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This article is a revision to an article that originally was published on the Ontario Curling Council website on 11 June 2016.<\/em><\/p>

In the Curling Canada High Performance Program coaching manual, under “Technical Development: Sweeping”, you will find the following quote attributed to Darryl Horne:<\/span><\/p>

Without doubt sweeping is the most under-coached, under-practiced, under-appreciated, and under-rated aspect of the game.<\/p><\/blockquote>

In my experience in working with U15, U18, and U20 teams over the past 14 seasons, a common development issue with athletes is in mastering the biomechanics necessary for brushing effectively, that is insuring that the forces the athlete develops through the brush handle are optimal to the task.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\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

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To assist athletes with learning the correct footwork for brushing in the closed stance, in the spring of 2016 I built a “footwork trainer” (see video at right) that athletes could use through the spring and summer in order to gain sufficient speed, stamina, and muscle memory in order to achieve significantly better results once ice is available in mid-August.<\/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

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But wait a minute, you say – aren’t all adult competitive teams simply brushing in a snowplough position using a single brusher? And if so, who needs to brush in the closed stance?<\/p>

There’s no question that with the superb ice available for Tour teams on the circuit that many of them, particularly men’s teams, utilize a single brusher and almost always that brusher is positioned behind the stone in a snowplough stance. I’ve personally witnessed a solitary men’s player drag a stone an additional 15 feet on ideal ice. However, we also know that (1) not all ice conditions are Brier- or Scotties- calibre, (2) many athletes not only fall short of Olympic strength and conditioning, nor have the same mass as Olympic-calibre men, and (3) we are aware of multiple studies, including a study from World Curling, that demonstrate that two brushers are better than one for both carry and to prevent curl.\u00a0<\/p>

If a team is going to use a second brusher, then that second brusher cannot be brushing in a snowplough stance – there is no place for them to stand. Hence brushing from the side in a closed stance (or in an open stance on the opposite side) is still very relevant for many teams, particularly Junior and women’s teams. And, unfortunately, all too often those skills are not practiced.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\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

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To assist these two athletes with learning the correct footwork for brushing in the closed position, I built a “footwork trainer” (see photograph above) that these young women could use through the spring and summer in order to gain sufficient speed, stamina, and muscle memory in order to achieve significantly better results once ice is available in mid-August.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\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

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The trainer itself is simple to construct: two 30-inch wood pieces of 2×6 glued and screwed together, a 2×4 attached to the top, two 18-inch 2×4 pieces to mount the 24-inch threaded rods that serve as the axles for the 7-inch lawnmower wheels. Total cost, all in, is about $100, the most significant items being the wheels – I used lawnmower wheels with stainless steel bearings – and the cast-iron handles that I found at my local Lee Valley store.\u00a0<\/p>

In use, through trial-and-error we have found the best practice surface to be the midfield of a softball diamond. An asphalt or concrete surface hinders effective foot movement, which is required to produce the closed stance “half-moons” that optimally both propel the brusher down the sheet, and get one’s feet outside of the hip line to provide greater force through the arms and hence the brush head. A ball diamond or a fine gravel driveway permits practice with good foot movement, and moreover the athlete’s footwork evidence can be seen in the gravel after each attempt, augmenting any video taken. A training key is to ensure that the trailing foot continues to move in the half-moon motion throughout the trial, rather than being “dragged” in a straight line following the lead foot.<\/p>

For each of these athletes I set out a measured straightaway of 93 feet (near hog-line to far tee-line) to practice. The goal is to achieve optimal form – no “bouncing”, moving in a straight line, arms perpendicular to the ground, head position past the hands – and vary the speed from 24-25 seconds for the 93 foot distance (draw weight) to 8-9 seconds (hit weight).<\/p>

One point that has drawn my attention, both with these athletes and myself, is that with the trainer it is quite difficult to cross-over one’s feet without stopping altogether – a crossover step becomes quite awkward. I think the trainer might be very useful for accomplished athletes who still struggle with the proper footwork when brushing closed, and invoke the crossover step out of habit.<\/p>

In subsequent posts I’ll outline the construction of the dryland footwork trainers in more detail, along with some training tips. It has been heartwarming to see the adoption of the use of footwork trainers by a variety of Junior competitive teams in Ontario over the past few years.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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In the still photographs and video that accompany this post, I’ve used some footage that feature selected athletes from more recent seasons. The athletes include Grace Lloyd (2026 Ontario women’s champion), Fraser Reid (2016 CIS gold medalist with Wilfrid Laurier University), Graham Singer (2020 USports gold medalist and all-star lead with Wilfrid Laurier), Emma McKenzie (2022 OUA champion and Wilfrid Laurier University Female Athlete of the Year), and Audrey de Sousa (n\u00e9e Wallbank) and \u00c9milie Lovitt of Toronto Metropolitan University.\u00a0<\/p>

My thanks as well to John Newhook, Jim Waite, Bill Tschirhart, and Jennifer Ferris for their comments on earlier versions of this article. Most importantly, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to Spencer Nuttall, second on the 2016 CIS champion Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks Varsity Men’s curling team and one of the best brushers in the game, for his comments and feedback.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\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":"

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