7 Steps To Throw Better Bags in Cornhole, Backed By Science

Cornhole Europa: Cornhole Stories from Europe. 99% Practice + 1% Theory

How to get bags into Holes like these!
  1. Stop Standing All the Time
  2. Stop Holding your Breath!
  3. Stop Being Inconsistent Biomechanically
  4. Stop Avoiding Rituals.
  5. Stop Thinking
  6. Stop Throwing at your Opponents Pace.
  7. Stop Drinking too Much
Really? This is supposed to make one healthier, or fitter, or more chill?

So how in the holy hell did I outperform my husband who was a division 1 NCAA baseball player at cornhole?

How should we throw cornhole bags to win?

Themed cornhole tournament idea: man buns required!

When we want to sink some bags, what’s the best way? Is there one best way?

Running. It seems so simple and that everyone should do it the same way. We’re all humans with about the same anatomy.

Is there something funny about his stance and posture…who cares?
World’s Fastest MAN EVER despite a deformed spine! Or maybe “deformed” is actually adaptive.
Biomechanics. Maybe we just don’t quite understand all the factors, just yet.

Perfect posture doesn’t exist.

Me after trying to throw cornhole bags with same arm and leg forward. Back spasm from cornhole. Man I’m getting old. I’m not willing to put in the time and work to “adapt” to that, so it’s back to reciprocal stance for moi.

HOW? = Deliberately. Purposeful and systematic.

Focused Attention

Specific goal

Feedback

  1. Biomechanics: Fancy word for really simple physics related to joint movement considering muscles, energy, biological stuff.
  2. Parasympathetic tone is a fancy word for a flexible and relaxed nervous system. Relaxed and ready to perform your best! When athletes want to perform their best they monitor what’s called heart rate variability. This is a biomarker of how resilient your nervous system is and your ability to bounce back from stress and perform your best. There are practices, exercises, and other methods to reach this place of flow.
  3. Positive Expectation Mindset (Vibe): I totally made that up. I kind of like it. Get juiced up on that to win. That’s the only way I beat my man back in Germany.

7 Steps To Throw Better Bags in Cornhole, Backed By Science

Throw however you are adapted and expect success. But follow these 7 principles of what NOT TO DO to level up your game.

  1. Deliberate Practice #1 Rule: Stop Being Inconsistent. Randomly switching your throw style, stance, or movement is highly difficult to become really, really good at cornhole.
Haka Dance Ritual. That’s one hell of a placebo for the Kiwis and a nocebo for their opponents.

Pro Tip: Do like the Germans and mix fizzy water with your wine, or cola/sprite with your beer = More stamina! And quite refreshing.

And a bonus 8th: Have fun, it’s cornhole!

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Evangelist for sustainable investing. Mom to two gorgeous girls. Wife of a Rebel. Doctor of Physio. Former sailor. Founder of cravetheplanet.com.

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Morgan Fielder

Evangelist for sustainable investing. Mom to two gorgeous girls. Wife of a Rebel. Doctor of Physio. Former sailor. Founder of cravetheplanet.com.