Picking locks for sport still an underground hobby here

Locksport enthusiasts look to US, Europe for official groups, events

The tools for locksport typically include a transparent practice padlock and an array of lock-picking hooks. Sometimes, a lockpick gun is also used. Mr Zach Goh shows how a lock can be picked by using a tension wrench and a lockpick gun to ease open
The tools for locksport typically include a transparent practice padlock and an array of lock-picking hooks. Sometimes, a lockpick gun is also used. Mr Zach Goh shows how a lock can be picked by using a tension wrench and a lockpick gun to ease open a padlock. ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW
Tan Tam Mei
Thailand Correspondent
Updated
May 30, 2018, 06:04 AM
Published
May 30, 2018, 05:00 AM
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When he was in secondary school, Mr Zach Goh, misplaced the keys to a locked drawer containing his video games and toys.

Desperate to open it, he tried picking the lock with a paper clip - something he had seen done successfully in television shows and movies.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on May 30, 2018, with the headline Picking locks for sport still an underground hobby here. Subscribe

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