Talk About Tennis 2.0

Deuce wrote: ↑Sun Jul 31, 2022 8:19 pm

Cuckoo4Coco wrote: ↑Sun Jul 31, 2022 7:57 pm

Deuce wrote: ↑Sun Jul 31, 2022 7:44 pm
Curling is a wonderful sport - often described as 'chess on ice'... It's much more difficult than it looks on TV.
But it was never our national sport.

Although curling is most often associated with Canada, its origins are in Scotland.

It does look like a lot of fun, but a game that would take a lot of strategy. I would probably fall on my butt trying to do it.

Yes - most people do fall on their butt when they first try it. This happens mostly because they think it will be easy - because it looks so easy and smooth on TV. But they quickly realize that sliding out on ice while keeping your balance is not at all easy - let alone trying to aim a 'rock' in a particular direction and at a precise speed while sliding.
Not to mention that they're using muscles that they only discover exist once they try to slide!

ptmcmahon wrote: ↑Mon Aug 01, 2022 3:46 am You could - remember it's going to slide because it's on ice.

Doing with any kind of precision is the hard part

ptmcmahon wrote: ↑Mon Aug 01, 2022 3:40 pm You won’t slip pushing the stone since you’ll be low to the ice.

But if you have to sweep it… that’s where it gets tricky

ptmcmahon wrote: ↑Mon Aug 01, 2022 3:40 pm You won’t slip pushing the stone since you’ll be low to the ice.

But if you have to sweep it… that’s where it gets tricky

Cuckoo4Coco wrote: ↑Mon Aug 01, 2022 8:07 pm If I knew of a place where they had Curling, I would have to give this a try.

ptmcmahon wrote: ↑Mon Aug 01, 2022 10:16 pm I googled Maryland curling and got two results... not sure if either is close

https://www.google.com/search?q=maryland+curling

Both seem to have some learn to curl/intro sessions held

Personally, I'm a generation between curlers - my Dad used to weekly when work let him, and my son is going into his fourth (fifth?) year of it now. Although I watch my more than my share on TV. We had so many conversations about it they even gave us our own curling thread Maybe in my later years if I have time I can take it up...I've done it once or twice and it was a blast. I'd definitely be a sweeper though, not the "skip" who calls all the shots and usually has to make the toughest shots.

Cuckoo4Coco wrote: ↑Mon Aug 01, 2022 10:33 pm

ptmcmahon wrote: ↑Mon Aug 01, 2022 10:16 pm I googled Maryland curling and got two results... not sure if either is close

https://www.google.com/search?q=maryland+curling

Both seem to have some learn to curl/intro sessions held

Personally, I'm a generation between curlers - my Dad used to weekly when work let him, and my son is going into his fourth (fifth?) year of it now. Although I watch my more than my share on TV. We had so many conversations about it they even gave us our own curling thread Maybe in my later years if I have time I can take it up...I've done it once or twice and it was a blast. I'd definitely be a sweeper though, not the "skip" who calls all the shots and usually has to make the toughest shots.

The Laurel one is an hour away from where I live and the Easton one is 90 minutes away. Not sure if mom would drive me that distance weekly, especially with all my tennis but it does sound like fun and great to know it is around.

Deuce wrote: ↑Tue Aug 02, 2022 2:52 am

Cuckoo4Coco wrote: ↑Mon Aug 01, 2022 10:33 pm

ptmcmahon wrote: ↑Mon Aug 01, 2022 10:16 pm I googled Maryland curling and got two results... not sure if either is close

https://www.google.com/search?q=maryland+curling

Both seem to have some learn to curl/intro sessions held

Personally, I'm a generation between curlers - my Dad used to weekly when work let him, and my son is going into his fourth (fifth?) year of it now. Although I watch my more than my share on TV. We had so many conversations about it they even gave us our own curling thread Maybe in my later years if I have time I can take it up...I've done it once or twice and it was a blast. I'd definitely be a sweeper though, not the "skip" who calls all the shots and usually has to make the toughest shots.

The Laurel one is an hour away from where I live and the Easton one is 90 minutes away. Not sure if mom would drive me that distance weekly, especially with all my tennis but it does sound like fun and great to know it is around.

Just go once to try it.
The only way she'd have to drive you regularly is if you absolutely fall in love with it (like I did).

I always enjoyed watching it on TV, but I only began playing at about age 40. As most people do, I began as a front end player, and was Skipping part time by my 5th year (and then Skipping pretty much full time).
I did miss sweeping when I was Skipping - I love to sweep - I take pride in it, and it's great exercize. But I enjoy Skipping even more... trying to figure out the shots and strategy, and having the pressure shots at the end of each end...

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