From its humble beginnings at barbecues and tailgates, the bean bag tossing game known as cornhole is now being played at nationally televised tournaments, and competitive leagues are popping up all over the country
The game of tossing bean bags at a small round hole in a slanted wooden board seems simple enough.
Standing at the white board in front of his class, Voyer explained that at its highest levels, cornhole is as much a game of strategy as a game of skill. As a young and growing sport, players are innovating new kinds of shots every season. But for now, there are six basic shots to know about:The most common shot in cornhole, the slide shot hits the center of the board, and then slides into the hole.
The blind draw at ACL Open tournaments is emblematic of the league's motto:"Anyone Can Play, and Anyone Can Win." In the American Cornhole League, there are no age groups and no gender divisions: players are separated only by skill level, and the top 256 players can compete as professionals for serious prize money .Cornhole tournaments like this ACL Open in Sacramento draw serious amateur players from all over the region, and professional players from all over the country.
Unlike Voyer, whose signature shot is the airmail, Burchfield plays an offense-focused game that's centered around the slide shot — mixing in cut and roll shots to steer around his opponents' bags. The list of approved bags is long, and with good reason: The best bag for you depends on how you play. "We were just hooked from then on," said Brent Alger, who attended his first Tuesday night tournament at Voyer's urging."And then COVID hit, so it was one of the things we could do."
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