Surely you have seen a Bimini Ring Game in your travels. It is such a simple game to play and so much fun that you and your friends will definitely find hours and hours of entertainment playing this game and with a little help you can actually learn how to get a doorbell quite easily.

How to play…

The Bimini Ring Set typically consists of a 1.5 to 2.0 inch diameter metal ring anchored to a ceiling or hung by a rope. The ring swings like a pendulum from its anchor point to a large hook attached to a wall or post. When the ring is adjusted to the correct distance from the hook, it is possible for the ring to fall on the hook without it jumping. Although it may seem easy, and may even sound quite simple, the act of tuning the ring on the hook is difficult when you start, but not impossible.

You will first need to figure out how hard to throw the ring; experience says that if the ring hits the back board or pole the hook is attached to, then you threw the ring too hard and you need to throw it a little softer. However, if the ring didn’t make it to the hook, you obviously didn’t cast it hard enough. The perfect cast is one in which the hoop travels far enough to go over the top of the hook a little but does not hit the board or pole the hook is attached to. With a little practice, you’ll soon learn the right amount of effort needed to make a perfect throw. However, figuring out the correct distance or force with which to throw the ring is only the first part of the learning process.

Next, you’ll need to figure out how to send the ring to one side or the other so that it has a slight curve as it heads toward the hook. Sending the ring directly onto the hook will result in the ring hitting the hook and ricocheting off the hook, towards the person casting it. By sending the ring a little to the left or right of the hook, it will swing around a bit and then curve towards the hook and land on top of it! Try to pick a spot 4 inches or so to the left or right of the hook and send the ring to that spot. That should cause the ring’s spin path to curve outward slightly, enough that it curves toward the hook and lands on top of the hook.

With practice, you’ll be frequently dreaming of your new talent. If you’re lucky enough to have someone looking for you, you can “freeze” your position and keep trying to set a new record for most consecutive rings by having someone else unhook the ring and send it back to you. of course, you can do the same for them when it’s their turn to throw the ring. My personal best is 7 rings in a row. No doubt there are many others who play the Bimini Ring Game who have done it many more times in a row than I have. Still, it’s a lot of fun and the only person you’re really competing against is you.