Sun Jan 11, 2015 4:12 pm by Altashot
If you are already used to visualizing, then it's shouldn't be too difficult for you to visualize a combination lock either.
I visualize myself in almost every lock I pick or manipulate. It has help me understand how everything works and even successfully diagnose
problems with various locks or safes.
I picture myself inside the lock, as if I was a miniature me, the size of an insect. That way I can "look around" and "see" what is happening.
I psyche myself saying: I am the key, or the pick, or drive cam or whatever else I need to be, all with my eyes closed at first, then I mentally
hold onto the picture or scenario I created. Once the picture is clearly formed in my mind, I can "see" with my hands.
People that have a strong sense of spacial visualization, from my experience, have a slight advantage than those that don't have it or those that have not developed it enough.
I am not a teacher, but I have explained my technique to many apprentices and, many have thanked me for changing the way they approach different tasks as they became more successful at it.
Those that didn't believe me or thought that it was foolish to picture yourself as an insect or mini you or whatever, either gave up or seemingly delayed their
skills from developing further and are, in my opinion, hindering their learning curve.
When working with a combination lock, I don't even have to count my turns anymore or even look at my hand to know how many turns
I have completed, the image in my mind is so clear that I can "see" the wheels pick up, I always know where the gate is on the cam and which wheel(s) I am moving.
Fortunately for me, this sense has always been strong even when I was a little kid, but anyone can do it. like anything else, with practice, one gets better at it.
What you have is a gift, walk in there with confidence and spin that dial. even if you are only "spinning your wheels" (pun intended) at first, visualize and pay close attention
to what your hand is feeling. Try to feel when a wheel is picked up and visualize it moving, try to keep that wheel moving while respecting it's relation with the drive cam.
Visualization has helped me allot and I was rewarded with success. I hope others will too.
Now, I can visualize almost anything...Except where the gates are.
I don't like to wish people good luck as it implies that success would be based on mere luck.
Instead I wish people success, as this is a direct result of what you were trying to do in the first place...Open that b*tch!
Keep us posted.
M.