I attempted my first sarges last weekend and yesterday night. What a disaster! I mostly tried using the 'different cologne on each of your wrists" opener as in The Game.

The opener worked like a charm because every girl i tried it on actually participated. But right after that, everything seemed really unorganized, often, I lost their attention immediately after they gave me their opinion - before I could even say anything else. They weren't drunk btw. And I felt like a total AFC after hahaha. Good experience nonetheless.

The other problem was my transition from the opener to the next line. I had nothing - despite my list of negs in my back pocket. Any comments or overarching guidelines I should keep in mind?

First of all good job on your first sarges, getting out there and having a go is a major step for some. When starting out if you find you dry up after the opener, come up with some routines (Opinions,DHVs,Gambits etc) and stack them , so you know exactly where you can go next if nothing else arises.

Often people find if you have backup material, the security of knowing you will have something to say allows people to flow naturally with stuff of the top of their head. And if you don't then just work through the stack of routines.