11-8-10 Highlight of the Week

This shot from Jennifer Jones happens to be the first hit when searching for "curling shot" on youtube.



Can you imagine even going for a takeout off a corner guard?  Now, I've actually called a shot off a corner guard maybe twice.  There's so little margin of error for the angle it has to hit at and the shot was missed pretty terribly.

10-17-10 Highlight of the Week

This is an absolutely insane shot by Glenn Howard from the 2009 Brier.  I can't even imagine coming up with this shot. 



No curling this week because of the St. Paul Cashspiel.  Vice (the last of my nicknames) and I were discussing if we'd ever enter the Cashspiel last year because they had a few extra spots at the time, but really, we've never played more than one game on a sunday during a bonspiel so really, we're not even close to that level.  Maybe someday.

10-10-10 Highlight of the Week

This was the first curling related video that shows up when you search youtube for runback.  Personally, I've never made a double runback, but the other team magically got one when they were going for a different shot.



My first match is in just a few hours.  Almost there...

10-3-10 Highlight of the Week

I thought that one of the fun things I could do on this blog is highlight a cool shot.  This first one is one of John Morris' doubles from the gold medal game at the 2010 Olympics.



In my own experience, I've actually gotten a double once.  I'll also always remember getting my first runback.  It was either my first or second time skipping, which was actually during my first year of curling.  It was good to get a cool shot off and it got my confidence up.