Video: Cornhole Prodigy
September 2, 2011 in Videos
If this kid asks you if you want to play cornhole and then puts a wager on it, run.
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Giveaway: Cornhole – Throwing Bags in a Hole Books
July 22, 2011 in Featured, Tailgating Games
Back in December we did a book review of Cornhole – Throwing Bags in a Hole written by Mark Rogers. For those that enjoy playing cornhole either at a tailgate party or in the backyard, this book is a comprehensive informational resource that will answer any and all questions you may have about the game of cornhole.
The book covers how the game originated, building your own boards, rules, organizing tournaments and most importantly, understanding the unique language and slang terms used by cornholers. Cornhole – Throwing Bags in a Hole is the one book that you should have as a permanent fixture in your tailgating kit in order to resolve any possible disputes about rules and game etiquette right then and there.
The good news is that in anticipation of the upcoming football season, we are giving away two paperback copies of Cornhole – Throwing Bags in a Hole to our readers.
We will be randomly giving away two copies of Cornhole – Throwing Bags in a Hole, signed by the author Mark Rogers, to two lucky readers. There are two ways to enter and qualify.
The first way you can enter and qualify is via Facebook. All you need to do is become a fan of TailgatingIdeas.com on Facebook at our Facebook Fan Page. There you will find a posting regarding this giveaway. Leave a comment on that post telling us why you would like a free, signed copy of the book. We will then randomly select the winner using Random.org’s true random number selection tool. Deadline to post on the Facebook page is Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at noon pacific time. Once a winner is randomly selected we will contact you for your mailing address and your book will be mailed directly from the publisher.
The second way to enter is via Twitter. Make sure you are following @TailgatingIdeas on Twitter and then send out this tweet:
@TailgatingIdeas #giveaway of a free copy of the book “Cornhole – Throwing Bags in a Hole” by Mark Rogers http://t.co/2tpSbci #Cornholebook
We ask that you tweet that once a day because each daily tweet will earn you one entry into the random drawing. Multiple tweets in a day are appreciated but will not increase your entries. Deadline to get your tweets in are Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at noon pacific time.
A winner will be selected using the Random.org true random number generator and the winner will be notified to provide their mailing address. Make you are following @TailgatingIdeas on Twitter because we will be notifying you that you won via Direct Message. (Twitter does not allow users to direct message another user unless they are following each other.)
If you don’t win a book or just can’t wait until a winner is announced, you can get your own copy of Cornhole – Throwing Bags in a Hole from a number of different places. The softcover book signed by the author Mark Rogers is priced at $19.95 and you can order it online at cornholebook.com. If you prefer to buy your hard copy books through Amazon, you can buy this book there too.
If you are more of an electronic reader, you can get this book on Kindle, NOOK, iPhone, iPad and iBooks or even download it electronically to your computer. The electronic versions are much cheaper than the hard copy editions but they are still the same when it comes to the content no matter which format you prefer.
Good luck and remember, you have until Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at noon pacific time to enter.
Scorzie
July 1, 2011 in Featured, Tailgating Gear
Drink koozies are everywhere in a tailgating parking lot. Even in the dead of winter most people employ a can koozie to protect their fingers from the bare metal aluminum can. So when a tailgating gear manufacturer approaches us with a “cool new product you have to check out“, it better be something special we haven’t all seen before. After all, you need to build a better mouse trap if you want to stand out from all the other products that have come before yours. We were approached by the folks who make the Scorzie and since it is not your run of the mill can koozie, we thought we would test it out.
As you can see from the above photo, the Scorzie is a stainless steel can koozie that allows you to keep score of your favorite tailgating game. The red and blue bands at the top have numbers on them, zero through 21, and these are intended to keep score of whatever tailgating game you are playing. Most tailgating games like cornhole or ladder ball score all the way to 21. Also, many of these tailgating tossing games not only score to 21 but also can be played with a beverage in your hand. So the concept of the Scorzie is that you can keep your drink cold and keep score all in one hand.
While testing out the sample Scorzie we were sent, there were a few major differences we feel we need to point out that are beyond the obvious aspect of it being able to keep tailgating game scores. For one, the Scorzie is a bit wider and bigger than a regular koozie. It has a stainless steel outer shell with a foam insert to keep your drink cold. The extra girth is noticeable from the moment you take it out of the box. It is not so big that you have a hard time holding it but you do notice that it is bigger. I measured a regular 12 oz. can without a koozie and it has a 8 1/4″ circumference. A regular neoprene koozie adds about an inch to that and comes in at 9 1/4″ circumference. The circumference of the Scorzie is about 11 inches total. So as you can see, it is a bit bigger but still not too big.
Also, please note that regular 12 oz. cans fit in the Scorzie nice and snug. A taller and thinner can like a Coors Light tends to move around a little and does not touch all of the foam sleeve. The same goes for most bottles. I tested it with a Mike’s Hard Lemonade and the bottle tended to rattle around in there a little bit. The numbered bands at the top moved easily and stayed in place at the designated stopping notch area. I did take it and move around quite a bit and even threw some cornhole bags to replicate using it during a tailgating tossing game. The bands stayed put and didn’t migrate to another number when movement was introduced.
All in all, if you are a one-handed tailgate game player because you always have a cold one in your hand, this may be a great product for you. No more keeping score in your head or on one of those hanging scorecards. Just click the right number for each player after each round and you never will be too far away from your beer.
The Scorzie is priced at $12.99 for a single or $9.99 each if you buy two. There is a shipping and handling charge applied during checkout but because we got our sample sent to us for free, we don’t know what those charges would amount to.
If you want to learn more about the product or if you would like to order one or a pair, visit: scorzie.com
