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Granite.
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Yes the stone can hurt you. A Russian in the Olympics fell over the curling stone as he was brushingThe Russian olympic player bashed his face and his shoulder!
All members of the curling team throw stones. Every end, they take turns throwing 2 stones each in the order of: Lead, Second, Third/Vice/Mate, Skip. The person who is currently delivering their stone could be called the thrower.
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No the weight is a prefrence the stone is pushed on ice. The term "throw" is used in curling to mean the process of sliding or "delivering" the rock down the ice. A curling rock is not actually thrown through the air in the conventional meaning of the word. A curler "throws" (slides) the rock down the ice with a certain "weight" (speed). More or "heavy" weight means the rock is thrown with more speed. Less or "light" weight means the rock is thrown with less speed. The speed of the rock does not come from arm motion, but rather the speed with which the curler slides out of the "hack" (the black foothold that looks like a starting block). A curler always releases the rock gently out of his hand. If more speed "weight" is needed, then he pushes out harder from the hack.
A curling stone is made of granite and weighs between 38 and 44 lbs.
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Curling is a Winter sport played on ice. The rock or Stone is hurled or bowled as players use a broom to sweep the ice in front of the stone as it slide across the ice.
yep, you can block also!
Although the curlers make it look effortless, the curling stones must weigh between 38 to 44 pounds.