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fischbowl
02-04-2009, 11:24 PM
This is just to affirm my believes that I'm not the only one!

Curling is a great sport, I'm going out for lead in the 2014 Olympics.

2010 Winter Olympics are now and Bonspiel is soon!
tjsunstein
02-04-2009, 11:39 PM
I watch it if its on TV during the Olympics..
Never played.
fenikz
02-04-2009, 11:43 PM
Me and the Mexicans I buy challenge Canada to a Curling contest
slightlyaraiderfan
02-05-2009, 12:05 AM
My rocks.

http://www.mcleanscotland.com/Curling%2520Rocks.jpg
steelersfan43
02-05-2009, 12:26 AM
Why dont they throw it harder instead of sweep infront of it?
bantx
02-05-2009, 12:27 AM
they look like little vacuums
tjsunstein
02-05-2009, 12:28 AM
It would be more difficult to place the shot to where you're aiming it, if you threw it harder. Less control.
Paranoidmoonduck
02-05-2009, 12:28 AM
Why dont they throw it harder instead of sweep infront of it?

Que? They sweep in front of it to slow it down (also to aim).
steelersfan43
02-05-2009, 12:34 AM
Que? They sweep in front of it to slow it down (also to aim).


http://www.curlingbasics.com/

curling basics, sweeping section says differently. They sweep infront to reduce friction (and to aim)
Paranoidmoonduck
02-05-2009, 12:36 AM
http://www.curlingbasics.com/

curling basics, sweeping section says differently. They sweep infront to reduce friction (and to aim)

I always just assumed the opposite. I live in California. The closest I can get to curling is lawn bowling and they don't allow the use of lawn mowers (yet).
VoteLynnSwan
02-05-2009, 01:16 AM
Why dont they throw it harder instead of sweep infront of it?

because the primary goal is to score points... to do that you have to land in the area. The secondary goal is to prevent the other team from scoring. To do this, you have to bounce the other team's rocks out of the area by transferring kinetic energy. If you are not able to transfer enough energy into the rock, or have too much to begin with, then your rock would not score points.

The sweeping not only allows them to aim, but it allows them to control the speed of the rock by applying a little, or a lot of sweeping, and the amount of control you have over the speed when sweeping is much greater than the amount of control you have over the speed when throwing.

It seems as if the thrower (don't know the actual name) tries to get the rock moving at basically the same speed every time, and the sweepers alter it from there.
thetedginnshow
02-05-2009, 01:21 AM
Me and a couple friends were going to try and get Curling to be a Varsity sport here at Ohio State but uh... yeah...
CJSchneider
02-05-2009, 05:52 AM
Curling looks like it would be awesome to play, sadly I can't ice skate.
VoteLynnSwan
02-05-2009, 09:18 AM
Curling looks like it would be awesome to play, sadly I can't ice skate.

i'm pretty sure you don't use skates in curling.
tjsunstein
02-05-2009, 09:20 AM
A sport so misunderstood..
fischbowl
02-05-2009, 09:22 AM
i'm pretty sure you don't use skates in curling.

Yeah you wear Teflon bottomed shoes.

VLs was pretty right on with the sweeping
CJSchneider
02-05-2009, 09:56 AM
Yeah you wear Teflon bottomed shoes.



My hopes of becoming an Olympic athlete have been recessitated!