FR: My 1st 3set...sitting dilema
This is my first Field Report, and it was my first real attempt at putting the bit I've learned thus far to work.
Setup:
My new Wingman and I went to Dukes in Bedford. We entered and made our way to the outside portion of the bar that has both outside and inside access. It was perfect for scoping out the inside while ordering drinks. I spotted a 3set at a table, two HB6 and a...well...obstacle.
The bar on the outside was actually quite crowded...and this older balding guy with a pony tail kept bothering us..pretending to pick a fight then yelling, "IM JUST KIDDIN" and sloshing his drink on us, or something. Once we finally got our drinks, I went in to open. I used the event that JUST happened with the Pony-tailed buzzkill as the opener.
*I sat down in the one empty chair*
"Hey, you see that older guy at the bar with the pony tail?"
The target started to turn toward the bar to look at him
"Don't look right a way!! Geez, not too suave are ya? Anyway...we've been here maybe 5 minutes and this guy is creeping us out. Picking play fights, trying to buy us drinks...following us around the bar when we're trying to get away from him...hope you don't mind, but I'm gonna hide out here for a bit. Beautiful women seem to scare him off."
Now, I think the opener worked well. I had all of them smiling back, and engaging in conversation with me. I couldn't neg the target as much as I would have wanted to, but all in all i think that part went well. My wingman entered shortly, jumping right in to the, "Man, have you three seen that ponytailed guy? ......"
Perfect. We were both in.
Here is the problem we couldn't figure out how to overcome.
Sitting Situation:
My target was the brunette, my wing's was the blonde. My wingman pulled up a chair from the table behind me, so he was to my left, next to his target.
We spent about 10-15 minutes there from my initial approach, rolled off for a few, and we came back to the exact same positions (couldn't figure out how to wiggle in a seat change I guess?) We were both at a loss on how to move forward from this point, closing in any positive way seemed unlikely, so we made our bail out as smooth as possible.
What could we have done to get me over by MY target...and him in my place...with out completely cutting off the obstacle so early? The way I see the situation, we actually could have used a 3rd to occupy the obstacle, but that wasn't available and this was a good set so we weren't going to pass it up.
Any help is appreciated, and if I've posted this in the wrong place, please let me know (if this isn't actually a FR..but something else I'm unaware of)
Setup:
My new Wingman and I went to Dukes in Bedford. We entered and made our way to the outside portion of the bar that has both outside and inside access. It was perfect for scoping out the inside while ordering drinks. I spotted a 3set at a table, two HB6 and a...well...obstacle.
The bar on the outside was actually quite crowded...and this older balding guy with a pony tail kept bothering us..pretending to pick a fight then yelling, "IM JUST KIDDIN" and sloshing his drink on us, or something. Once we finally got our drinks, I went in to open. I used the event that JUST happened with the Pony-tailed buzzkill as the opener.
*I sat down in the one empty chair*
"Hey, you see that older guy at the bar with the pony tail?"
The target started to turn toward the bar to look at him
"Don't look right a way!! Geez, not too suave are ya? Anyway...we've been here maybe 5 minutes and this guy is creeping us out. Picking play fights, trying to buy us drinks...following us around the bar when we're trying to get away from him...hope you don't mind, but I'm gonna hide out here for a bit. Beautiful women seem to scare him off."
Now, I think the opener worked well. I had all of them smiling back, and engaging in conversation with me. I couldn't neg the target as much as I would have wanted to, but all in all i think that part went well. My wingman entered shortly, jumping right in to the, "Man, have you three seen that ponytailed guy? ......"
Perfect. We were both in.
Here is the problem we couldn't figure out how to overcome.
Sitting Situation:
My target was the brunette, my wing's was the blonde. My wingman pulled up a chair from the table behind me, so he was to my left, next to his target.
We spent about 10-15 minutes there from my initial approach, rolled off for a few, and we came back to the exact same positions (couldn't figure out how to wiggle in a seat change I guess?) We were both at a loss on how to move forward from this point, closing in any positive way seemed unlikely, so we made our bail out as smooth as possible.
What could we have done to get me over by MY target...and him in my place...with out completely cutting off the obstacle so early? The way I see the situation, we actually could have used a 3rd to occupy the obstacle, but that wasn't available and this was a good set so we weren't going to pass it up.
Any help is appreciated, and if I've posted this in the wrong place, please let me know (if this isn't actually a FR..but something else I'm unaware of)