My daygame friends warned me of Belgrade. It’s known to be a hard city for advanced daygamers - let alone intermediates like myself. This was my first jaunt to this city. In addition, I was at the peak of my longest dry spell ever. The stakes were high and my vibe was low.
I made the smart decision to schedule a session with a good daygame coach I trust. We worked on some techniques to increase my vibe, and simplify my daygame model. Coincidentally, and by mere accident, I bumped into a daygamer who my coach and I met when we were coaching in Prague exactly one year ago.
The daygamer had more experience than me, so I was happy to wing with him. Credit where credit is due: he pushed me out of my comfort zone and stretched my game. I saw him hard stop girls who reacted badly at first, but then warmed up to him in set. I learned that my game was way too polite and careful. Combined with the techniques I discussed with my coach earlier that day, daygame in Belgrade suddenly started to click. I was thoroughly enjoying the streets again, like in the first year when I was relentlessly scouring the streets of Berlin.
I can hand on heart say that Daygame made me a better daygamer. One particular moment stood out: A stunning girl rejected me (blonde hair, blue dress) then gave her number to a younger, taller, more attractive local daygamer 100m further. This shows that, at the end of the day, girls ultimately care about value, not about how it’s delivered.