I absolutely love my Ruby Twist ball vape from VgoodiEZ. I wrote a page here about my thoughts on it after owning it for a year, and why exactly I love it, if you’re more interested in that.

These are some of the most common mistakes I see people make when it comes to the Ruby Twist:

#1: Over-Packing The Bowl

A lot of people fill the bowl and pack it down like a regular glass piece, but the ruby twist works best with just a little bit of material. Keeping some air between the material allows the device to extract what you want most efficiently, without needing to mix it halfway through. When you fill it too much and pack It down, the hot air can’t get everywhere it needs to go, and you stop getting an efficient extraction. Your material will toast unevenly, it will feel harder to inhale, and you may need to mix it halfway through to finish the bowl.

With just a little bit, you can easily get everything you want out of it.

#2: Too Low of Temp

A lot of new users are too conservative with the temperature they think they should run their ruby twist at. I usually get the best results at 550-575f, personally.

I frequently see people say they went down to 475 or so to have less throat irritation. Ironically, lower temps can often cause a more irritating experience, as you’re getting way more terpenes which are what’s irritating your throat. At higher temps, they’re getting more efficiently vaporized and irritating your throat less, as counter-intuitive as that sounds .

#3: Grinding Too Coarse

Similar to #1, you want more airflow between your material, and a finer grind allows this. A more coarse grind will lead to a slower, less efficient experience with uneven toasting.

This is also one of the biggest reasons I love my Flower Mill compared to a regular grinder. I swapped out the standard plate for a finer size plate, which gives my material the perfect texture.

#4: Not Heat Soaking the Bowl

Once your screen shows the temp you want, give it a few more minutes to make sure it’s fully up to temp, then put it on top of your bowl for a solid minute or so before inhaling. This basically preheats your bowl like an oven, and makes sure you’re getting up to the temps you wanted to get to.

Sometimes people will skip these steps, and they’ll just put the heater on the bowl and let it rip, as soon as the screen shows the proper temp. This will result in weaker vapor and a less efficient extraction.

Do you have any common mistakes or tips to add? Leave them in the comments below!