How does friction impact curling?

Answer 1

friction can affect ice skating when you are doing a drag you will slow down because of friction. also if you have blunt blades or if you use the wrong part of the blade when doing spirals you will slow down alot quicker than if you use the right part.

Answer 2

The stone gathers friction as it glides over these little ridges, which is why the athletes sweep away fairly hard at the ice -- it smooths down the path of the stone. Also, depending on which sweeper is giving more force, the iced-over droplets will smooth over in the direction of that particular sweeper. This causes the stone to alter it's course, rather than keeping a straight path.

So, in short, ice used for curling is not smooth. Tiny ridges and bumps contact the stone, slowing it down.

Answer 3

Any time you have two surfaces sliding against each other, you have friction. When a curling rock slides down the ice, the amount of friction determines how the rock acts: how quickly it slows down, and how much it curls (follows a curved path) as it travels down the ice. The friction that occurs when players sweep the ice in front of a rock with their brooms heats up the ice and creates a small film of water on top the ice, which reduces the friction between the rock and the ice. This makes the rock travel farther down the ice, and curl less.

Answer 4

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