UPDATE 24 May 2020: As gathering restrictions due to COVID-19 begin relaxing, it is time to start planning future events again. We are pleased to announce the CALIFORNIA CURLING CLASSIC – California’s first World Curling Tour (WCT) Event – to take place in September 2020 in Stockton, CA. Please visit the page dedicated to the event for more information.
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- Protective headwear is recommended and many curlers have purchased specialized curling shoes, gloves, pants and jackets as they advance in the sport. The game is played on a sheet of ice that has been “pebbled” to make it easy for people and rocks to slide. The curling rocks are 44 pounds (20 kg) and made of granite.
- Granite Curling Club, Edmonton, Alberta. 501 likes 1,205 were here. As the oldest club in Edmonton, the Granite Curling club hosts approximately 1,000 curlers each week in regular play on 8 sheets.
- Granite Curling Club Mission Statement The Granite Curling Club of Seattle strives to be the most welcoming, member-focused, and competitive club in the United States. Granite Curling Club Vision Be recognized as a world-class club that fosters the sport, spirit, and community of curling that is inclusive of everyone.
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Hello Curlers!
We are the Granite Curling Club of California, a registered social and recreational club that works to spread the Olympic ice sport of curling throughout California.
We organize many curling events, including learn-to-curl sessions, games, leagues, indoor clinics, bonspiels, and we give historical talks. We specialize in taking curling to areas where it does not currently exist, to expose as many people as possible to this wonderful game.
Boldly curling where no curler has gone before…
The origins of curling date back to the 16th century in Scotland, where the game was played on frozen lochs and ponds. The modern game evolved during the 20th century, aided in large part by the move indoors through the use of refrigerated ice. Curling became a full medal Olympic sport in 1998 and today over a million curlers are on the ice during the season. Curling is a team sport played on ice with 42-pound granite stones. The size of the playing surface (a 'sheet') is 138 feet long by approximately 14 feet wide. Target areas, known as 'houses', are located beneath the ice at each end of the sheet, thereby allowing play in both directions.
The Team
A curling team consists of 4 players, called the 'Lead', the 'Second', the 'Third' (or Vice-Skip), and the 'Skip.' The Skip is the captain and chief strategist for the team. All four members, beginning with the Lead and ending with the Skip, deliver two stones each during an 'end' (similar to an inning in baseball).
The Game
In curling, each player delivers his/her stones each end, alternating with their counterpart on the opposing team. After all stones are thrown, the team with stones closest to the center of the house scores points for that end. The point total is determined by the number of stones closer to the center of the house than the nearest stone of the opposing team. A game normally consists of 8 ends, which takes approximately two hours to complete. Sometimes competitive play requires 10-end games and an extra end if teams are tied at the end of regular play.
Sweeping
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While the stone is traveling down the ice, the delivering team's players are allowed to sweep in front of the stone. Sweeping is done with a broom specifically designed for curling. The sweeping action melts the surface of the ice slightly, which can alter the speed and the direction of the stone.
Video Introduction
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You can get a taste for curling by watching these videos:
Introduction To Curling
Curling Basics