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Center GuardA guard that is placed in front of the house near or on the center line.Center LineThe line dividing the playing surface down the middle. It joins the midpoints of the tee lines and extends 3.658 m. (12 ft.) beyond the center of each tee line.ChipA takeout that hits a small portion of a stone.CleanTo lightly sweep or brush in front of a stone to remove any debris.Come AroundA shot that curls behind another stoneCorner GuardA guard that is placed in front of the house outside the area of the four foot.CounterAny stone in or touching the house and is considered a potential point.CurlThe curved path of a stone as it travels down the sheet of ice.Delivering EndThe end of the sheet from which the stones are being delivered.Delivering TeamThe team that is currently in control of the playing area, and scheduled to deliver the next stone.DeliveryThe motion a player makes when throwing a curling stoneDishState of a sheet of ice where the sides are slightly elevated compared to the center, so that a cross section of the ice would look like a cross section of a dish; this sometimes happens near the end of a week-long tournament because the pebbling motion tends to apply more pebbles to the side, while sweeping during games happens more often near the center and wears down the ice more in that region; when there is a dish, rocks will curl more towards the center and less away from the center.Displaced StoneA stationary stone that has been moved to a new location.Double TakeoutA stone that removes two of the opponents stones from play.DrawA delivered stone which stops inside or in front of the house.Eight FootThe 8 foot-diameter (2.4 m) circle in the house.EndA portion of a curling game that is completed when each team has thrown eight stones and/or the score has been decided. Tournament style games usually run for 10 ends.Extra EndAn additional end played to break a tie at the end of regulation play.FallA defect in the ice which causes stones thrown in that area to curl negatively.Free Guard ZoneThe area at the playing end, between the hog line and the tee line, but excluding the house.FreezeA form of a draw shot that stops directly up against another stoneFront EndA team's lead and second, considered as a unit.FrostBuildup that can occur on ice surfaces when there is excessive humidity in the air; tends to makes stones stop faster and curl less.GuardA stone that is placed in a position so that it may protect another stone.HackThe foot-hold at each end of the ice which is used by a player to start the delivery of a curling stone.Hack WeightThe momentum required for a delivered stone to reach the hack at the playing end.HammerA term used to describe the "stone" which will be the last stone delivered in an end.HandleThe part of the stone held by the player; used to describe the desired direction of rotation of the handle (and therefore the stone) upon release in a given delivery; "Losing the handle" refers to a stone which stops curling or which changes direction of curl while moving.HitA takeout. Removal of a stone from the playing area by hitting it with another stone.Hit and RollA stone that knocks an opponent's stone out of play, and then rolls to another position in play.Hit and StayA takeout where the played stone stays in the spot where it made contact with the stationary stone; also called nose hit.Hog LineA line extending across the width of the sheet that is parallel to and located 6.40 m. (21 ft.) from each tee line.Hog Line ViolationA stone that is removed from play for the end because it was not released before it reached the hog line at the delivering end.Hogged StoneA stone that is removed from play for the end because after being delivered it did not come to rest completely beyond the inside edge of the hog line at the playing end.HouseThe area within the concentric circles at each end of the sheet.HurryA command which instructs players to sweep harder.In-OffA hit on a stone that's off the center line that causes the thrown stone to come "in" toward the center of the house off of the stone that was outside the center of the sheet.In-TurnThe rotation applied to the handle of a stone by a right handed curler which causes the stone to rotate in a clockwise manner.LeadThe first player on a team to deliver two stones in each end.Measuring DeviceAn instrument that determines which stone is closer to the center of the house (tee), or whether a stone is in the house.Moving StoneA stone in motion either from a delivery or from being struck by another stone.NarrowA stone delivered off the broom too close to the desired target and therefore likely to curl past it.Negative IceA shot in which the player curls the stone in the opposite direction in which the stone is expected to curve due to significant defects in flatness of the ice surface; for example, if the curvature of the ice causes all stones to drift sharply to the right, a skip may request the shooter to aim to the left of the