Scotty From UK - Scotland, joined Dec 1999, 1875 posts, RR: 3 Posted (9 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 713 times:
Well if Banco thinks there's not been much on cricket, there's NOTHING on curling.
Curling is a very old Scottish sport and is played on ice. It isn't known, when Scottish people began playing Curling. But in the Smith Institute in Stirling is a curling rock (stone) with the engraved year 1511 exposed. The first report about a Curling match between two monks stems from Paisley Abbey near Glasgow and is dated February 1541. Someone named Mr. James Gall let on his tombstone engrave in Perth, Scotland, that he was a big Curling fan.
The first Curling club was founded in Kinross, Loch Leven in 1668. The first national association was the Grand Caledonian Curling Club (founded in 1838). In 1843, the club got the privilege to be the Royal Caledonian Curling Club. This Club was the World Federation, till 1966, when the ICF (International Curling Federation) was founded. Since 1991 the ICF has been called WCF (World Curling Federation) and has about 40 member countries.
Scotland are the current European mens champions and Sweden are the current European ladies champions. NZ men and Japan ladies are the Pacific Champions.
Canada are the current mens and the USA are the current Ladies World Champions.
And Banco, even England have teams, although they are comprised mainly of expat Scots!
KROC From United States of America, joined May 2000, 19737 posts, RR: 76 Reply 1, posted (9 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 698 times:
Great idea for a thread!!!!!
Signed, Nobody
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Usairwys757 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 2, posted (9 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 698 times:
Curling has to be the most idiotic sport I have ever watched in my life. I mean whats the point of it? A guy pushes the thing down the ice and two people sweep away the excess ice in the front. I dont understand why people play the sport.
LHMark From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 7255 posts, RR: 51 Reply 4, posted (9 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 690 times:
Welcome back, KROC. I guess you finally paid your webTV bill.
We have a curling club in Crapchester. I know it's dumb, but I'm kind of intrigued. I might go check it out.
"Sympathy is something that shouldn't be bestowed on the Yankees. Apparently it angers them." - Bob Feller
Jcs17 From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 8065 posts, RR: 43 Reply 8, posted (9 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 671 times:
We have a curling club in Crapchester. I know it's dumb, but I'm kind of intrigued. I might go check it out.
Yeah, that and the fact that its the only thing going on during a Friday night...
Banco From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2001, 14752 posts, RR: 55 Reply 11, posted (9 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 663 times:
Ah, you mean as opposed to all those times where an English competitor has won a gold medal and we've called it a "British" win then? When did you ever hear about the 10 English gold medals at the last Olympics? Never.
Honestly, Kirkie, it's a British win whether they are from England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. How often do you see the English separating out the Englsih wins from the rest at the Olympics? Never is the answer. I have not heard one instance of Steve Redgrave being talked about as winning gold medals for England. If you can't see that, then the chip on your shoulder has reached truly epic proportions.
She's as nervous as a very small nun at a penguin shoot.
ScarletHarlot From Canada, joined Jul 2003, 4673 posts, RR: 59 Reply 12, posted (9 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 20 hours ago) and read 661 times:
Hey guys, don't knock it until you try it. I curl three times a week and I instruct curling too. A lot of people come out, kinda scoffing at the game, and it is almost a guarantee that after they try it they'll say "wow, this is more fun than it looks, and this is a lot harder than it looks!"
Those rocks are 42 pounds each. You try sliding sixteen of them down the ice. When you are throwing the rocks correctly, all the pushing force comes from your right leg. That builds up some pretty good muscles. We also walk about two miles per game, and most of that is while we sweep. When you are sweeping your a$$ off on a rock going quickly down the ice, that is a hard workout. When you sweep you are pushing down on the broom hard, and making the sweeping motion quickly.
Go visit your local curling club. Go to an open house, and get some instruction, and try it. You will have a great time. And afterwards, visit the bar, because that's an integral part of curling too.
Rochester's curling club is supposed to be a good one. I played a team from there in a national tournament a few years ago, and they were quite nice.
KROC From United States of America, joined May 2000, 19737 posts, RR: 76 Reply 13, posted (9 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 19 hours ago) and read 650 times:
It's bad enough that Crapchester is a big Soccer town, but now we have a curling club....and its a good one? Christ all mighty, what next? Better yet, I don't want to know, and Jcs, don't hurt yourself trying to think up something asinine to list.
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LHMark From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 7255 posts, RR: 51 Reply 15, posted (9 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 641 times:
JCS, there's PLENTY to do in Crapchester on a Friday night. For example, we can stand on the shore of Lake Ontario and gaze wistfully in the direction of Toronto, or...or.. we can have a garbage plate, or post to A.net.
