| If you want to become adept at blowing smoke | | | | as much smoke as is comfortable. You will hold this in |
| rings so that you can show others at a get together | | | | the top front part of your throat. It may take you a |
| or party, you are going to want to practice. Blowing | | | | little while for you to get used to this, as it is |
| smoke rings looks like a simple thing to do, but you | | | | different from the normal manner in which you |
| will find that there are mechanics and techniques that | | | | smoke. |
| you need to employ if you expect good results. With | | | | Next, you want to press your tongue downward and |
| practice, they will become easier and almost second | | | | form your lips into the shape of an "O", as though |
| nature so that you don't have to think about them | | | | you were going to say "ooh". Try to keep the shape |
| as you blow them. | | | | wide while still holding the smoke in your throat. |
| When you are practicing blowing smoke rings, you | | | | Again, this is something that will come with practice. |
| are going to want to use cigarettes or cigars that | | | | When you have the shape formed, you can then |
| have tightly packed tobacco. In most cases, you will | | | | push small puffs of smoke toward the front of your |
| find that the cigars have tobacco packed perfectly | | | | mouth. It helps if you imagine that you are saying |
| for blowing smoke rings. It is richer and thicker than | | | | "uh" silently while you are doing this. This will then |
| you would find with a light cigarette and is more | | | | send those small smoke puffs out of your mouth |
| easily held in the mouth. If you have cigars or | | | | and they should form rings that float gently away. |
| cigarettes that are not packed as tightly, you can | | | | As you can see, blowing smoke rings is not as simple |
| pack them tighter yourself by tapping on the mouth | | | | as just blowing smoke through your mouth. It takes |
| end. | | | | some practice and some time to get the technique |
| The first thing that you will want to do is to light the | | | | down just right. When you have figured it out, you |
| cigar, preferably using cigar lighters as this will ensure | | | | will find it can be a very impressive trick to show |
| that you evenly light the entire tip of the cigar. You | | | | your friends when you are down at the local cigar |
| will then take a large drag from the cigar and take in | | | | bar or playing poker at the house. |