Day 1: openings
Objective: open as many sets as possible
In field
Cliff
- Went to a club called "the club" in the city
- me n my mate didnt make it in
- decided to open as many sets as possible on the street
First set: A two set
I prepared a routine at home but decided it wasn't good enough so i opened by asking directions:
Me: hey excuse me which way is the cross
Chick 1: just keep walking this way, its quite a trek so u better take a train
Me: oh thanks, when did sydney get this cold?
Chick 1 and 2: about couple nights ago
Me: wow, the last time i was here it was 40 degrees
Chick 2: oh really, that was a while ago
Me: yeah i went away on exchange for abit
Chick 2: oh cool, where abouts did you go?
Me: I went to UK n stayed in lancaster for a semester
Chick 2: wow, thats cool
(i pretty much didn't know what to say after that, i wish i was more prepared so i could have continued the convo. After a few seconds of awkward silence 2 of the girls left..... foreveralone
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second set
(i noticed a HB7 wearing super high heels so i figured, i open with a comment about her shoes n her height)
Me: hey you're really tall, but i guess your shoes give you like 5 to 6 inches in height so that doesn't really count
Chick: (laughs)
Me: Anywayz, i really like your shoes but you should really consider wearing flats next time, u look like u had abit of trouble walking back there.
(the chick laughs again but had no reply, I was really nervous at that time n thought i offended her so i quickly walked away)
(I approached 3 more other sets with simular openers but i wasn't able to reach a hook point, most of them wanted to leave, one of my mate was also sick and wanted to go home so my night was cut short)
What i've learned
- It's much more different in field than how i imagined it to be when i was writing my material
- After a few approaches i feel much more relaxed and had less AA
- It is very difficult to approach an on coming set
- I can't always rely on canned material
Questions
- How to open an on coming set?
- When i use indirect openers, i tend to show FTC through my body language but how do i get to a hook point so that the conversation will continue and i wouldn't have to walk away?
- What do i do if a girl shows IODs, do i walk away or keep talking?
- Can i open with a neg?
- How do i neg without offending the girl?
- How do i overcome the fear of approaching HB9s and 10s?
- How to open moving sets?
Next goal
- Come up with openers, stories and routines for as many situations as possible
- test out the material in the field
- Be able to move past opening and build attraction
Things to work on
- Have more faith in my material
- Stop making excuses
- Start approaching more HB9s and HB10s (i never talked to any HB9s or HB10s be4)
CHAT