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periedic column on curling by

: Linda‘ Moore,. coordinator ‘of
the Curling Council of British
- Columbia. -. .

By LINDA MOORE.
‘Curl B.C. . .
Thinking ‘of trying curling?
Played ‘for some years?
Everyone can benefit from tips
on throwing and- sweeping the
-curling ‘stone. In this column, I

will go. over some tips onthe -
delivery. of a curling rock; next-
_ time,:

sweeping will “be
highlighted:

Curling. is’. fun and easy. to
learn, ‘But like all sports, there
are some ‘“‘critical’’ points ‘to
remember, and practice wil! im-

prove technique, As a beginner, .

it is important to. get onto. the
ice frequently, to get the ‘“‘feel’?
of the game. More experienced
players should practise .often,

_but always have a goal in mind

when heading down to the curl-
ing club. Some objectives could
be: ensuring-that the sliding
delivery is on target; working on
the “tin-turn’* or the ‘‘out-turn’”
{the turns that make the rock
curl . clockwise or
counterclockwise down the
sheet); or trying to find ‘draw
weight’ (the weight that gets
the rock to stop in the
“house’'). I will review the im-
portant factors related to each
one of these curling techniques.

If the goal is to straighten out
the slide, I've got a few pointers

_ that might help, First of all, the

initial set-up is crucial. Many
people step into the “hack”
(foothold) without aiming their
body at the skip’s broom at the
other end of the sheet. This
results in‘ the entire delivery be-
ing off-line. Instead you should:

* Learn to draw an im-
aginary line between the hack
and the skip’s broom.

* Wait for the brrom to be
field and’ then step into the
hack, with the hack foot

heading down the imaginary

line toward the broom.

® Position the rock so that it
is bisected by this imaginary
line. A lot of players like to
place the stone too far in front
of their bodies. To. start the

‘rock swing, the rack then has to

g0 al an angle, or in a curved
motion, to get around the body.
The backswing seems rather

unimportant i in the delivery pro-

cess. But it actually determines

. the line that the curling rock will

take in the forward motion. A
crooked backswing ‘means that
the rock will come out off-line,

‘new players |

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and the player will have. to

‘fix’? the line by pushing the
stone, On most shots, especially
takeouts, this can mean
disaster! To. check your rock-

swing, you can do one : of two .

things:

: ° Have someone : videotape
your delivery, Have the camera
Operator stand facing the hack,

‘and. throw the stone.as théugh

they were the target. Aim first

down centre, then one foot to -

the right, -and then one foot to

the left, ‘moving the camera

each time. Watch the line of the

_ Fock, and-use “stop motion” if
possible to see the top of thesw- —

ing and the point where the
rocks sets onto the ice, Is the
line straight?

* When throwing a stone,
aim down the centre line and
look down as the rock touches
the ice. Is the rock bisected by
the centre line? If not, then
chances are the swing is crook-
ed. -

To solve this problem, try
taking a smaller, lower backsw-
ing. Concentrate on a smooth
swing, remembering that it
should be the push from the
hack with the leg that gives the
rock enough weight, not the
backswing. Also, be sure that
you don't lift the rock up and
set it straight down; you should
swing the rock out toward the
target.

For the second point, to
check if your turns are correct,
here are two things to watch:

* Whichever turn you throw,
the throwing hand should end

up in the handshake position ~

with the thumb on top. After
you throw the rock, look down
at your hand. You should not
be able to see the palm or back
of your hand. If you do, you
have turned your wrist too far.

® Watch how many revolu-
tions a rack that you have
thrown takes to get to’ the
target. The ‘‘best”’ range is two
to three revolutions down the
sheet.

Finally, to learn to find draw
weight, the tip is ... to practise!
Throw several stones down the
same path and iry to get all of
them to stop in the house, Prac-
tice getting the same “leg drive’?
out of the hack.

These tips are intended to
help all of you work on your
game to achieve more success,
and most importantly, have
more fun. Good luck with the
pointers and have a great
season!

: teams.
improve

end of the tourney. |.

’ Prince George. |

Terrace’s peiite ringette team brought back -
third-place medals and some. valuable game
experience from a tournainent: in: Prince .
George two weekends ago.

They didn’t win any of thelt four games, .
finishing behind Prince George and Burns’.
Lake, but were playing much better by the ; tory.

‘Ringette organizer Sharon Prinz sald lew.
players had any game experience going into

_ “they played very well for thet first tour.

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