Fingering / Blowing – Rules of Beer Pong #17

17. Fingering / Blowing

In a nutshell: if a ball is spinning around inside your cup, you can get it out before it hits the drink: guys with a finger, girls by blowing.

The last line of defense. If a ball is spinning around inside your cup and hasn’t touched the drink yet, you still have a chance to fish it out. Hesitate and it’s a cup.

How it works

1. The ball is still spinning. It has to be circling the inside of the cup, not sitting in the drink.
2. Get it out. Traditionally, guys flick it out with a finger and girls blow it out.
3. Touch the drink and it counts. If your finger or the ball touches the liquid, the cup is made and you drink.

Variations

• Many houses let anyone finger or blow.
• Some houses don’t allow either; any ball that goes in counts.

FAQ

Can you blow the ball out of the cup in beer pong?
Yes, as long as the ball is still spinning and hasn’t touched the drink. Traditionally guys use a finger and girls blow, and many houses let anyone do either. Official tournament rules don’t allow it.

Is this defense?
Yes, the last chance at it. Bounced shots can also be swatted under the defense rule.

What if the ball is already in the drink?
Too late. The cup counts.

Keep the arguments off the table. Decide who can finger and who can blow, then post it: house rules signs from the Beer Pong All-Stars shop.

See all the rules in the complete beer pong rules guide.

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