just starting out and dont have any kind of routine down. posted a message on a local forum asking for places to go on a monday night and was actually psyched when someone responded that they want to join along, since i was not thrilled about going out solo yet. unfortunately three other guys emailed me too since then.

simple question, how many is too many, especially when just starting?

thanks slik

Let me put it this way, the less people you have with you, the more sets you have to open yourself. I would just go with one other person as your wing. Make sure you help each other out by motivating one another to approach. Plus you will have a little more social value if you are seen with another person. Just make sure you work on you're approach anxiety, and get that controlled.

Some where I read that two sets are best opened solo, and then have a wing come in. A three set two girls one guy you only need the wing to distract the other two, but if you have a three set all girls, you may need two wings if one can't distract the two at once. Anything more than a three set, you may want two wings. But never more than two other wise you can get bogged down in helping everyone else.

Ended up being 4 of us altogether, with the other 3 being alot better than they gave themselves credit for. great to see them in action. at one point mystery's pickup artist show came up, and the one dude spun it around on the hb, accusing her of being a pua in a playful kind of way. she ran with it which was great (he never denied being a pua, just never let the conversation go in that direction). with that particular set, the girls were actually trying to get us to venue change with them when we were leaving. overall great time, great experience, with some great guys.

where do u find a local forum?

can anyone direct me to finding wings in providence RI?

found a forum local to me while google'ing for info on pua in general. it was yahoo forum, and have found it to be awesome for networking locally. overall though, this forum is probably the best source out there.

It is a toss up. You get positives and negatives for higher numbers.

The more people you have:

Pro: the higher your social proof.
Pro: "Backup"/wingmen
Pro: More people tend to lighten the mood in the group. Making you seem more exiciting.

Con: If you don't approach alone you seem weak.
Con: Intimidation to people who want to open you.
Con: You have more people to watch out for.

Personally, I like having 3 guys and 2 girls. This way if I leave my group then I can always go back to them OR I can always just point them out and I can still invite people over. And if sets see me coming from a group with women it is a huge DHV and disarming mechanism.

Atleast that is MY two cents