{"id":6752,"date":"2026-05-07T14:37:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T18:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/?p=6752"},"modified":"2026-05-07T14:43:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T18:43:01","slug":"setup-the-importance-of-the-slide-foot-position","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glennpaulley.ca\/curling\/2026\/05\/07\/setup-the-importance-of-the-slide-foot-position\/","title":{"rendered":"Setup &#8211; The importance of the slide foot position"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6752\" class=\"elementor elementor-6752\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd90ef4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fd90ef4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6984c93 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6984c93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd72fab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd72fab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>This article is joint work with John Newhook of Dalhousie University.<\/em><\/p><p>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.<\/p><p>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 &#8220;fixed&#8221; in order to release the stone correctly on the line of delivery.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>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. 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The tape makes the misalignment of the legs more obvious when viewed with a camera. It is a straightforward tool to utilize with your own team as the tape presents a much clearer picture of leg alignment than the ubiquitous black of virtually all curling pants.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article is joint work with John Newhook of Dalhousie University. 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