just bend a little but with a fused neck and 2 herniated disks in my lower back kneeling is the only way for me.

[CompFX]

@ OP: if you unsure about the handles, buy your fav pick style in each of the different handles. This is how I solved my dilemma with the different HPC pick handles. (In my opinion, the HPC rubber ones are not so good)

CompFX

[Eyes_Only]

I've used picks that were plain and with handles and personally never had a problem with either. I think most people hurt themselves or irritate their hands because they grip the pick too firmly and use too much pressure when lifting the pin stacks.

[n00bking]

I got my picks, not re-enforced. And they hurt my fingers and hands, ugh, didn't like it. But it was my first day, maybe I was pressing too hard or something like. Luckily I had bought some rubber grips for my picks, and they are spectacular, have to dip them in boiling water, and use pliers to get them on the pick, actually, I have to dip them into boiling water multiple times thru-out the procedure, but it was worth it. But it makes em kinda bulky, the picks I mean. Like the grips came and the "hole" in them was a perfect kinda small circle, putting them on the picks stretches that out to an oval, not a perfect fit, but it works fine.

[SEVEN]

The heat shrink used by electrican's work's fine and it is not too bulky you can use multiple layer's if needed.As for feedback I dont think you loose too much.

[Charodei]

Though black is the most common, it is possible to get heat shrink tubing in other colors. You could make the picks look pretty, or use a color-coding scheme to quickly find the right one. Some are luminescent (glow-in-the-dark), which could be quite useful. Put a bit just below the bend on a tension wrench to illuminate the lock.