I first started learning about the game about 7 years ago. But after about a year or so of study I stopped learning about it because I was having success with women. Several years later I went back to the books learning about it. I've never really been the type of guy that would just go and pull a girl from the bar and bang her on the first night. I've always been a Day 2 closer...and my Day 2 closing ratio is about 99%. After getting back into the game I read about how I need to close faster and a lot of concepts came back to pulling them that same night and ASAP!
As I tried this new philosophy I found myself forcing myself to stay up into the wee hours of the nights 3-5am just to get laid. I'd get laid, but then the next day feel like shit because my sleep cycle is all off. I also started to get behind on other things in my life due to being tired and out of balance.
I realize that it can be impressive to say you met and banged a girl on the first night; however, I have swung back around full circle and gone back to my old ways. Now I focus more on going out, getting some quality phone numbers, and then going home when I'm done for the night like (12-1am). Then I follow up with the girls later and almost every time I close on our Day 2 meets and it's more relaxed, more fun, get to know them better, and always end up as better friends after the experience.
My advice, don't worry about "closing" so much. If it takes a day or two then fuck it, who cares. Don't feel pressure to have to live up to the standards of the pick up community of having to close close close. It has nothing to do about your game, but more about self-respect and acting in congruence with who you really are as a person.