Approach anxiety?

[Twitchy]

Try this game with your friends/wings....

They get to pick your opener. You have to use it and go in. Later, you get to pick their opener.

Its fun, it will show that the opening words really don't matter and it will help you get over AA

[Westfall]

El Fenix and I tried this with a 3rd PUA. I thought it was fun & a great idea, but the 3rd froze up with AA everytime we tried to throw him into a set. Of course in all fairness, the openers I picked were gawd-awful...

If anyone wants to try this, I am completely down for this, as I think it's fun.

WF

[Maver1ck]

I think it will be a lot of fun! I will try it and report back!

[Twitchy]

Another version: instead of picking the line, pick the girl for them to open. Tough to back out when the target has been selected and you have peer pressure from your buds.

Want to play the advanced level of the game? Have them pick the target AND the opener.....

[Welsh_Dragon]

OK idea for newbies with AA I guess. Once you get good you will surely perfer to use your own material.

I don't know about anyone else but I cringe at the lines many lair guys come up with. Someone else's line is typically not going to sound congruent anyway and the only reason it would work is because of a super tight frame. I imagine I would just deliver the line then transition to much better material.

Go out on your own to get rid of AA. It really is the best way. All you need in the back pocket is a few situational openers and a couple of old stalworts. If you don't have them go out and develop them.

I also highly encourage proximity opening in busy venues. Works well with a wing if you don't have the ability to create spot wings at game time. I have shown several guys on here how to do this and you don't really even need a strong opener. Mostly you end up with warm approaches if you can read the sets (KEY!).