Kinda of new to this subreddit (been lurking in the weeds for a minute), so I'll give a quick rundown of my current situation.

Just moved back in with my rents after four years away at university. Most of university I got away without having any real pickup game for a couple reasons. One, there was drunk, easy girls everywhere and two, I'm a above-average looking guy (sorry about the boost). Lately, I've been having some trouble as my old college tricks aren't really working anymore and there's not that many college girls around to try them on. Hence, why I'm here: improve my inner game, skills and get back on the horse.

FULL REPORT BELOW, SUMMARY AT THE END

Sorry for being so lengthy, but wanted to post a detailed one. So last night went out with three friends to the main bar people frequent on a Saturday night in my area (I live in kind of large-ish suburb where you know a bunch of people but nowhere near everyone). Had a mini little game plan in my head, some topics (favorite TMNT). Typical crowd when I get there, bunch of old high school friends, people from the area. All my other buddies are in attendance too. Head upstairs with my one friend and we run into a friend hanging out with three girls (two HB6s and a HB7). We quickly get introduced all around and then I start to focus my attention on the HB7. She happens to be cousins with one of the other girls and seems to not be having a good time. I try to get her to open up a bit, give her some eyes, but to no avail. Quickly eject before it kills my buzz as I've made it my mission to open every girl that catches my eye tonight.

Night progresses: open sets here and there, chat up friends, drink alcohol. Found myself at the bar beside a HB7 who is ordering three drinks. I ask her if one's for me, she chuckles and says that they're for her friends. Playful ask her if she wouldn't mind buying one for me then (declines). She says bye, I would respond with a simple "later" and a smug grin. She gives me a little smirk back that I take as a signal to find her later. ~1 hr or so later I see her at the bar, offer to buy her a drink to which she nicely declines (she's gotten significantly more intoxicated from the first time I saw). She proceeds to talk my ear off about hockey for the next 20 mins. I initiate some kino with some gentle tugs on the shoulders and hips whilst she talks; I notice that her kino on me is lacking. She drops a comment about her bf, so I ask for her number and eject.

The bar I'm at is two levels with a giant staircase right in the middle. At one point I'm heading to go down the stairs and I see a HB8 and HB6 walking in front. Without any hesitation, I pull out this move. Money. The girls playfully block me as I try to get by them moving down the stairs. The HB6 moves ahead when we reach the bottom, so I grab HB8 by the shoulder turn her around and ask her if she's ever been on tv because she has an interesting look to her. She's obviously flattered and says no as I go from the shoulder grasp to having my arm fully hugging her shoulders. As she approaches her large mixed set, we introduce ourselves, I ask her how her night is, what she does, etc. (I feel that talking these "comfort" topics was a mistake now that I look back on it) I tell her that if I she sees my later I owe her a drink and move on. (This whole interaction lasted less than 40 seconds)

The second #-close was a HB9 that I've known for a while but haven't really had much one-on-one interaction with/haven't had the balls to pull anything serious. I had set the table for this one earlier when I first got to the bar: saw her talking to some guy, she saw me, gave her that "I'm watching you" gesture with my eyes and hands, and continued on my way. I found her later grabbing a drink solo at the bar, so I quickly swooped in. (Sidenote: this is the girl that pretty much all my friends want to hook up with currently, so competition is fierce and one-on-one time with her rare) I lightheartedly open the set by telling her it's an emergency and I need her to name me all four TMNT right away (we're late 80s, early 90s kids). She gets three of four, I tease her, throw in a neg. At this point, she's standing with her back against the bar while I'm standing face the bar, so we're talking beside each other. I notice the disconnect so I lean in closer to talk to her, like I'm telling her a secret, which works as eventually she turns her body to face me. We banter, make jokes, have some light kino. I try to stay away from the comfort topics but end up falling back on some.

Things get interesting for a moment when her friend, a HB8 that I'm familiar with, comes over to join the conversation. Somehow one topic leads to another and they ask me for my opinion on HB8's ass and if I could give it a squeeze. I oblige, but only so much as to fulfill the request as I'm focused on HB9 and I don't want her to get jealous or anything (was this a shit test?). HB8 leaves so I chat HB9 up a bit more, ask her if she wants another drink, says that she has to be "responsible" as three of her friends are staying over at her place, (this is where I kind of drew the line of "this is as far as its going to go tonight", good or bad thing?), blah blah. Hand her my phone (another move from KTTV that works every time), she puts in her digits, and I'm off.

(Definitely should have started to prod the threesome talk around the ass-grabbing segment. Wasn't exactly sure how to go about this/I know both these girls and that don't seem like the type. How would I get the conversation going in that direction? And how could I do it while subtlety letting HB9 know that she's still my main target?)

The third #-close was a quick one. I was hanging around with 3 or 4 of my bros when three girls we know from high school walk up to us. One buddy quickly points out the awkwardness as one girl (HB6) happens to be an old high school flame of mine. I quickly negate the awkwardness by diving into conversation with her, complimenting her, and giving her some eyes. They go to leave, say that I don't have her number anymore, she gives it to more and end of story. This last one was truly for shits and gigs, might use her to practice some texting techniques on.

TL;DR: moved back home, trying to improve game, open a bunch of sets, #-close hockey-crazed HB7 w/ a bf, missed an opportunity to #-close an HB8 in under a minute, #-close an HB9, squeezed an HB8's ass, might have missed a 3some opportunity, #-close a HB6 a former high school flame.

And that's that. Sorry about the length, I'll have to edit later. Appreciate any insight, pointers, what I did wrong seddit. Thanks

Edit 1: corrections.