OldFast!!! Can you explain this???
In my quest of learning the art of manipulation (and I don't just mean getting my girlfriend to swallow) I've been watching your "spin sessions" on Youtube... Why? Because to me, they SCREAM efficiency... I think that's key (pun intended). I mean let's face it, it really doesn't take any tremendous skill to learn to manipulate. It's not some special thing you have to have superman tuned finger sensitivity or anything like that. I mean there's a lot to learn, don't get me wrong, but it's just a process you're learning, not really any special skill.
On the other hand, efficiency is totally different. You can't really learn that from a book. At least not very well.
Watching your videos has given me a lot to focus on. Keeping fingers in contact with the dial while spinning over large gaps to help control, etc. But anyway, my focus here is really more of a "back to basics".
So lets take your "Spin-Session 2" video... Starts out perfectly normal... Finding the contact points, particularly the RCP.
Then you go all wheels left and begin searching finding a gate at 78...
Now I didn't see you check for what wheel it was on... I'm assuming you either just surmised that it was probably wheel 3 since that's most common, or you were familiar with the lock and knew you'd find wheel 3 first... Either way, I'm still following...
Now is when I start to lose it though...
Am I seeing you LEAVE wheel parked at 78 and ONLY searching wheel 2? I mean I suppose it makes sense rather than trying to keep wheel 1 and 2 together, which would require a lot more spinning, but what if wheel 2 wasn't the next to indicate? Or again is it just based on that being the most likely scenario or your familiarity with this particular lock? If you were out "on a job" would you do the same?
Next you settle in on 30, except you DO seem to test which wheel it's on this time, which makes no sense if the 1st wheel was parked like I mentioned earlier... So I'm thinking I missed something here... LOL
After that, I'm COMPLETELY lost... You start at 50... Just ????? Because it's half way? LOL. Was there something that keyed you in on 50 as a starting point?
And I'm having a really hard time following what's happening after that point... Trying to imagine in my head where the wheels are and which one's you're moving but I lose it every time I try to track it... I dunnno if it's the motion blue from the spins or just my terrible skills at this point... LOL...
So anyway, point being... If at some point you're bored, and have nothing better to do and wouldn't mind giving a bit of a narrative on these vids, or at least one of them. I'm sure others, but I certainly know I myself would love to hear it so we can try to follow along a bit better.
Spin on!!!