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KROC From United States of America, joined May 2000, 19737 posts, RR: 76 Reply 16, posted (9 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 639 times:
Don't forget on Saturday Night's here in Crapchester we celebrate the fact we are not in Buffalo or Syracuse!
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Continental From United States of America, joined Jun 2000, 5476 posts, RR: 21 Reply 17, posted (9 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 632 times:
I don't curl, playing on a team would seem sorta odd. But I do set up a rock on the ice in my backyard, and I try to see how close I can get a flat piece of ice to the rock. I played and made bets with others, quite fun actually.
LHMark From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 7255 posts, RR: 51 Reply 18, posted (9 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 630 times:
Continental, that's more like bocce than curling.
"Sympathy is something that shouldn't be bestowed on the Yankees. Apparently it angers them." - Bob Feller
GKirk From UK - Scotland, joined Jun 2000, 24621 posts, RR: 58 Reply 19, posted (9 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 621 times:
Must be something different on the TV in Olympics then. We up here hear how the "English" won gold at the 100m when Linford "Lunchbox" Christie won
BTW the chip is on the English people (mostly media I do admit) who keep referring to 1966, 5-1 against Germany etc. Honestly, its in the past!
When you hear the noise of the Tartan Army Boys, we'll be coming down the road!
LY744 From Canada, joined Feb 2001, 5536 posts, RR: 11 Reply 20, posted (9 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 620 times:
Just got back home from a curling game and I find this thread! Anyhoo, I've been playing for a few months in the local high school league and have now progressed to playing as the team's regular skipper. And yes, I can confirm that every curling rink I've been to has a bar.
ScarletHarlot From Canada, joined Jul 2003, 4673 posts, RR: 59 Reply 21, posted (9 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 611 times:
Sweet, LY744! I will be leaving for my Monday night league game in ten minutes. I play third. That's skip light. I have never enjoyed skipping, it's too much pressure and not enough sweeping!
In Thunder Bay, the Port Arthur Curling Club has a Chinese restaurant upstairs!
LY744 From Canada, joined Feb 2001, 5536 posts, RR: 11 Reply 22, posted (9 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 13 hours ago) and read 604 times:
"I have never enjoyed skipping, it's too much pressure and not enough sweeping!"
I know what you mean, all that standing around at the far end can get pretty boring. Good thing was that tonight's opponent forfeited, so we improvised an exhibition game (which we won) against another team and got to rotate through the different positions a bit.
BTW, how many ends do you guys play in a game (6 for us)?
ScarletHarlot From Canada, joined Jul 2003, 4673 posts, RR: 59 Reply 23, posted (9 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 588 times:
We generally play eight in a regular league game, ten in competitive (which I don't do often).
It is fun when you get to rotate through the positions. Last year our Monday night team let the lead and second play back end for a couple of games and they won us the game, quite handily!
Skipping shouldn't be boring, you really should never be standing around doing nothing. You should always be watching the ice, watching your opponents' shots, and your players' shots. I find that hard to concentrate on.
I am pleased to say that my Monday night team is in first place in the league! Next week we have playoffs, so we'll see how we do. After that we'll switch teams at the half.
Are you in a junior league? If so, totally keep it up. The people at my club who played as juniors are so much better than the rest of us.
Scotty From UK - Scotland, joined Dec 1999, 1875 posts, RR: 3 Reply 24, posted (9 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 5 hours ago) and read 580 times:
Jeez. I go home for a few hours and when I come back, guess what?? Turns out that A-Net is FULL of curlers!
We have loads of rinks around here - I've only played twice myself but enjoyed it, especially the bar bit at the end.
Crapchester - presumably that is a psood .... psueod......presumably that's not its real name??
25 GKirk: Scotty: You dont fall down on the ice at all? Tried ice skating once but I kept falling so I gave up and just headed for the bar
26 Scotty: By sheer coincidence, I have just read a newspaper item on the fact that it is 200 years ago today that the first written rules of curling were approv
28 LY744: "Skipping shouldn't be boring, you really should never be standing around doing nothing. You should always be watching the ice, watching your opponent
29 ScarletHarlot: LY744 - keep it up, everyone's curling skills are always a work in progress! What delivery technique were you taught? Do you lift up the rock during y
30 LY744: The delivery technique we use does not involve lifting the rock, just turning the handle 2 "hours" in the indicated direction, pushing off with the gr
31 ScarletHarlot: I'm not going to tell you about the backswing delivery, because it's old, outdated, inefficient, and hell on the ice and your back. Sounds like you ha
32 LY744: "The only thing I might add is that it is beneficial to always slide out with full force, and vary only where you let go of the rock, rather than slid
33 TWFirst: St. Paul, Minnesota has a big curling club.
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I have never enjoyed skipping, it's too much pressure and not enough sweeping!
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