desired location and curve the stone to the left as well.No HandleA rock delivered without a turn, usually done in error; stones thrown without a handle often follow an unpredictable path.Nose HitA takeout where the played stone stays in the spot where it made contact with the stationary stone; also called a "hit and stay."Out-TurnThe rotation applied to the handle of a stone by a right handed curler which causes the stone to rotate in a counter-clockwise manner.PebbleSmall droplets of water intentionally sprayed on the ice that cause irregularities on the surface, allowing the rocks to curl. Also a verb; the action of depositing water droplets on the ice, as "to pebble the ice between games."PeelA takeout that removes a stone from play as well as the delivered stone. These are usually intentional, such as for blanking an end.PickWhen a rock's running surface travels over a foreign particle such as a hair, causing the rock to deviate from its expected path, usually by increasing friction and thereby the amount of curl.PinSpot at the exact center of the house, officially called the tee.PlaydownsCompetitive play towards club, state/provincial, national, and world championships.PortA space between two stones just wide enough for a delivered stone to pass through.PromoteAnother name for a raise; usually means to raise a guard into the house and make it a potential counter.RaiseA delivered stone that bumps another stone into the house.Reading the IceWhen a curler considers how the condition of a sheet of ice will influence the path of a thrown stone, similar to how a golfer reads the undulations and texture of a green before determining where and how hard to hit a putt.Reverse HandleWhen a stone is thrown with a particular turn, but it eventually stops and begins to rotate in the opposite direction; usually the result of a pick or poor ice conditions. Sometimes it may even reverse twice in one shot, creating unpredictable shots that follow an S-shaped path.Right OffA call given by the skip to tell the sweepers to neither sweep nor clean the rock; as compared to off!, which tells the sweepers to stop sweeping but not necessarily to stop cleaning.RingsThe house.Rink1. A curling team. Often used with a location ("the Manitoba rink") or the name of the skip ("the Smith rink"). 2. A building housing the ice sheets ("the curling rink"). 3. Sometimes used as a synonym for sheet.RockThe device thrown by curlers during the game. It is made of granite and has a standard weight of 19.6 kg (44 lb). Also called a stone.RollAny movement of a stone after striking another stone.RotationDescription of a spinning rock.RubWhen a moving stone barely touches another stationary stone; less contact than a chip.RunA section of the curling sheet that is dipped or troughed that can prevent a stone to curl or draw down its normal path of travel.RunbackA shot in which the delivered stone bumps a second stone which in turn knocks a third stone out of play.Running BandThe part of the rock which comes in contact with the ice. It is about 7 mm wide (0.25 inches).ScraperA device used by the Ice maker to smooth the ice after a period of extended play; usually performed in conjunction with pebbling.SecondThe player who throws the third and fourth rocks for a team; on most teams they also sweep for all other players on their team.Second ShotThe second closest rock to the button.SheepskinA wide brush, traditionally made of sheepskin, which is used to clean the ice of any loose debris, typically during the mid-game break (commonly after the 5th end of tournament play).SheetThe area of ice that on which one game is played.ShooterIn a hit, refers to the rock being thrown.Shot Rock / Shot StoneThe rock in the house closest to the button; the next closest rocks are second shot and third shot. To "be shot" means to have shot rock.SkipThe player who calls the shots and traditionally throws the last two rocks; typically the best player on the team. As a verb, to "skip" means to lead one's rink,SlideThe forward movement of a player during the delivery of a stone.SliderA piece of Teflon or similar material attached to a curling shoe that allows the player to slide along the ice.Soft ReleaseA type of release that makes the rock curl more, usually by imparting less rotation to the handle.SpinnerA stone traveling with a rapid rotation. Stones thrown in this manner will curl only a small amount, if at all.SplitA draw shot in which the played stone hits on the side of a stationary stone and both move sideways and stay in play. Not to be confused with split the house.Split the HouseA strategy of drawing to a different area of the house to prevent your opponent from taking out both stones.Stacking the BroomsSlang for socializing with teammates and opponents, often over a drink, after a game.StealScoring in an end without the hammer.StoneA large, polished, circular granite stone with a goose-necked handle on top.Straight HandleSynonymous with no handle.Straight IceIce on which stones curl less