Bag Types & Throwing Styles
How to Throw a Flat Bag
The flat shot, the most consistent way to land a bag flat and stop it on the board.
The flat bag is the most important shot in cornhole. It lands flat on the board and stays put, no rolling, no sliding off. Master it and you can put a bag exactly where you want it, every time. Everything else builds on this.
The grip
Use the flat (pancake) grip, bag laid level across your open hand. You want it to come off your hand flat, with as little tumble as possible.
The throw
Keep your swing smooth and on-plane, and release the bag level so it floats out flat. The goal is for it to land flat on the board and stick, usually around the hole, where it can drop in or sit as a scoring bag. Float, don't fire: a softer, higher-arcing flat bag lands gently and stays; a flat bag thrown too hard skids off the back.
When to use it
The flat bag is your bread and butter, it's how you put points on the board, lay down a block in front of the hole, or play a safe scoring bag when a roll is risky. If you can only practice one shot, practice this one. From here, learn the roll bag to round out your game.
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