Sunday, June 22, 2008

Corn Holein'

We held a Saturday afternoon corn hole tournament that ended up going until dark. I'm not sure if there was a clear cut winner, but in the final match Jay and I were beat by Dad and Pa.
Thanks to Mom and Jay's photography, I was able to find many different examples of corn hole throwing techniques:

The Peanut follow thru - practically guaranteed to get you on the board, and watch out if he has "sideboards".
Arthur and Sybil were on separate teams, Arthur started out as Dad's partner, but then traded him for me.
This is the Granny toss - notice the corn hole bag in the air on this one. It was probably a ringer, she threw two in a row!
Dad and Jay being official scorekeepers when they were not playing. Thanks to Pa Lyle for the sweet corn hole scorepost.
The J flat throw technique - Jay is the only player known to use this approach and at one point in his corn hole career it landed him 4 in the hole with one toss.
The Michael Jordan corn hole approach, hence the tongue. This technique requires serious concentration and a high skill level. It is guaranteed to get you on the board or in the hole every time.
The Pa Lyle high toss technique - notice the bag in the upper right corner.
The Delilah garden statue technique. A stiff right arm and leg are key when using the garden statue throwing approach. This, however, will often keep you from hitting the board, but it can sometimes put you right in the hole.

1 comment:

House Queen said...

I will have to vote for the Delilah technique as my all time favorite! It looks like she is demanding it to go the right direction with her hand. :-)