| Beer Pong is huge. There is no denying it. From a | | | | together and make sure you use it. Don't hesitate to |
| game that college students once only played at | | | | start talking trash. Your opponents will be talking |
| Dartmouth to a pastime that has swept the nation, | | | | trash to you. |
| there is no knowing how far this game can reach. | | | | "Blow" actually has an additional word to the phrase |
| Clubs and pubs in nearly every city host beer pong | | | | and when you hear it, you will know what it is. I'm |
| tournaments. If a beer pong table isn't set up at | | | | not including the word for obvious profanity reasons. |
| most parties, a make shift beer pong surface is used. | | | | But when the ball is rolling around a cup and it hasn't |
| Coming up with crazier and crazier shots and making | | | | dropped in yet, only females can blow the ball out of |
| videos of them is a phenomenon that is all across the | | | | the cup and help your team. But, the girls have to |
| internet. | | | | blow before the ball hits any liquid. Likewise, |
| So to get you up to speed on beer pong, let's take a | | | | "Fingering" is when the males can try to pop the ball |
| look at some beer pong strategies and lingo. The | | | | out with a finger. But, you can only finger before the |
| only way to get into something is to merge yourself | | | | ball hits any liquid. These rules have to be in play and |
| and become a part of it. You don't have to become | | | | they won't be for every game. |
| a beer pong master overnight, but it helps to get | | | | "Spoils of War" are the cups of liquid that a team has |
| good and know what people are talking about when | | | | to consume. Once the game is over, you have |
| they are around you. | | | | beaten your opponents and they have to drink the |
| The first strategy that is often debated is the arc | | | | spoils of war. The "Zamboni" is when you have to |
| that you should put on the ball. The arc on the ball | | | | clean the table. |
| keeps the ball in the cup. If you drop the ball straight | | | | The "Rebuttal" is an interesting part of the game. |
| into the cup as most people practice doing, the ball | | | | You can rebut the other team's win by taking shots |
| easily bounces back out and that's not what you | | | | that equal how many shots your opponents took to |
| want. So, practice the arc. If you watch people who | | | | win the game. If they only used one shot to win the |
| are good at beer pong, you can see the arc I'm | | | | game, you only get one shot to rebut. So, obviously |
| talking about and then practice, practice, practice. | | | | a good time to rebut is when the other team wasn't |
| Practice in your home with plastic cups and water. | | | | really on their game and pulled in a win somehow. If |
| Make sure you put water in the cups because it pads | | | | they took several shots to win, then rebut and you'll |
| the bottom of it and creates more realistic playing | | | | have that many shots for your rebuttal. |
| conditions. You can use beer if you want, but that's | | | | Even the beer pong fanatics have actually tried to |
| not good at all for practice. You might have fun. But, | | | | stay away from making the rules of the game too |
| you won't get any better at the game because you | | | | complex and adding too much lingo. So, there really |
| won't be able to catch your mistakes and correct | | | | isn't much to learn. The game is about practice and |
| them. | | | | technique. Get your game down and start throwing |
| A final strategy for you to consider is trash talk. | | | | at parties. Anyone who can't get into beer pong has |
| When you are playing, have all the fun you can have. | | | | a tough time finding anything fun interesting. |
| Make sure you get some good trash talk lingo | | | | |