than usual.SweepTo brush the ice in front of a moving stone, which causes it to travel further and curl less.Swingy IceIce on which stones curl more than usual.TakeoutA rock that hits another rock and removes it from play.Tap BackUse of the delivery stone to tap another rock towards the back of the house.TeeThe center point of the house, where the tee line crosses the center line; the stones' distances from the tee determine the score for each end. Also called the pin.Tee LineThe line that goes across the house intersecting with the middle of the button, splitting it into two halves.Thick / ThinThe degree of contact between two rocks; the thicker the hit, the more contact between the stones; a hit with a small amount of contact is thin.ThirdThe player who throws the fifth and sixth rocks for a team; usually also serves as vice-skip.Third ShotThe third closest rock to the button.TickA shot that bumps a guard out of the way without removing it from play, to avoid violating the Free Guard Zone Rule; usually played with lead rocks late in a game to prevent the trailing team from setting up a steal.TightAnother term for narrow.Top 12The portion of the 12 foot ring in front of the tee line.Top 4The portion of the 4 foot ring in front of the tee line.Top 8The portion of the 8 foot ring in front of the tee line.TripleA takeout shot in which three other stones are removed from play.UmpireThe person(s) responsible for the conduct of the game in accordance with the rules.UpCommand shouted by a skip – sometimes "off!" or "whoa!" – to tell sweepers to stop sweeping (to bring the brooms "up" off the ice).Vice or Vice-SkipThe player who discusses strategy with the skip behind the house and holds the broom while the skip throws his rocks; usually plays third; also known as mate.WeightThe amount of speed with which a rock is delivered; more weight corresponds to a harder throw. When used in a phrase such as "tee-line weight", it refers to the delivery speed required for the rock to come to rest on the tee-line.WickA shot where the played stone touches a stationary stone just enough that the played stone changes direction.WideA stone delivered off the broom to the side away from the desired target, and therefore unlikely to curl far enough to reach it.WobblerA stone that rocks from side to side as it travels because it is not resting on its running surface.WreckedA missed shot caused by an accidental chip or wick off of another stationary stone. Search for:
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Center GuardA guard that is placed in front of the house near or on the center line.Center LineThe line dividing the playing surface down the middle. It joins the midpoints of the tee lines and extends 3.658 m. (12 ft.) beyond the center of each tee line.ChipA takeout that hits a small portion of a stone.CleanTo lightly sweep or brush in front of a stone to remove any debris.Come AroundA shot that curls behind another stoneCorner GuardA guard that is placed in front of the house outside the area of the four foot.CounterAny stone in or touching the house and is considered a potential point.CurlThe curved path of a stone as it travels down the sheet of ice.Delivering EndThe end of the sheet from which the stones are being delivered.Delivering TeamThe team that is currently in control of the playing area, and scheduled to deliver the next stone.DeliveryThe motion a player makes when throwing a curling stoneDishState of a sheet of ice where the sides are slightly elevated compared to the center, so that a cross section of the ice would look like a cross section of a dish; this sometimes happens near the end of a week-long tournament because the pebbling motion tends to apply more pebbles to the side, while sweeping during games happens more often near the center and wears down the ice more in that region; when there is a dish, rocks will curl more towards the center and less away from the center.Displaced StoneA stationary stone that has been moved to a new location.Double TakeoutA stone that removes two of the opponents stones from play.DrawA delivered stone which stops inside or in front of the house.Eight FootThe 8 foot-diameter (2.4 m) circle in the house.EndA portion of a curling game that is completed when each team has thrown eight stones and/or the score has been decided. Tournament style games usually run for 10 ends.Extra EndAn additional end played to break a tie at the end of regulation play.FallA defect in the ice which causes stones thrown in that area to curl negatively.Free Guard ZoneThe area at the playing end, between the hog line and the tee line, but excluding the house.FreezeA form of a draw shot that stops directly up against another stoneFront EndA team's lead and second, considered as a unit.FrostBuildup that can occur on ice surfaces when there is excessive humidity in the air; tends to makes stones stop faster and curl less.GuardA stone that is placed in a position so that it may protect another stone.HackThe foot-hold at each