Bag Types & Throwing Styles
The Only Roll Bag Tutorial You Need
Everything about the roll bag, the shot that separates good players from great ones.
The roll bag is the shot that separates good players from great ones. Instead of flying to the hole, it lands short and rolls up the board and in, which lets it sneak past bags guarding the hole. If you want to compete, you need it.
How it works
A roll bag lands flat and short of the hole, then uses the grippy "slow" side of the bag and the board's incline to grab and crawl forward until it drops in. Because it's already on the board, a well-thrown roll crawls right past blockers that would stop a flying bag.
The technique
Start with the pinch grip and the grippy slow side facing down. Keep your swing smooth and release with a little forward rotation so the bag rolls off your fingertips. The key is the landing zone: land it flat, a foot or so short of the hole, and let it roll the rest of the way. Too short and it stops; too far and it slides past.
Dial it in
Roll bags live and die by distance control, so rep that landing spot until it's automatic. The bag matters too, a grippy, broken-in slow side crawls with less effort. Shop ACL-approved bags, then study how the pros do it and avoid the habits that ruin it.
More in Bag Types & Throwing Styles
- How to Throw a Flat Bag→
The flat shot, the most consistent way to land a bag flat and stop it on the board.
- How Pros Throw the Roll Bag (Step by Step)→
Break down the pro roll step by step and build it into your own game.
- 3 Bad Habits Ruining Your Roll Bag→
The three habits killing your roll, and how to clean them up.
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