Bubbles Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 I have recently been introduced to the splednours of smoking shisha. A lot of my friends are accomplishes shisha smokers and can blow circles or blow smoke in a cool way. How do you blow circles? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus9638 Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 When trying to blow a smoke ring what you want to remember is that it's the tongue that does most of the work. You want to form your mouth into a tight circle and thrust your tongue forward so that it ejects the smoke and forms a ring. You can do this a couple of ways. What I do is I exhale the smoke a bit and then slow it down so that it builds up in my mouth, then shape my lips into a tight O shape, pull my tonge back and then snap my jaw while thrusting my tongue forward a bit. It takes a little bit of coordination to get the jaw snap/tongue thrust to work together well but once you do you can get some really thick, clean looking rings that achieve a good distance. You'll want to practice and make micro changes to the way you snap and piston your tongue. Good luck with it. Blowing rings is the coolest part of smoking (at least to me) and makes you look like a pro once you're good at them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 [url="http://www.hookahforum.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1146&KW=rings"] [url="http://www.hookahforum.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1146&am"]http://www.hookahforum.com/forum/forum_pos...asp?TID=1146&am[/url][/url] p;KW=rings This was a good thread for that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbles Posted January 1, 2006 Author Share Posted January 1, 2006 Thanks folks. I'll try that next time. No doubt i will look like an idiot when im trying to get the hang of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 You'll have good company I assure you..I've been trying to get it right for a while now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmexx Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 There are many ways to make smoke rings, thrusting with your toungue isn't the only one. I used to crack my jaw until I figured out how to push the smoke out with my cheeks, figure that one out! You really have to be able to control the smoke, how it leaves your mouth and at what speeds. If you master that first, then the infamous O's will be easier to master. Many many many possibilities!Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 Don't use your lungs to force it out...use your mouth. I have a friend, he takes a mouth full of smoke and flicks his cheek with his finger rapidly and makes dozens and dozens of tiny, thick little Os. Dam, I'll never get that one right... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yashman19 Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 [quote name='Tangiers']Don't use your lungs to force it out...use your mouth. I have a friend, he takes a mouth full of smoke and flicks his cheek with his finger rapidly and makes dozens and dozens of tiny, thick little Os. Dam, I'll never get that one right...[/quote] This is just one way to do it, not the only way.. My buddy does it this way and I can't figure it out for the life of me. I blow my rings by making very controlled coughs, by opening/closing my throat quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAP Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 I make my rings by doing controlled coughs.Before I used to.... err it's hard to explain what I used to do before but I used to get lots of small rings... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmexx Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 The cheek thing is what my buddies and I call beginner O's. It's pretty simple to do. The coughing thing gives out fast/strong O's but they're still not as fluffy and thing as my process. Where's that damn digital cam... I'm doing a session or 2 tonight, I'll take some vids for you guys.Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soup Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 I am a cougher myself. I can really get some killer Os going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Counter_Culture Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 im a cougher.....to do that cheek thing, just inhale some smoke in your mouth and not ur lungs..and the either softly tap ur cheek or keep your finger on ur cheek and poke in but dont take ur finger off ur cheek....SOFT POKES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yashman19 Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 [quote name='Counter_Culture']im a cougher.....to do that cheek thing, just inhale some smoke in your mouth and not ur lungs..and the either softly tap ur cheek or keep your finger on ur cheek and poke in but dont take ur finger off ur cheek....SOFT POKES.[/quote] You really can't say don't do it one way just because you do it another way, because lets face it, there are tons of different ways to do everything, especially when it comes to hookah. I have a buddy who can blow Os with the cheek technique, but he does inhale the smoke. He can get around 40-50 baby Os this way. If you do the cheek method without inhaling, you will only be able to get about 10-15 baby Os before your mouth is empty. He inhales, and very carefully lets tiny amounts of smoke out through his throat. Control is the key with this method if you inhale. If you let out too much smoke, the Os won't form, but just right, he can seriously get over 40 Os every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmexx Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Well like I've said on top, it's all in the control of the smoke. Some people are like "well that's easy," but it's not always the case. To keep the smoke in an slowly let it out (which most techniques need,) is the best place to start. Try smaller tricks like filling the glass with smoke or the "mystic river" before tackling Os. Control the smoke, from there all it is is how are you thrusting it out of your mouth? Are you using your cheeks (without fingers, ergh those little Os make me go nuts), tongue, cracking the jaw etc.The best advice I can give you is... NEVER GIVE UP!! Practice practice practice, it's the only way to make fluffy thick Os. Sometimes you think they're good until the next guy comes in and shows you off. So far I'm at the top of the chain in my group (sorry, didn't take pics yet!) but you never know!Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzing Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 eventually when you master all the basic techniques you can start doing 2 or more techniques simultaneously to amplify the size , density, and power of the ring. i.e. controlled coughs plus tongue thrust (sky's the limit for experimentation)not that i'm claiming to be able to do any of this, i just got really lucky a couple of times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakedandangry Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 my favorite: cough out a nice big slow moving O then immediately after use the cheeks to blow a small O through the big O. looks pretty cool when i can pull it off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Counter_Culture Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 [quote name='Yashman19']You really can't say don't do it one way just because you do it another way, because lets face it, there are tons of different ways to do everything, especially when it comes to hookah.[/quote] sorry for the mis-understanding..i didnt mean "dont" as in, I DONT take my finger off my cheek when i do it...and i was just explaining how I do it....theres plenty of ways of doing it....sorry again....anyways, the tricks i can do is blow regular O's, shoot a large slow O and shoot a smaller fast one inside, a french inhale, a ghost, double O's by putting a finger in front of your mouth, and SOMETIMES hearts.......JUST PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE....i did my french inhale the very first time i tried it...and then after that, i got my O's down the very next session...just practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yashman19 Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 [quote name='Counter_Culture']sorry for the mis-understanding..i didnt mean "dont" as in, I DONT take my finger off my cheek when i do it...and i was just explaining how I do it...[/quote] No don't be sorry. Also, I was commenting on how you said don't inhale any smoke in your lungs when using the cheek tapping method, when infact my buddy does inhale. Thats how he can do 40+ baby Os. If you don't inhale, you can only get a few out. But yeah, I understand what you're talking about. I know people who SWEAR that the ONLY way to blow Os is by keeping your tounge in the middle of your mouth when you blow, claiming that the smoke forms an "O" around your tounge..but an easy way to call their bullsh*t is by taking an empty water bottle, filling it with smoke by blowing into it, and gently sqeezing it. Little Os will shoot out of the hole. Blowing Os yourself is very much similar. Make an opening with your mouth in the shape of an O, and simply shoot small bursts of smoke out. If you ever want to explain to someone how to blow Os, show them the water bottle trick, and it explaines things easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Abide Posted January 6, 2006 Share Posted January 6, 2006 Haha ok now if you wanna blow some real O's buy the AirZooka MegaZooka [url="http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/warfare/729d/"]http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/warfare/729d/[/url] Cock it, fill it with some and slowly bring the bungie foreward you can send perfect ones across the room or really big fast vortexes into your friends faces. Unfortunately mine broke so no huge rings for a while. guess ill have to stick to doing them with my mouth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmexx Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 Hahahaha, great...I still gotta bust out the camera for some O's, damn I'm so lazy sometimes!Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Abide Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 well its not hookah smoke but i dont have any good pics of that, they tend to be thin. I was blowing some huge ones with some strawberry/melon mix earlier tonight. So heres a nice ring from my pipe. While i can only blow 3-4 with a mouthfull they are always huge and stay together for a while. [img]http://photobucket.com/albums/v24/Abide/smoke/DCP01387.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 Damn! Reminds me of my daddy, smoking his pipe. Smoked 62 years, died with it in his hand. Didn't die of smoking-related diseases, either.Jmexx, cell-phones have cameras now...you do have your cell-phone, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmexx Posted January 7, 2006 Share Posted January 7, 2006 Don't be so cruel, tang! I have a blackberry, courtesy of my work, and they do not have cameras . I'm making a promise to myself by the end of the week end I'll have loads of pics with fluffy Os!I have an old video that I just found. It's of last year at the superbowl when I introduced some cousins and uncles to the lovely cultural art of hookah smoking. The one in the beard ended up buying one of his own . I'm the bald guy who blew o's to the cam but, well you'll see how that ended up! [url="http://selesu.com/shisha/hookahforum.mp4I"]http://selesu.com/shisha/hookahforum.mp4I'll[/url] be back with some pics ;)Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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