As mystery said in his book, Numbers are the equivlant to "wood" in the Boiler Room.
Ture success comes with
1) Tapping that ass
2) Kiss closing
3) Getting a date out of the equation..then and there
Not to say you failed... but alot of guys make the mistake that getting the number is what it's all about. It's all about getting layed. Getting the number is nothing but the tool to do that.
alot of guys get numbers for the sake of getting numbers and leave women baffeled in the process becuase we don't at times eve know what WE want.
You want to have sex (ovbiously) but you have a hot and ready women right there, who is just waiting on the right que to cut loose, to get her number and then call her 3 days later.. no thanks, she will just wait for you to leave and hook up with someone else who gets it.
what i am getting at is, the number close should be the last thing you go for, not the goal. When I meet a woman and I'm actually trying to close her, which isn't all the time.. I'm not always "on".. for various reaosns... I'm trying to Fvck that night. If It becomes apparent I can't fvck, for whatever the reason may be.. I'm trying to get her in a different place so to setup a date like atmosphere so that my prospects for fvcking in the future. If I have a shot in hell, this usually works 4/5 times.
If that does work, then I leave and get her number. I rarely follow up, because a woman, without a very valid excuse, that is attracted to you, will do something with you when she meets you. attraction isn't something she is considering or not. But there are times when she is attracted to you that you just don't have time for whatever the reason may be.