2. Throwing a cornhole bag with too low of an arch will cause the bag to slide. If you choose this method, you need to make sure you are accurate or the bag will slide right off the board. This is why you need a combination of both. Once you have a throwing technique and an arch to match it, mastering this cornhole game will be a cinch. Just remember, everybody has a different throw and yours will be unique to how you play the cornhole game. Keep tweaking it until you have the perfect throw.