end of the ice which is used by a player to start the delivery of a curling stone.Hack WeightThe momentum required for a delivered stone to reach the hack at the playing end.HammerA term used to describe the "stone" which will be the last stone delivered in an end.HandleThe part of the stone held by the player; used to describe the desired direction of rotation of the handle (and therefore the stone) upon release in a given delivery; "Losing the handle" refers to a stone which stops curling or which changes direction of curl while moving.HitA takeout. Removal of a stone from the playing area by hitting it with another stone.Hit and RollA stone that knocks an opponent's stone out of play, and then rolls to another position in play.Hit and StayA takeout where the played stone stays in the spot where it made contact with the stationary stone; also called nose hit.Hog LineA line extending across the width of the sheet that is parallel to and located 6.40 m. (21 ft.) from each tee line.Hog Line ViolationA stone that is removed from play for the end because it was not released before it reached the hog line at the delivering end.Hogged StoneA stone that is removed from play for the end because after being delivered it did not come to rest completely beyond the inside edge of the hog line at the playing end.HouseThe area within the concentric circles at each end of the sheet.HurryA command which instructs players to sweep harder.In-OffA hit on a stone that's off the center line that causes the thrown stone to come "in" toward the center of the house off of the stone that was outside the center of the sheet.In-TurnThe rotation applied to the handle of a stone by a right handed curler which causes the stone to rotate in a clockwise manner.LeadThe first player on a team to deliver two stones in each end.Measuring DeviceAn instrument that determines which stone is closer to the center of the house (tee), or whether a stone is in the house.Moving StoneA stone in motion either from a delivery or from being struck by another stone.NarrowA stone delivered off the broom too close to the desired target and therefore likely to curl past it.Negative IceA shot in which the player curls the stone in the opposite direction in which the stone is expected to curve due to significant defects in flatness of the ice surface; for example, if the curvature of the ice causes all stones to drift sharply to the right, a skip may request the shooter to aim to the left of the desired location and curve the stone to the left as well.No HandleA rock delivered without a turn, usually done in error; stones thrown without a handle often follow an unpredictable path.Nose HitA takeout where the played stone stays in the spot where it made contact with the stationary stone; also called a "hit and stay."Out-TurnThe rotation applied to the handle of a stone by a right handed curler which causes the stone to rotate in a counter-clockwise manner.PebbleSmall droplets of water intentionally sprayed on the ice that cause irregularities on the surface, allowing the rocks to curl. Also a verb; the action of depositing water droplets on the ice, as "to pebble the ice between games."PeelA takeout that removes a stone from play as well as the delivered stone. These are usually intentional, such as for blanking an end.PickWhen a rock's running surface travels over a foreign particle such as a hair, causing the rock to deviate from its expected path, usually by increasing friction and thereby the amount of curl.PinSpot at the exact center of the house, officially called the tee.PlaydownsCompetitive play towards club, state/provincial, national, and world championships.PortA space between two stones just wide enough for a delivered stone to pass through.PromoteAnother name for a raise; usually means to raise a guard into the house and make it a potential counter.RaiseA delivered stone that bumps another stone into the house.Reading the IceWhen a curler considers how the condition of a sheet of ice will influence the path of a thrown stone, similar to how a golfer reads the undulations and texture of a green before determining where and how hard to hit a putt.Reverse HandleWhen a stone is thrown with a particular turn, but it eventually stops and begins to rotate in the opposite direction; usually the result of a pick or poor ice conditions. Sometimes it may even reverse twice in one shot, creating unpredictable shots that follow an S-shaped path.Right OffA call given by the skip to tell the sweepers to neither sweep nor clean the rock; as compared to off!, which tells the sweepers to stop sweeping but not necessarily to stop cleaning.RingsThe house.Rink1. A curling team. Often used with a location ("the Manitoba rink") or the name of the skip ("the Smith rink"). 2. A building housing the ice sheets ("the curling rink"). 