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About the Author

Arguably the father of Long Island Cornhole, Matt Schery has been playing the game since 2006. A relative newcomer to the game, Matt first played Cornhole on a visit to the Midwest. Upon his return to Long Island, Matt got most of his friends, neighbors, co-workers and acquaintances hooked on the game. Matt has been known to show up to family events and random parties with his Cornhole boards. After a few games, everyone is usually signing up to play.

Local Lingo and Game Slang

Over the years, the game has picked up some local sayings and phrases regarding game occurences.

• A Full House - Occurs when all 8 bags land on the board
• A Clogged Toliet - Occurs when the bags clog the hole on the board, not allowing any of the bags to fall
• Amateur Hour - Occurs when no bags land on the board or in the hole
• Sniper Shot or Swish - Occurs when a bag is tossed and does not hit the side of the hole and falls straight through
• A Blast or Shot - Occurs when the bag hits the board with a loud noise
• A Berenger - Referring to the 1993 Movie "Sniper", staring Tom Berenger. The Berenger occurs when the board and hole is full of bags, but the player somehow manages to get one of their bags into the hole
• A Pancake - A description of how to throw a bag and have it land on the board
• Get Legs - Shouted after throwing a bag and it seems the bag may not make the board
• Grounder - When a bag hits the ground and then lands on the board
• Defensive Shot - When a bag is essentially blocking the hole
• Too Much Juice/Too Much Mustard - When a bag is thrown and it flies over the board

Helpful Links

1. American Cornhole Association (ACA) Website
2. Cornhole.com
3. CornholeGamePlayers.com
4. GoSeeGraphics.com
5. Wikipedia Cornhole site