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Curling
Curling is a team sport in which stones are slid across a sheet of ice towards a target area. Teams of four compete to accumulate the most points, scored by sliding granite stones across the length of the ice and positioning them closest to the center of a painted target (the "house"). The trajectory and speed of the stone's movement is influenced by teammates sweeping the ice surface ahead of the stone with curling brooms. Curling involves a great deal of strategy in terms of selecting the right types of shots to make in order to outmaneuver the opposing team. The sport has been an official part of the Winter Olympics since 1998.
227 Questions
In curling what is the term used for the last rock thrown?
The last rock thrown in each end is called the "hammer." Having the hammer is an obvious advantage, since you have the "last say," so to speak, in that end. Whichever team does NOT score in an end inherits the hammer for the next end. At the beginning of a game, a coin flip determines what team gets the hammer for the first end.
How do the laws of motoin affect curling?
Friction can slow down a rock and the speed of the rock depends on the force you exert.
This is called "blanking the end." In curling, whichever team scores gives the "hammer" (the advantage of having the last shot) to the other team for the next end. If no one scores ("blank end"), the team that has the hammer keeps it for the next end. If the team with the hammer has a choice of whether to score 1 point and give up the hammer, or blank the end and keep the hammer, they will usually purposely blank the end, carry the hammer to the next end, and to try to score more than one point in the next end.
What do you put on your foot in curling?
You wear a "slider" made of teflon (or sometimes anodized metal). If you are right-handed, the slider goes on your left foot, or vice versa. Sliders come in a few different thicknesses of teflon. The thicker the teflon, the more slippery the slider, in general. A metall slider will also be very slippery, but these are not too common. Sliders are held onto the foot using an elastic band. Folks who choose curling as a serious hobby usually buy a pair of curling shoes, which has the slider built into the sole of the shoe, but comes with a rubber "gripper" that covers the slider and provides grip when the player wants grip.
In curling what does coming around the horn mean?
Coming "around the horn" is when the shooter rock hits 4 or 5 rocks that are set up in a curve facing the top of the house at such an angle that the shooter changes direction so it travels back towards the hog line. I'll try to draw you a picture.[The "o" are rocks, the lines are the travel path, the "@" is where the rock could/would stop and the "*" is the button (for Orientation.)] O I I * @ O\ __ /O O O Hope this helps :)
How can you graph the path of a curling stone?
The path of a curling stone is a parabola. Any three non-collinear points determine a parabola. If you throw a ball into the air, the shape of its path will be a parabola, provided the wind doesn't blow it away and you don't throw it so hard that it goes into space. The Cartesian Coordinate System form of the equation of a parabola is...
y = ax2 + bx + c
You can call the point that the curling stone is released, (i,j), where "i" is the positive (right) or negative (left) distance from the midpoint of the "foul line" (in curling, you have to throw the stone from behind the foul line), and "j" is the negated distance behind the foul line where you throw the stone. Because the stone "curls", or curves, at some point, you could call the point where that happens (k,l). When the stone loses all of its momentum, and it stops, you could call the point where it stops (m,n). Plot the points on a graph, and connect them with a smooth curve. Three points is the minimum, but if you optionally use more, then it will be easier to draw the curve. Solve the system of equations
i = aj2 + bj + c
k = al2 + bl + c
m = an2 + bn + c
for a, b, and c, to give you the equation y = ax2 + bx + c for the parabola.
But that isn't much fun until you learn what a, b, and c represent.
A is the slope of the parabola (whether it is almost flat or whether it is very tall). If a is positive, the parabola looks like the letter capital letter U. If a is negative, the parabola looks like the upside-down capital letter U.
B is the diagonal lower-left or lower-right shift. If b is positive, then the parabola is shifted to the lower-left. If b is negative, then the parabola is shifted to the lower-right.
C is the vertical shift. If c is positive, then the parabola is shifted up. If c is negative, then the parabola is shifted down.
This is all advanced algebra stuff, and if you're not intelligent enough to solve that system of equations, then the equation for the parabola won't help you much. :)
Curling stones do not exhibit parabolic trajectories. They move in a plane which means that the dot product of the velocity vector and gravitational acceleration is zero. It is not Projectile motion!
It is also false that 3 non co-linear points establish a parabola. Non co-linearity simply means that the function is not a line. This being said, the function could be a hyperbola, semi circle, sine wave ect. Also "A" alone does not determine the slope of the parabola. the slope is given by the value of the derivative, which according to power rule is 2aX+b.
If I had to speculate as the function that best describes the trajectory of a curling stone, I would choose an exponential model since the stones tend to curl more as they approach the end of their path.
What does the second do for curling?
The second shoots (or "throws") his team's 3rd and 4th rocks, and sweeps for all the other players' rocks. The second is usually asked to throw draws (rocks that are supposed to come to rest in the house to score points) after the lead throws guards (rocks in front of the house for other rocks to hide behind)
What is curling and was is the maximum score possible?
Curling is a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target max. =80
What is a shot rock in curling?
"Shot rock" refers to whichever rock is currently the closest to the center of the house. When you hear curlers ask each other "do we have shot rock?" or "are we shot?" they are asking which team is currently in scoring position.
What is the difference between a rock and a stone in curling?
No difference - just different names for the same thing. It's not uncommon to hear people switch between referring to them as either stones or rocks, since both terms are widely-used and interchangeable.
"Rock" is probably the more popular term in the U.S., while "stone" is probably more popular in Canada.
"Broom" and "brush" are also interchangeable. "Brush" is not used much in the U.S., more so in Canada. Neither term is really too fitting anymore, though, since most curling brooms are now made with a rough synthetic fabric covering a foam pad, rather than the more traditional horse hair or straw bristles.
Do you have to throw a curling rock or can you just hold the broom?
no you don't have to all bowl like in bowling
What type of granite are curling stones made from?
The best curling stones are made of granite from Scotland or Whales
From where can one purchase a Babyliss curling wand?
You can purchase a Babyliss beauty wand from the official babyliss website. Alternatively you can purchase one from a Tesco store or from Boots in the United Kingdom.
The force of friction is a contact force. An example of a force at a distance would be gravity.
Does the curling broom make it go slower or faster?
Sweeping the ice in front of the stone polishes the pebble (bumps in the ice) and remove any frost and debris that may be in the rocks path, therefore sweeping makes the rocks go faster and also causes them to go straighter (not curl as much)
What size curling iron is best?
2 inch its big and easy to do everyday fast if you have longer hair it will take you 10 minutes to curl ur hair the curling iron is really big
Who are the stars of curling now?
Russel Howard of Canada is the world and olympic champ in Men's curling in 20o6
Kevin Martin and his team played for Canada in the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, winning the gold medal. Russ Howard played with Brad Gushue in the 2006 Olympic Winter Games, also winning gold.
What are the curling world tournaments called?
The World Mens, Women's or Mixed Curling Championships
When do you use gripper on a curling shoes?
The gripper covers the Teflon slider on the sliding foot shoe (the left shoe for right-handed people, or vice versa). Most people wear their gripper whenever they're not shooting, so most of the time.
Some people like to sweep without their gripper on, so they can slide down the ice as they follow the rock; but for most people, it works better to have it on.
How many stones are there in an end in curling?
In each curling end there are eight curling stones for each team--16 total.
