Canada to Study a Mysterious Curling ‘Frankenbroom'

Re:Canada to Study a Mysterious Curling ‘Frankenbroom' by z3t4 on Saturday September 17, 2016 @02:39PM (#12521769)

i guess that if curling becomes too easy, the team who has the last stone would always win, unless they are amateurs. Kinda like if it was possible to check mate in the first move in chess, so that whoever started first would win.

side note, i think sport is too professional. And that it might actually be more fun for amateurs if they could curl better.

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Re:Canada to Study a Mysterious Curling ‘Frankenbroom' by wRastel27 on Saturday September 17, 2016 @03:15PM (#12521943)

It totally changes the game and it's even worse on an amateur level. Professionals are making 80-90% of their shots, and the sweeping techniques were pushing that percentage higher. However, amateurs are only making 50% of their shots, and this technique/fabric can make a shot go from a miss to a perfect hit. Although the WCF did rule that for local bonspiels (tournaments), any fabric can be used so this discussion for the amateur level is quite moot.

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