Wausau Curling Club - All About Curling

All About Curling

Curling is an extremely complex sport based around a very simple idea. Slide a stone down a sheet of ice and have it stop as near the center of a set of rings (called the house). The problem being that your opposition will do everything tactically to stop you from achieving this goal. So the game contains elements of great skill, strategy, finesse, exertion and endeavor and we promise you that the perception of a slow-paced game is just that, a perception.

The game itself is more than 500 years old and its true origin is hidden in the mist of time, but it is widely accepted that the game evolved in Scotland over several centuries. Scotland is also where the mother club of curling, The Royal Caledonian Curling Club, was formed in 1838. The game has evolved through the years with the most recent change on how the game is played happened in 1990 when the free guard zone rule was introduced.

Fairness is an important part of the game and you shall not be surprised if your opponent will point out to you that they have broken the rules so just to make sure that no advantage is taken.

USA Curling has several fliers that they distribute to help teach about curling. Feel free to download the PDF files for the fliers listed below. Just right click on the link and save.

USA Curling (2 pages, 1453 KB)

An overview and quick history of the sport. (Flyer provided by the US Curling Association.)

Delivery (2 pages, 1400 KB)

Just how do you get that 42 lb rock 130 feet down the ice? (Flyer provided by the US Curling Association.)

Sweeping (2 pages, 1300 KB)

All that sweeping. How dirty can that ice be? (Flyer provided by the US Curling Association.)

Strategy (2 pages, 1500 KB)

It may be on ice, but it's a lot like a chess match. (Flyer provided by the US Curling Association.)

Curling Spirit (2 pages, 1300 KB)

In curling, as in life, fair play is the only way to play. (Flyer provided by the US Curling Association.)

The Stick

Learn about a way to play even if you can't get down on the ice. (Flyer provided by the US Curling Association.)

Throwing Stones for Fun

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