Random Updates

Due to a lot of snow, our curling game this past week has been postponed.  I guess that's what happens when you live in Minnesota.  We'll follow up on a few other items.

First on the saga of my brother's curling shoe search.  After two weeks, my brother finally received his Eagle shoes from Brooms Up Curling Supplies, but they were too big.  He has since decided to get the Goldline Shot, just like me.  At first, I didn't think he should buy shoes since he'd only get to play like 3 games in them, but it looks like there'll be another league in April, so that'll be good.

And now one of my brother's teammates is interested in getting a broom.  He asked me about the Tournament Performance Broom and the Performance Brush Fiberglass.  I haven't used either before, but both look fine to me.  Anyone have suggestions for a low cost broom that still has the swivel head?

On a related note, my brother's curling league started last week, but he couldn't make it.  One of his instructors subbed for him and his team won.  Good for them. 

And last, Second brought his baby boy to our game the week before.  Someone in Second's family made him this onesie, which I thought was cute.

Arnold Asham on the Curling Show

I'd like to highlight another episode of Dean Gemmell's Curling Show that I just listened to, which featured Arnold Asham.  For those that don't know, he's the founder of Asham, one of the big curling equipment suppliers.  Now, I'm not always up to date on the new curling technology, but I'm kind of intrigued with two of the new broom features discussed on the show:

The Boomerang Shaped Brush

Kind of a weird idea, right?  Most brooms today have a rectangular brush head (like mine) or an oval shape (like my teammates').  The boomerang kinda makes sense though; the diagonal parts should make it easier to brush debris and frost to the sides.
 
The Grooved Brush Head

Such a simple idea.  When you're sweeping, frost accumulates more on the edges of your brush head.  Why not make a brush head with more edges?  And it doesn't really cost all that much more for the grooves compared to the flat ($2 more). 

So I just added a boomerang broom with the grooves to my wishlist.  It costs $166, $100 more than my first broom, but I think I'm ready for something new when next season comes around.