I am still pretty new to snuffing, and I think I have tried just about every way mentioned on here with mixed results. Sometimes no problems, sometimes nasty throat hits and coughing, watery eyes, no matter how light I sniff it just shoots up into my sinuses. I guess this is mostly for frustrated beginners, who are having trouble taking snuff. I tried a technique I read on here that worked wonders, mind you this isn’t for public use. I just put a dose on a flat surface, dipped my fingers in water to moisten them, then covered them in snuff and rubbed them inside my nostrils. Worked perfectly, albeit messy and a bit gross if someone was watching. It almost forms a paste with the water, and just glues to the inside of your nose, full aroma, no throat hit at all. I was wondering how many people here have tried it and what your experience is with it? Do you find it affect the nicotine levels at all or anything like that?
@JJDynomite as a new snuffer avoiding throat hits is pretty common thing to want to master, I’ve not tried this and it’s the first time I’ve heard of this technique. If it’s working for you and you are enjoying your snuff, then that’s all that matters. Perhaps though if you tried doing a throat pop you would find you could get enough suction, without going to the back of your throat. I’ll try and explain this with words, but I’d rather just show you…anyway. Let’s try a dry run. First close your mouth and block one nostril. Now try blowing air out of your one nostril without actually using your lungs or diaphragm to push it out. Just move your throat muscles to push the air out. You can probably feel your Adams apple moving up and down. You will only be able to “inhale and exhale” as much as you can lift your throat muscles. If you drop your throat muscles the air will push out, but you are not using your lungs. Try to rock your throat back and forth to get a in and out air flow. This is a “throat pop” If you now hold a pinch of snuff up to your clear nostril and drop your Adams apple/throat muscles you will snuff without too much suction and the snuff should land in about the right spot. Of course if your snuff is very fine and very dry, even this will cause the snuff cloud to go further than intended. This is where experience with different grinds and different “throat pop maneuvers” helps. Give it a try and let me know if that worked for you. Advanced technique - When you have got this technique down, you can now pinch with your middle finger and thumb of your right hand, and use your ring finger on your right hand to hold your left nostril closed or not depending on how much suction you are trying to get. Move the pinch to the left nostril and use your right thumb knuckle to block your right nostril. You can also adjust air flow by how much space you allow between your nostril opening and your pinch fingers. Of course anyway you like to take snuff is correct. There are so many different ways. It only needs to work for you.
For the most control, keep you sniffing strength consistant. Modify the distance between your snuff and your nose. Force of the flow is a function of the square of the distance to your nostril. That means that it doesn’t take a whole lot of change in distance to see a noticable difference in suction.
Well, the title of this thread should be in ‘out of context’…
I think it just takes practice and patience. I have to wonder how many are turned off of snuff because it takes a bit of work to master, and each person will find a different way to make it work for themselves. As for me, I pinch with my index finger and thumb and practically jam them in my nostril. At the end of the snuff I press the nostril with the outside of my index finger. This is all a quick, fluid process. It’s a bit difficult to explain and may not look too classy but getting that pinch right in there cuts off errant airflow and pressing the outside of the nose keeps everything where you want it to be.
I used to pinch with my index and thumb, but then I saw a classy older gentleman with the middle finger and thumb combo and thought, it probably looks less like your picking something out ( to observers ) if you use your middle finger and so I adopted the style. Index is more natural and fluid on that I do agree.
I use to tell new snuffers to snuff a drop of water then snuff lightly. But you can hydrate dry snuff so it has some weight. to put a boogie in my nose seem counter productive