One question we see asked a lot by beginner players is, which cornhole bag is best? Which brings us to this beginners guide to cornhole bags. Actually, there is no such thing as a “best cornhole bag”. I always tell people, the best bag is the one that feels best in your hand, fits your throwing style and goes in the hole more than any other bag, for you!
Some people like and have great results with a GameChanger bag while others like the super sticky side of the AllCornhole Slide-Rite bag. Thank God we are given many choices and have the ability to choose. Cornhole bags are a lot like cars, so many choices and you can pick the one that works best for you. Remember back when it was just a single sided, corn-filled duck cloth bag? How boring.
To help you, the newbie, just moving past the single sided cornhole bags and entering the world of professional cornhole we have come up with this “Beginners Guide to Cornhole Bags”. A Pros and Cons look at some of the best bags out there recommended for beginners as well as some popular bags beginners often seek. We also created a page and quiz for Cornhole Bag Recommendations.
In this beginners guide, we broke out the Stick & Slick bags from the Speed bags and will let you know which are super sticky and which play super fast. We just want to give you the most information so you can pick the right bag for your playing style, without spending a ton of money.
We have asked a couple top players about which bags they think are best for beginners. Some say the slick and stick while others say go right for the fast bags and learn them. Guess you have to use your own judgement here.
In this beginners guide, we believe that the slick and stick bags are a better choice for you since they will allow you to learn the fundamentals as well as the strategic side of cornhole. Going hole or nothing is boring. You should first learn how to block, push, airmail, etc. Strategy wins games!
Beginners Guide to The Top Cornhole Bags
Stick and Slick Bags
Cornhole Addicts Addiction
The Addiction bag is great for beginners, players with a hard throw or anyone that loves a slow bag! These are slow and very hole friendly. They melt around the hole! Speeds are 2 and 4
Pros: The bag has all the characteristics of the Slide-Rite and slightly slower to give you more control. If you like a nice, hole-friendly slick and stick bag, this is one you need in your arsenal!
Cons: On hot days where the boards become naturally slower, this bag stops dead in it’s tracks on the slow side. But you still have a faster side
Best Bag For: Mostly for a beginner looking to gain confidence in their throw. This is a bag you need to check out!
Slide-Rite Series Cornhole Bags– ACL Approved
Lets start off the beginners guide with the #1 selling and #1 beginner bag that most every play started with and is still a go-to bag for many! This bag has speed of 1 and 6
Pros: Great bag for beginners and Pros. Great blocker, good pushing of other bags
Cons: Depending on the conditions you are throwing in, when this bag is on stick side it can be hard to move/push and will sometime kick left or right.
Best Bag For: Great all-around bag, preferred by many beginners to Pros
Reynolds Pro Touch Cornhole Bags– ACL Approved
These bags can be compared to the Slide-Rite bags as they offer a synthetic basket weave & medium stick suede that make them not too fast but consistent in all types of weather.
Pros: The stick side of this bag is great for beginners or for hard throwers while the slide side makes it easier for a push shot
Cons: Much like the cons of many of the sticky bags, they tend to kick left or right.
Best Bag For: A player that likes the Slide-Rite bags but wants to try something new
Fast Cornhole Bags, if speed is your thing
GameChanger Cornhole Bags– ACL Approved
Let’s start with one of the most popular bags, the GameChanger by AllCornhole. This is a fast type bag with the same fast material on both sides but with 1 special feature. The first and original bag to have a square patch sewn into one side of the bag. (careful of imitations, they are not the same!)
Pros: If you throw this bag straight at the hole or slightly off to left or right of hole, most of the time, it will drop. But they key is, you have to get it near the hole which may be hard for a beginner player.
Cons: Not a great bag for blocking. If you are a hard thrower, these fast bags will fly off the board. Not a good bag for a strategic player
Best Bag For: Straight thrower looking to get more in the hole, no strategy.
Titan Venom
Titan has a huge line of bags and all of them are great but for this, we want to mention the Venom. This bag feels amazing right out of the box and with speeds at 3 and 8, this is a perfect “starter” bag.
Pros: Great blocker that is hard to push with other bags, feels ready to go right out of the box
Cons: Slick side is fast but not too fast and since the bag is very hole friendly, some may not like it’s floppy feel.
Best Bag For: Competitive to Pro playing style with blocks, pushes and board domination.
Hopefully, the information in this beginners guide will be able to help you pick out a bag that fits your playing style. Keep in mind that these are not all of the bags available out there for beginners but they are among the most popular. As your game improves and get stronger, you may want to try out some different bags.
We have many different bags for sale right here on Cornhole Addicts but unfortunately, no way for you to try them. So our suggestion is when you see people at your league or tournament that have some different bag, ask if you can check them out and throw them. Most people would be happy to let you do so.
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