<P> There are three common ways to shoot in beer pong: the arc, the fastball (or "laser, snipe, kamikaze"), and the bounce shot . The most common throwing technique is the arc shot, where one grasps the ping pong ball with the tips of the thumb and forefinger, holds the arm at an angle with the ball upwards, then throws using a gentle elbow motion holding the upper arm parallel with the table . </P> <P> Some players throw "fastball" style which uses more of a hard chopping motion to send the ball in a more direct line toward the intended target cup . A fastball shot may be favorable if house rules dictate that a cup knocked over is removed from the table, in which case a fastball can eliminate multiple cups if thrown hard enough . </P> <P> A bounce shot is performed by bouncing the ball towards the cups . Depending on house rules, if the other team has the opportunity to swat away a bounced ball, a bounce shot may be worth more than one cup . </P> <P> If a team makes their last cup, the other team loses unless they can make all of their remaining cups; this is called a rebuttal or redemption . If the losing team can hit their redemption shots, then the game is forced into overtime where three cups are used instead of the normal ten cups . </P>

Are you allowed to bounce the ball in beer pong