Delivery by athletes with opposite ocular dominance
What is ocular dominance? Ocular dominance is the tendency of the brain to prefer visual input of one eye over […]
Coaching
A brush is not a rock magnet
A brushing tactic I continue to see being used by younger teams is to brush the ice adjacent to the
Book review: Practical Applications in Sport Nutrition
Eating well to properly fuel your body for competition has to be one of the most overlooked aspects of curling
Delivery analysis using OnForm Multi-cam support
A recent feature of the OnForm video analysis platform is its support for multi-camera input. The individual devices have to
Book review: What’s your Call?
This delightful book, published in October 2022, is a collaboration between Scotland’s Doug Wilson and long-time Alberta skip (and Curling
Should I brush faster? Stroke rate, displacement, and vertical force
This article is joint work with Dr. John Newhook, professor and Dean of Engineering at Dalhousie University in Halifax. Over
Brushing video analysis with OnForm
While an instrumented brush is ideal for capturing the force profile of an athlete, video analysis is equally essential so
What is deliberate practice in curling?
In recent years the decline in participation in youth curling has led to a number of challenges in a variety
Curling Canada’s Singles App
Curling Canada’s Singles app, a free application for both Apple and Android devices, permits an athlete or a coach to
Instrumented Curling Brushes and the CurlSmart brush
I frequently receive questions about the instrumented brush that I use when testing athletes. An instrumented brush is a “game-changer”