Gentlemen,

In these last two days, I've been to a small, predominantly male beach party, and a theater rehearsal. At the beach party, I was able to pull the two attractive girls. Today at rehearsal I was able to totally swing a new potential — as I'll be seeing them again — and was able to escalate to "romantic/sexual" conversation with another.

There is one reason, and one reason alone, and I completely swear by it:

You get away with more when you aren't looking.

The whole concept of the kino ladder? Sure, it makes sense. But you can maneuver through awkward seating situations (touch a shoulder or a knee) from the very beginning by simply not looking at her when you do. Opportune times include laughing together, and teasing her and then shaking your head, looking away, and kino-ing.

Hope this helps; it's certainly helped me since I learned it. I'm open to discussion!