i try to explain this to ppl...ok so u load the paper up with how ever much u want. both pointer fingers stay about a eighth of an inch in the ends as u roll a few times with middle fingers and thumbs at each end to tighten the pot a bit now you can remove your fingers from the ends and nothing will fall out, you will have a slight bulge in the middle so now you take your thumbs and first fingers and as you push down on the bulge you simultaneously roll up, this is where its tricky because the paper on the inside will sometimes not catch and want to stick out too high for the gum to connect you may have to fold down that excess paper to get it out of your way. so you need to roll that middle up almost all the way , it will stay for the most part and you then roll and tighten the ends. then lick the paper still holding the ends but keeping the middle in tight now twist your left hand forward and right hand toward you so as to seal the middle and right side real tight now you grab the left side and get that a little tighter, it may have lossened slightly, by rolling it up without sticking it until it feels nice as you stick that left side, again bring your left hand turned toward you so as to almost be reaching around the top of the joint and sticking the last corner as far down and tight as possible.....best i can explain it my joints are super tight, no dolla bill here lol