a good way to "load a bowl" is with whatever bud you have, if its good bud, and its not just leaf and schwag...ya know what I'm sayin.. just break that shit up into not too fine but pretty decently, break up enough to when you put all the broken up bud into your bowl it fills it to the brim. Right about now you would smoke and if there is someone else hopefully you'd be cool and pass. When ever the bowl is cashed and you finger sinks down to the screen...blow out or cash out what ashes are in the bowl cuz that shit packs down on the screen if you just keep packin new bowls on top and it will clog your screen up and it'll be hard to pull. This will happen eventually anyway, but if you atleast blow the ashes out each time it will lessen the likelihood that your bowl will clog often. If you wish go ahead and load another one and smoke it to tha head...Enjoy!! :thumbsup: