For the experienced bar gamers, how fast do you escalate? During my night game I'll do a lot of lame escalation like high fiving, touching the shoulder to emphasize points, etc and chat for a bit before making any bold moves. It seems like this micro escalation doesn't really accomplish anything or move the interaction forward. I feel like I should just bypass all that lame stuff and be escalating as fast and as much as possible until I meet resistance because well, why not? I only tried it once last night.

I opened a group of 2 girls and chatted for a minute or so. I turned to the hot one, told her she was cute, stepped in really close, put my hand on her shoulder, and slid it down her arm until and clasped her hand. I also rested my other hand on her thigh(she was sitting on a stool while I was standing). We chatted for another 30 seconds in this position until some douche barged into the group and blew me out.

So, bar gamers, do you escalate until you meet resistance?