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Hey! Curling ain't boring! There's a lot of stategy involved! And how can you hate any sport that begins with a Drum Major and bagpipers? If you want to know anything about curling, you can e-mail me if you like. I think I got it all figured out.
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One of the strange things about curling is that there are 4 matches going on simultaneously. One match is always being broadcast on the "big screen" and during this session, it was NOT the US. :(
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The bullseye thing is called the house. Your team wants to get their 42lb granite stones in the middle of the house. Failing that, you need to get your stones closer to the middle of the house than your competitor.
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Have I ever mentioned how much I *HATE* bagpipes?
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The act of sweeping melts the ice, making the stone hydroplane. This can lengthen the distance the stone travles by up to 15 feet. It also is used to "steer" the stone. Sweep to the left if you want the stone to veer that way.
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The Skip is like the captain of the team. US stones are yellow. Great Britan's are red. They already have a stone in the house. Mr. Somerville, the Skip, is judging where we should hit our own stone so that it travels into the house and knocks out the GB stone. |
