{"id":4070,"date":"2024-08-24T22:23:43","date_gmt":"2024-08-25T02:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/?p=4070"},"modified":"2024-09-12T15:24:42","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T19:24:42","slug":"using-lasers-in-curling-an-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/2024\/08\/24\/using-lasers-in-curling-an-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Using lasers in curling – an update"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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In the five years since John Newhook and I drafted this document<\/a> describing the use of lasers in curling the technology has continued to improve and become more affordable, so it seemed like an update was in order.\u00a0<\/p>

With many curling clubs moving to LED lighting for their arenas, green light lasers have now become the norm, rather than the exception, and their cost has plummeted. The lasers that I use<\/a> (see below) can now be purchased from Amazon for a mere\u00a0 $38.69 Canadian, a significant drop from five years ago. Even a rechargeable, green laser pointer\u00a0 for presentations can be had for only $16, a long way from the nearly $200 I spent on a red laser pointer when I was in graduate school at the University of Manitoba.<\/p>

Of course, none of the lasers for sale anywhere are intended for curling, and the majority are intended for one of three use cases:<\/p>