Message 128 of 22774 in Behind the Bar

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> You may not have control of it, but honestly the right music can help 
> you move 30% faster. Jack up the rythm to meet the speed you need to 
> move at and things will move smoother. And (again if you have any 
> influence) have them tone it down if it's not suiting the crowd. 
> High-BPM stuff is annoying unless you're moving at that speed.


The BPM is good as I work in a high energy dance club...so when its busy the 
music is just right.

 
> When a 'tender is really moving, there's a grace in the movement that 
> is beautiful to watch. It's a dance... and original flair came NOT 
> out of bar tricks, but (I believe) the fluid motions of a pro 
> mixologist in flight.
> I find that if you simply pay attention to your own movements and 
> consciously turn it into swoop & flow rather than jerk & grab you'll 
> suddenly find that 
> A) you're working faster
> B) You're less tired & harried
> C) You spill/break much less
> D) you conflict with other behind the bar less.

I think I am starting to do this more and more....
 
> ... that may all sound a bit trite, but if you watch the pros that 
> really seem to be doing well, and those others that are just doing 
> 'something' wrong - I think you'll see what I mean.
 
not trite and i am seeing it... 

> With no soda gun, yet you wanna serve it cold, pop your bottles in 
> the closest sink full of Ice. Also Juice, Milk etc. 
> Depends a lot on the volumes you're turning over whether this becomes 
> efficient or not - you need to be grabbing something every ten 
> minutes for it to be worth unpacking like that. Otherwise it's just 
> messy.

IT would be really inefficient as the bar I work is by myself..about 10 feet 
wide and 3 deep all the way around when i am busy, which is usually for about 
2.5 hours...the other time is the either slow or busy in bursts...

 
> Are the high-rotation beer barrels in the back of the cooler, 
> obscured by the slow ones? Habit or convention is probably the only 
> reason, but you might find it takes 20 minutes less rolling all the 
> spares out of the way each week.

I have all the frequently ordered beers easy accessable, since I am not the 
main bar I don't carry most of the less ordered beers, I carry lots of the 
common stuff (bud, bud light, coors light, miller light, etc) And I have maybe 
a sixer of killians and rolling rock, etc.
 
Thanks for the reply
Carson