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Curl To Win: Expert Advice to Improve Your Game
The ultimate guide to improving your game—from Canada's most celebrated curler
Whether you're stepping into the hack for the first time, looking to improve your delivery or trying to better understand strategy, Curl to Win will help you take your game to the next level. Renowned for his ability to blend the mental and physical aspects of curling as well as his innovative and effective strategies, Russ Howard has written a practical handbook that no curler should be without. Russ draws on his more than three decades of experience as a winning player and coach to explain:
Basics—start off on the right foot by picking the right equipment and really understanding how to play the game Delivery—improve your accuracy and consistency with gold-medal techniques and tips Sweeping—sweep effectively by avoiding common mistakes Strategy—form a winning game plan through strategies like making the most of the free guard zone Drills—practise like a pro with Russ's own drills for sweeping, delivery and ice reading Tips and tricks—learn how to match rocks, have a winning mindset, yell "Hurry hard!" and much moreFully illustrated with step-by-step photographs and diagrams, Curl to Win will help you get more out of your game.
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258 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 1, 2010
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November 30, 2015
4/5; 4 stars; A-
I really liked this book. When I first saw the title I didn't even think it would apply to me. As a complete novice I am trying my hardest to get my rock in the general vicinity of where its needed, not thinking about 'winning'. However, Russ Howard is an excellent teacher and the book is surprisingly appropriate for a beginner as well as a more advanced player. He covers, in detail, the mechanics of delivering the rock as well as sweeping, as well as simple but important things like curling etiquette.
When you start curling,it can be pretty baffling to look at the array of rocks in the house and understand how the planning process for shots works. This book has a lot of pictorial examples, not only showing types of shots but also strategy and planning for different configurations of rocks in play.
Curling, like golf, is a sport a person can take up and play at any stage of life. For the non-competitive level it doesn't really require supreme athleticism because there is a lot of technique and physical control more that strength. If a person is competitive though, this book offers a lot in terms of strategy and the mental aspects of the sport as well as the dynamics of team play. I would recommend it to any level of curler.
The only thing missing from this book (and any curling book I've looked at so far) is a detailed description of the common tools in use for curlers with physical disabilities. Curling the traditional way requires fully functional knees and there are a lot of knee issues that crop up as people get older. Luckily, there are ways to get around that using 'the stick', grippers, and other items found at the curling rink. Its a real shame that they aren't more widely known because more people might take up the sport if they knew about them.
I really liked this book. When I first saw the title I didn't even think it would apply to me. As a complete novice I am trying my hardest to get my rock in the general vicinity of where its needed, not thinking about 'winning'. However, Russ Howard is an excellent teacher and the book is surprisingly appropriate for a beginner as well as a more advanced player. He covers, in detail, the mechanics of delivering the rock as well as sweeping, as well as simple but important things like curling etiquette.
When you start curling,it can be pretty baffling to look at the array of rocks in the house and understand how the planning process for shots works. This book has a lot of pictorial examples, not only showing types of shots but also strategy and planning for different configurations of rocks in play.
Curling, like golf, is a sport a person can take up and play at any stage of life. For the non-competitive level it doesn't really require supreme athleticism because there is a lot of technique and physical control more that strength. If a person is competitive though, this book offers a lot in terms of strategy and the mental aspects of the sport as well as the dynamics of team play. I would recommend it to any level of curler.
The only thing missing from this book (and any curling book I've looked at so far) is a detailed description of the common tools in use for curlers with physical disabilities. Curling the traditional way requires fully functional knees and there are a lot of knee issues that crop up as people get older. Luckily, there are ways to get around that using 'the stick', grippers, and other items found at the curling rink. Its a real shame that they aren't more widely known because more people might take up the sport if they knew about them.
October 19, 2024
Good introduction
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