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Having watched the video, and curled, to me it says little to nothing. Two stones thrown that far apart from one another can show wildly different amounts of cu
by mudetroit 11y ago
Having watched the video, and curled, to me it says little to nothing. Two stones thrown that far apart from one another can show wildly different amounts of curl. Every sheet has it's own characteristics, even across different pebblings things will change. Additionally, sweeping is supposed to make the stone go straighter, that;s the basic mechanics of the game.
I think if they are going to look at putting some sort of rule in place then they need to look at it from something that can be strictly scientifically measured, like the rebound velocity of a golf club face, rather then something against a specific fabric type.
- LargeWu 11y agoWell I agree the video doesn't prove anything. Would need to see a more controlled study. At minimum I would like to see what that line does without any sweeping. If you watch closely you can see the sweeping appears to cause the rock to change handles multiple times, which would explain the straight draw shot. I mean, I've played on some very straight ice before, but never that straight, unless there was a problem with the ice itself. Even the straightest ice moves a couple rock widths on a draw. There are some shenanigans going on, not necessarily with the brooms.