Feedback - Where It Comes From

[AngryHatter]

Most of the time I hear people speaking of feedback from the pick itself.

From the pick itself I find the feedback I get is the status of the stack but not whether I an close to opening the lock.

That feedback I find comes from the wrench.
I go top of the key way. Any change in a stack comes to the wrench immediately.

If I use a pick to check, I have to insert the pick and then as I slowly remove it, As I do, I can feel if a stack is set or not.
Picks are also good for checking the condition of a lock. Whether the pins have a lot of play, et cetera.

Picks tell you which stack to work.
But the wrench gives you plenty of subtle clues that the plug is turning.

[Ralph_Goodman]

Most of the time I hear people speaking of feedback from the pick itself.
...
Picks tell you which stack to work.
But the wrench gives you plenty of subtle clues that the plug is turning.

I think you are right. It is all feedback.

Personally, I talk about feedback from the picks because there are many tools that dampen the feedback, and it is often the more difficult information to decipher, generally speaking. (i.e. The information that needs more explanation/recognition).