{"id":2873,"date":"2020-04-13T11:18:50","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T15:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/?page_id=2873"},"modified":"2024-08-24T11:05:38","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T15:05:38","slug":"delivery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/delivery\/","title":{"rendered":"Delivery"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThe importance of the preshot routine\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t
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This article was originally published on 23 March 2016 on the Ontario Curling Council website.\u00a0 Last week, during my own club game, I was reminded in the 3rd end why a preshot routine is critical to a sound curling delivery. With my first stone of the 3rd end, I became distracted while cleaning my stone. Then, rather than placing the stone precisely in front of my hack foot with the correct handle orientation, I had left it straddling the center line. Then I got in the hack as usual, but with the stone in the wrong place. I recall thinking that this wasn\u2019t feeling right, but no matter, I\u2019d throw it anyway rather than stand up and start over. Big mistake. Without completing my preshot routine as usual, I simply wasn\u2019t ready to throw. Predictably, I missed. Consistency and the preshot routine In way that\u2019s very similar to golf, adhering to preshot routine in curling is essential for competitive play.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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This article is joint work with John Newhook of Dalhousie University. Routinely, one of the delivery elements we encounter frequently with young athletes is the inconsistent placement of their slide foot when in the setup position prior to beginning the delivery. In the delivery it is critical that the slide foot be positioned in a heel-toe orientation relative to the hack foot so as to permit the athlete to squat without twisting their hips, which leads to a multitude of potential problems that must be “fixed” in order to release the stone correctly on the line of delivery.\u00a0\u00a0 This article (click on the image at right to open the PDF), originally written in 2014, documents the effects of a misplaced slide foot in the setup position. We are grateful to former Wilfrid Laurier varisty athlete Evie Fortier of Ottawa who acted as our model for the photographs included in the article.\u00a0 To better illustrate the issues that can occur with<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tBlocked, Distributed, and Random Practice as it Relates to Skill Acquisition in Curling\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t
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This article originally appeared on the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks High-Performance website on 27 February 2012. An age-old question in sport is what practice structure yields the best results in relation to effective skill acquisition. This article will define three different practice structures that are referred to as Blocked, Distributed and Random. The answer to this question is critical to all coaches, as they need to structure practices appropriately by selecting technical development drills that are appropriate given the biomotor capabilities of the athletes they are working with, as well as considering such mitigating factors as experience and degree of neuromuscular development. These elements, as well as others, all must be woven into the appropriate tapestry that will lay the foundation for elite athlete development. Blocked Practice refers to practice where one skill is worked on at a time. This skill is worked on until a predetermined level of competence is acquired, and then the coach and athlete move on to the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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Throwing Rocks Consulting Services Ltd plans to offer a delivery analysis clinic at the Guelph Curling Club on Sunday, March 15 2026 between 6:15pm and 8:15pm. The Guelph Curling Club is located at 816 Woolwich Street in Guelph, Ontario.\u00a0 In addition to an introduction (or review) of delivery analysis fundamentals, participants will gain experience with a delivery analysis setup and its equipment, and with using OnForm’s multi-camera analysis tools with which to analyze a curling delivery.\u00a0 Cost for the clinic is $40.\u00a0 This clinic is targeted towards coaches who work with competitive U15, U18, U20, or adult teams; it is not intended for instructors who work with little rocks or novices to the sport.\u00a0 Participation is limited to 12 coaches and will run only if at least 8 coaches have signed up. To secure your spot, the $40 fee must be paid in advance of the clinic. The fee will be reimbursed if the clinic is cancelled. Additional participants will<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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What is ocular dominance? Ocular dominance is the tendency of the brain to prefer visual input of one eye over the other. While like many other mammals human beings have binocular vision with which to judge distances, humans almost universally prefer visual input from one eye over the other. According to Wikipedia, about 70% of people are right-eye dominant, and 29% are left-eye; why this is so is still not understood. In everyday circumstances most individuals don’t give their ocular dominance much thought; but in sport, eye dominance can play a significant role, especially in highly accurate tasks such as aiming. Sports such as darts, archery, billiards, shooting, and curling can be impacted by eye dominance, particularly when the athlete’s dominant eye is the opposite of their dominant (throwing) hand, which is sometimes termed cross-dominance. Celeste Gauthier, who throws 3rd stones for Team \u00c9milie Lovitt, throwing an out-turn draw. Note that Celeste’s left eye is directly above the centre of<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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A recent feature of the OnForm video analysis platform is its support for multi-camera input. The individual devices have to be connected to the same WIFI network, but once paired a “master” device can control the recording of all of the auxiliary devices that are providing alternative camera views.\u00a0 In this brief article, I wish to document my equipment setup for delivery analysis. At this practice, I’m looking at two things: slide leg position, and arm extension during the release motion, that are difficult to analyze when standing either directly in front of, or behind, the athlete.\u00a0 Delivery Analysis Setup For delivery analysis, I use a Ryobi steel mitre sawhorse with collapsible legs, with an iPhone mount, in landscape mode, mounted in its centre. A green light laser, positioned on the far tee line, points to the hack, forming the line of delivery (LOD). The plumb line – actually just a red hockey skate shoelace with a carabiner as a<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

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