Some guys (or girl)slides on their privates on ice and pushes this.....thing, and two people sweep the ice in front of it all the way down...
WTF is this? This is a sport?
WTF is this? This is a sport?
OK, WTF is THIS event?
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Curling.
Google it.
Google it.
It is curling, and it is one of my favorite events of the Olympics, and I don't know why.sirknight6 said:
Weird...the brushing is hysterical....
It doesn't look so easy...
Intriguing non-the-less....and addictive...in a geek can't play football kinda way...
Thanks for the info...
It doesn't look so easy...
Intriguing non-the-less....and addictive...in a geek can't play football kinda way...
Thanks for the info...
I can prolly figure out my own set of rules for this one...but give me some details of your version...!!!Slugman said:
Gnar-gnar tits to the max....sirknight6 said:
The brushing actually does alot. The more they brush, the straighter the rock goes. When they brush it polishes the ice (as well as gets **** like hair and dust off of it). This allows the rock to go straighter and firther depending on the speed it was thrown.sirknight6 said:Weird...the brushing is hysterical....
It doesn't look so easy...
Intriguing non-the-less....and addictive...in a geek can't play football kinda way...
Thanks for the info...
The ice isn't smooth, it is pebbled. They water it with this inverted garden hose nozel type that that lets out little droplets. This is what the rock grips on.
It really was quit addicting....and the through, or roll or slide looks to take a lot of practice....
I enjoyed it, but not knowing what it was or what the rules were was driving me mad...
I enjoyed it, but not knowing what it was or what the rules were was driving me mad...
Rules are pretty simple, the closest to the button (the center dot) gets a point. If you have 3 closer then any of your opponents rocks, you get 3 points. Each of the 4 team members get's two rocks. Shots alternate (one blue, one yellow) all the way through the order. The last guy to go is the team captain (skipper). When you get to throw the last rock, it is called getting the hammer. This is because you can clean out the house and hopefully score at least one point if the other team isn't guarding it with well placed rocks.Thsi alternates each end (set of rocks).sirknight6 said:
You can't touch the edges or go out the back of the house (theres a line behind the large target thing and one about 8ft in front - this is the house).
When you throw, you need to release before the front house end at that line.
Movie - Men with Brooms....
hey, why won't the image link work?
It's a Canadian sport. If you had as much winter as they do, you'd invent things to do with rocks and ice, too.
hey, why won't the image link work?
It's a Canadian sport. If you had as much winter as they do, you'd invent things to do with rocks and ice, too.
Anyone ever seen 'Santa's Slay'?
Too many years and beers ago for me to remember - just had one HELLOVA night at Mt. Tremblant about 4 or so years ago that started with curling on the TV...Secret Squirrel said:I can prolly figure out my own set of rules for this one...but give me some details of your version...!!!
It's like a hugh game of shuffle board.
And it's awesome...
And it's awesome...
Actually, it's Scottish.geargrrl said:
It was the national sport there for over 200 years.
At local clubs, it involves tons of beer and whiskey as well.buildyourown said:
and 'male bonding'Transcend said:
I look at it in the same manner I view golf and bowling.... it's not a sport!
Clearly, it is kinda fun tho!wood-dog said:
the womens curling would be so much better if they were naked, or at least in bikinis.
Changleen said:
LOL!!!! I guess for you Richmond VA is "next door." ROFLMAO!!!!!
FREERDR4LF said:
I concur.
The girl on the US Curling team was kinda hot!!
i went curling once, it was unique. Canada's version of Bowling....
Actually when i was a kid i went to Vancouver on a soccer exchange and played bowling with little balls. Much better for kid sized hands.
But yah it's fun to actually go out and play, they have kind of free lessons at a rink up here.
Actually when i was a kid i went to Vancouver on a soccer exchange and played bowling with little balls. Much better for kid sized hands.
But yah it's fun to actually go out and play, they have kind of free lessons at a rink up here.
Again, Scottish, not Canadian.Skookum said:
Fine....Transcend said:
Alaskan then....
sirknight6 said:
Yeah, since when has VIRGINIA been next door to Canada?
I watched it some yesterday and really got into it. The skill is amazing, but it is just a game, not a sport.
We should know more about it in Richmond since we're RIGHT next to Canada...I feel so foolish...
IMO, its super lame but I am so suprised people never heard of this game before???
and dont they also use the brooms to "curl" the rock to a better location
and dont they also use the brooms to "curl" the rock to a better location
The man speaks the truth... mostly. The hammer does not change hands in alternating ends. The hammer changes hands when a team scores points in an end. If your team scores points, the other team will have the hammer in the following end. To score points without the benefit of the hammer is to "steal" them.Transcend said:
Curling geek out.
Ya, that's a good point - completely forgot that is how it worked. Been awhile since I played.LeRoy said:
Try it before you bag on it. Also, read my post about how it works.douglas said:
I am actually addicted to the game.....I may even order that calendar...
As I've said before, that one girl on the USA team is HOT!
As I've said before, that one girl on the USA team is HOT!
They should have preview pictures for the calendarsirknight6 said:
yeah, I know......BigMike said:They should have preview pictures for the calendar
sirknight6 said:yeah, I know......
Is it wrong that you and I carry on more conversations on public forums than we do in real life?