3. Sometimes used as a synonym for sheet.RockThe device thrown by curlers during the game. It is made of granite and has a standard weight of 19.6 kg (44 lb). Also called a stone.RollAny movement of a stone after striking another stone.RotationDescription of a spinning rock.RubWhen a moving stone barely touches another stationary stone; less contact than a chip.RunA section of the curling sheet that is dipped or troughed that can prevent a stone to curl or draw down its normal path of travel.RunbackA shot in which the delivered stone bumps a second stone which in turn knocks a third stone out of play.Running BandThe part of the rock which comes in contact with the ice. It is about 7 mm wide (0.25 inches).ScraperA device used by the Ice maker to smooth the ice after a period of extended play; usually performed in conjunction with pebbling.SecondThe player who throws the third and fourth rocks for a team; on most teams they also sweep for all other players on their team.Second ShotThe second closest rock to the button.SheepskinA wide brush, traditionally made of sheepskin, which is used to clean the ice of any loose debris, typically during the mid-game break (commonly after the 5th end of tournament play).SheetThe area of ice that on which one game is played.ShooterIn a hit, refers to the rock being thrown.Shot Rock / Shot StoneThe rock in the house closest to the button; the next closest rocks are second shot and third shot. To "be shot" means to have shot rock.SkipThe player who calls the shots and traditionally throws the last two rocks; typically the best player on the team. As a verb, to "skip" means to lead one's rink,SlideThe forward movement of a player during the delivery of a stone.SliderA piece of Teflon or similar material attached to a curling shoe that allows the player to slide along the ice.Soft ReleaseA type of release that makes the rock curl more, usually by imparting less rotation to the handle.SpinnerA stone traveling with a rapid rotation. Stones thrown in this manner will curl only a small amount, if at all.SplitA draw shot in which the played stone hits on the side of a stationary stone and both move sideways and stay in play. Not to be confused with split the house.Split the HouseA strategy of drawing to a different area of the house to prevent your opponent from taking out both stones.Stacking the BroomsSlang for socializing with teammates and opponents, often over a drink, after a game.StealScoring in an end without the hammer.StoneA large, polished, circular granite stone with a goose-necked handle on top.Straight HandleSynonymous with no handle.Straight IceIce on which stones curl less than usual.SweepTo brush the ice in front of a moving stone, which causes it to travel further and curl less.Swingy IceIce on which stones curl more than usual.TakeoutA rock that hits another rock and removes it from play.Tap BackUse of the delivery stone to tap another rock towards the back of the house.TeeThe center point of the house, where the tee line crosses the center line; the stones' distances from the tee determine the score for each end. Also called the pin.Tee LineThe line that goes across the house intersecting with the middle of the button, splitting it into two halves.Thick / ThinThe degree of contact between two rocks; the thicker the hit, the more contact between the stones; a hit with a small amount of contact is thin.ThirdThe player who throws the fifth and sixth rocks for a team; usually also serves as vice-skip.Third ShotThe third closest rock to the button.TickA shot that bumps a guard out of the way without removing it from play, to avoid violating the Free Guard Zone Rule; usually played with lead rocks late in a game to prevent the trailing team from setting up a steal.TightAnother term for narrow.Top 12The portion of the 12 foot ring in front of the tee line.Top 4The portion of the 4 foot ring in front of the tee line.Top 8The portion of the 8 foot ring in front of the tee line.TripleA takeout shot in which three other stones are removed from play.UmpireThe person(s) responsible for the conduct of the game in accordance with the rules.UpCommand shouted by a skip – sometimes "off!" or "whoa!" – to tell sweepers to stop sweeping (to bring the brooms "up" off the ice).Vice or Vice-SkipThe player who discusses strategy with the skip behind the house and holds the broom while the skip throws his rocks; usually plays third; also known as mate.WeightThe amount of speed with which a rock is delivered; more weight corresponds to a harder throw. When used in a phrase such as "tee-line weight", it refers to the delivery speed required for the rock to come to rest on the tee-line.WickA shot where the played stone touches a stationary stone just enough that the played stone changes direction.WideA stone delivered off the broom to the side away from the desired target, and therefore unlikely to curl far enough to reach it.WobblerA stone that rocks from side to side as it travels because it is not resting on its running surface.WreckedA missed shot caused by an accidental chip or wick off of another stationary stone. Search for: Categories
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