The Best Way to Toss a Cornhole Bag

Have you ever tried tossing a bag into a 6 inch diameter hole 30 feet away from you? If so then you have played the backyard game corn hole. Cornhole, also known as bag toss, soft horseshoes, and many others is an ever increasing tailgating sport played by all ages. Whether you’re with your family at home or at a football game grilling and drinking, this game can enjoyed by all.

The hardest part to this game is tossing the bags at their respective holes. There are many different techniques out there that you can try. When it comes to tossing the bags at the cornhole boards, there are two main things you will need to focus on. The first has to do with the style of toss. Most people like to palm the bag and toss it that way. However there have been many other forms and techniques. Below are the 3 most popular you can try. Like I said before, go with the ones that works the best for you.

1. Flat Toss – This involves holding the cornhole bag completed flat in your hand. This will make sure that the corn inside the bag stays even throughout the toss. It is always best to throw it underhand as you will have more control on distance and accuracy

2. Single Fold Toss – This involves the same technique as the Flat Toss, but before you throw fold the bag in half.

3. Sling Toss – This involves holding the bag at one corning and flipping your wrist when throwing. Not always the most accurate and takes a lot of practice until you can master this technique. Once you have figured out which style of throw you would like to use, the next step is finding the correct arch. Most people will tell you that when throwing a bag, you want to include arch as well as room for the bag to slide once it hits the board. It is always could to account for both techniques as you will have a more well rounded game and can adjust your throw according to where you are playing, type of bags, etc..

1. Throwing a bean bag with too high of an arch can cause the bag to just sort of plop down on the board and stick. If this is the method you choose, you sole goal will be to aim directly for the hole cut out in the board.

2. Throwing a cornhole bag with too low of an arch will cause the bag to slide. If you choose this method, you need to make sure you are accurate or the bag will slide right off the board. This is why you need a combination of both. Once you have a throwing technique and an arch to match it, mastering this cornhole game will be a cinch. Just remember, everybody has a different throw and yours will be unique to how you play the cornhole game. Keep tweaking it until you have the perfect throw.