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Ice - The distance between where a
delivered rock must be aimed
(the skip's broom at the distant end) and the intended target
or it's final resting place, in order to
successfully achieve the
desired shot. The amount of curl for the type
of shot determines
the required amount of ice.
In-Turn - The rotation imparted on a
stone during delivery that causes
it to spin in a clockwise direction for a right hander, and
a
counter-clockwise direction for a left hander.
Keen Ice - Ice that for one of many
reasons requires less than the
normal weight to slide the stone.
Lead - The first player on a team to
deliver stones during each and
every end.
Light - A stone delivered with less
weight than required to successfully
achieve the desired shot.
Lost Turn - A stone that has no turn
on the handle and thus,
does not curl.
Narrow - Delivering a stone to the
inside of the skip's broom.
(also refer to Off The
Broom)
Off The Broom - A stone delivered
narrow or wide of the skip's broom.
The skip's broom is the point of aim during delivery.
Outside - Another term for wide.
Out-Turn - The rotation imparted on
a stone during delivery that
causes it
to spin in a
counter-clockwise direction for a
right hander, and a clockwise direction for a left hander.
Pebble - A fine spray of water
droplets applied to the sheet before the
start of each
game.
Curling stones slide along the frozen
pebble, not on smooth
ice.
Peel Weight - A stone delivered
with heavy take-out weight.
Port - An opening between two stones
that is wide enough for
another stone to pass
through.
Raise -
When one stone is bumped ahead by another.
Rink - A team of four curlers. Also,
the building in which the
game is played.
Roll - The direction a moving stone
takes after it hits another
stationary stone.
Rub - When a moving stone barely touches another
stationary stone.
(Less contact than a chip)
Run - A section of the curling
sheet that is dipped or troughed
that can
prevent a stone to
curl or draw down it's normal
path of travel.
Second - The second player on a team
to deliver stones during
each and every end.
The second follows the lead.
Sheet - The strip of ice upon which
the game is being played.
A curling club will have several sheets of ice to play on.
Shot Rock - The stone closest to
the button at any time during an end.
Skip - The fourth player on a team
to deliver a stone during each
and every end. The skip usually directs the strategy during
the game.
Swingy Ice - Ice that for one of
many reasons has a more than
normal draw.
Take-out - To completely remove
another stone from play by hitting
it with another.
Take-out Weight - The weight
required when delivering a stone in
order to make at
take-out.
Tee-Line - The line that passes
through the button of the house
across the width
of the sheet.
Third - The third player on a team
to deliver stones during each and
every end. The third follows the second.
Tight - Another term for narrow.
Turn - The direction of rotation
imparted on a stone during delivery
that determines
the curl of the stone. The two turns
used in
curling are the in-turn and out-turn.
Vice, Vice-Skip - Another term for
the third.
Weight - The force or momentum
transferred to a curling stone
during delivery.
Wick - Another term for chip.
Wide - Delivering a stone to the
outside of the skip's broom.
(also refer to off the broom)
Wrecked Shot - A missed shot caused
by an accidental chip or
wick-off of
another stationary stone.
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