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UC Santa Barbara students create beer pong league, host tournament
The Daily Nexus, the University of California at Santa Barbara’s college newspaper, reported today on an upstart beer pong league created by two of its students.
The Isla Vista Beer Pong League, founded by Keith Russel and Bradley Odom, held its first two-day beer pong championship this past Saturday and Sunday. The winning team of John Phelps and Daniel Chang gained entry into the World Series of Beer Pong. The IVBPL boasts 54 teams - 24 of those teams took part in the two-day championship tournament.
As beer pong continues to catch on, look for more leagues to pop up on college campuses and in cities and towns across the country.
Beer pong tips
I came across wikiHow’s beer pong page and noticed it had a tips section. There aren’t many beer pong tips floating around online, so I thought I’d share a few:
- “Always aim for a specific cup.” This is good advice. The more you practice aiming, the better your accuracy will become.
- “…put your shooting hand on a 90 degree angle…” This is also a great tip. Make sure your forearm, from your elbow to your hand, is at a straight 90 degree angle. When you throw, move your forearm forward and keep it completely straight. This tends to be much more accurate than lining the shot up with your eye while your elbow is not directly under your hand.
- “…follow through.” Make sure your hand continues to follow through toward the cup you’re aiming for after you release the ball.
If you want to check out wikiHow’s beer pong page, here’s the link.
Beer pong promotes drinking in moderation
The Observer, Notre Dame’s student newspaper, published an article on Wednesday about beer pong - For the love of the game.
In it, writer Tae Andrews covers hits on a few of the reasons why she loves the game of beer pong. Tae actually brought up a point that seems to be missed by a lot of beer pong’s detractors: beer pong actually promotes drinking in moderation. Unlike many other drinking games, if you end a game of beer pong without having drank one beer, you are a force to be reckoned with. If you get through a game of flip cup without drinking, it’s because you weren’t playing; maybe you weren’t even at a party, you just imagined it.
The next time you rack up and play a game of beer pong, be proud to know that you are not only playing the greatest sport in college history, you’re also setting a good example for the world. Drink in moderation.
Reader discount on Pong A Long beer pong tables
Remember those sexy portable beer pong tables I wrote about yesterday? The ones from Pong A Long? I just received an email from the company today containing a $5 off coupon code - if you’ve been thinking about getting one of these tables, there’s no better time than now.
Head over to the Pong A Long site and after you’ve picked a table out and added it to your cart, you can use this coupon code: MI-PONG. Remember to keep the code in all caps. The code should knock $5 off your final total. At last check, the 8′ tables were already down to $89.99 from their normal price of $129.99, so you have the opportunity to buy these tables at incredibly cheap prices!
Beer pong tables available through Amazon.com
Pong A Long is now selling their gorgeous looking portable beer pong tables through Amazon. This table is ready to play whenever and wherever you are - it’s seriously made to travel. When not in use, the table can be folded into a 2′ by 2′ briefcase with a carrying handle. I have one on my Christmas list and so should you!
Making a business out of beer pong
The Wall Street Journal has written a fantastic article looking at all the different ways students and former students have turned their love of beer pong into legitimate businesses. These young-at-heart entrepreneurs have become rubber mat sellers, beer pong table suppliers and have started up large Las Vegas tournaments, furthering the game while at the same time making some money.
Thwock, Gulk, Kaching! Beer Pong Inspires Inventors [WSJ.com]
Strip beer pong: New twist on a classic
Beer pong has many different variations - however, none so interesting (to me) as Strip Beer Pong. This game can be called many things - Strip Beer Pong, Beer Pong Strip, Stripper Pong or any number of other names. For simplicity’s sake, I’m going to call it Strip Beer Pong.
To play Strip Beer Pong, you set the game up pretty much the same as you usually do. Now take a Sharpie (or some other worthy permanent marker) and write an article of clothing on each cup - for example, shoes, shirt, pants, bra and so on. When someone from the other team makes a shot into one of your cups, you have the option to either drink the contents or remove the article of clothing named on the cup. If you strip, the cup stays in play. If you strip and that same cup is made again, you must drink the contents and remove it from play. In the case of a bounce shot, the cup must be drank AND the article of clothing must be removed.
If you want to switch things up from classic beer pong, this seems like the perfect way to do it.
Custom pong balls? This seems pretty cool
The guys over at AdamsBalls.com have officially opened their custom pong ball site to the world. If you are in a fraternity or any other organization on a college campus, you should look into buying some of these and slapping your logo on them. They’d probably be great for advertising.
I’m going to look into getting some I Love Beer Pong balls made to give away very soon, so stay tuned.
Bouncing: A deadly beer pong weapon
In my particular beer pong rule set, the bounce shot eliminates not only the cup it entered but another cup of your choice. This can be devastating to the opposition. Of course, a bounce shot is difficult to sink because opposing players can slap the ball away before it reaches the cup. The keys here are distractions and skills. Take a look above at the trajectory with which you should bounce the ball off the beer pong table. Below are a few methods to get your opponent’s eyes off the cups so you can bounce your way to victory.
- The terrible shot. This requires that the first player take a wild and ugly shot. The ball should actually hit one of the players and ricochet elsewhere, or fly over their shoulder. Unless they are closely watching for the bounce, both opposing players might try to retrieve the ball at the same time. Quickly have the second person on the team attempt a bounce shot.
- Rapid fire. Try to shoot a bounce shot quickly after the first person on the team has taken their shot. This has a better chance of working if the first person sank a cup. As the opponent picks that cup up, take a bounce shot.
- The opposite sex. Have a member of the opposite sex flirt with your opponents. Lines like, “Oh no, I’m out of beer” or “I’m really cold, do you have a jacket?” work the best. As your opponent’s head turns to answer, bounce away.
If you’ve been hesitant to attempt a bounce shot during beer pong, try these methods and see if they work for you. If you can sink two bounce shots a game, you’ve eliminated four cups. For those who play with six, three of these shots can win you a game. They may be more difficult to sink, but the payoff is well worth it.
