I have implemented this drill at several practices and as a coach am a huge fan of it. My players are not! I call it "Plus Minus." What I really like is that it teaches players how to control the house and the importance of being above the T-line. It also helps with "another way" of looking or thinking about the game with tap backs and such. The players don't like it because the points are a bit backwards. I am going to try to incorporate this drill for helping mixed doubles.

I like taking tee to hog too. A smooth delivery will still be pushing while the thrower is stretching out. Some will shove the rock either while still in contact with the hack, while weak sliders will give a shove after leaving the hack. By the time the rock reaches the tee, it will have either left the thrower’s hand, or the slide velocity will have already been established.

A forward press is important as it is a rehearsal for the lineup delivery. Forward presses and drawbacks that are off the line of delivery are rehearsals for a miss

You and Marcelo need to square those shoulders up. Keep the rock in this case hand in line with your shoulder that will help you stay more balanced and over your sliding foot. With the rock in line with your shoulder you need to off set your slider by the width of the middle of your head to your shoulder.

If you make a draw to the button and then want to guard that line, do you need to take a little more or less ice to place a guard, say 14 feet out from the button. thanks

Is it like a tactical line

Too much verbage. Show rather than tell.

The two stone description was especially helpful

How much does the 8” table weigh? I want to buy one

Ronald should wear loose-fitting pants so he can get his centre of balance lower. Congrats on not giving up!

whats exactly am i supposed to be seeing?

I just started curling for the first time this year. I've noticed myself that I will push the rock forward before bringing it back because if you don't it sticks to the ice. I do it just to keep the rock moving.

I am loving the no fingers, no knees appliqués on the ice at Royal Montréal!

Hey Matt Sweeping question. I'm a science noob, and have researched the crap out of directional sweeping and am at peace with the how I believe it works; a combination of Harald Neiberg's (scratch theory) and Marc Shegelski's (asymeteric friction melting) theories. But my question is about basic sweeping, ie, keeping a rock moving straight. I'm new to physically curling (have watched and loved the sport for 25+ yrs before playing) and I'm currently battling a fellow curlers thoughts of sweeping to keep a stone STRAIGHT(er). I should mention that I LOVE sweeping (ya, I'm broken inside) and while I'm new at the club, I'm probably in the top three sweepers in physicality (ie, lots of downforce, quick and very fit). I'm of the belief that regardless of whether one is on the inside or outside of the curl, as long as you are sweeping perpendicular (or close to) the line of travel of the stone, you are melting the ice across the entire running surface and thus keeping as much of the stones momentum as possible and, hence, as straight as possible. My antagonist 😉 , however, asserts that if you sweep on the outside of the curl in this manner you are not accomplishing the "straight" required, and that the only way to do that is to be on the inside of the curl. While I have conceded that (I believe) a powerful sweeper on the inside of the curl will slightly (emphasis on slightly) out-perform the same sweeper on the outside of the curl in keeping the rock straight. But here's the rub; while the person I'm having this debate with isn't a terrible sweeper, they are not a good sweeper either. And I can't really tell them that outright, so I'm looking for factual backup to use on the physics/dynamics of the whole "moving stone/sweeping" thing. These differing idea's present themselves as impediments in game action, when for example, we're throwing a takeout and the stone is delivered inside. I believe in this situation you want to melt as much ice as possible in front of the stone but when I'm sweeping with this person we're butting heads WHILE trying to save a shot. Then again, maybe I'm wrong. What think you ? Thanks in advance, I'm hungry for knowledge/opinions.

@CurlingClass I have a few more tips that I've learned in the last year that may also prove very helpful with the tips you've provided in this video. Please let me know your thoughts and your opinion(s) on these too- whether they are good tips or if you have some thoughts to strengthen these points : 1.) I've learned that if you are the inside sweeper (down-side / closer to the stone sweeper) you should keep your broom close to the ice so you can start sweeping immediately when it's needed. I see a lot of curlers hold their broom up by their waist/stomach area with both hands and they lose precious seconds when the skip suddenly yells "line" or "straight." The broom doesn't necessarily have to be right in front of the stone, but a few inches above the ice and to the side of the stone's path so if a sudden sweep is necessary, sweepers can jump on it. UPDATE: You did cover this, but it was really quick and easy to miss. It's at 4:40 in your video. Perhaps maybe good to emphasize to continue to keep that broom low to the ice so when additional sweeping is necessary, they are ready. 2.) I learned another great tip in the last few months that if a sweeper is sweeping, it's a good idea to look up every 3 - 5 seconds (ideally 3) or so to see if the skip is giving new directions or to see where you are at relative to where you think the stone will end up. I see lots of sweepers just heads down and won't look up to see where they are at and end up over-sweeping or miss some vital information to help make a great shot. In this video you talked about the outside (open-positioned / high-side) sweeper being the one to communicate the weight with the skip, but I've heard it's nice when both sweepers will look up every 3 seconds. Let me know your thoughts on those things. I wanted to share it and contribute to the video. Thanks for this content and putting together this video! Good Curling!

We are being taught with the five-rock rule (which I mostly understand), so the hit everything plan is pretty much theoretical. Still there are several great comments in this lesson for me to think about.

Only one hack? I've never seen that before. Where is this? Definitely makes sliding down the centre line much easier.

why does he not line up to the CENTER of the back rock?

Great idea but please be aware of where you are in terms of the camera when you’re making this video. It’s so useful for us simple minded beginners, to see where your broom is touching the ice and so forth.

I love your videos. Thank you very much. My team is scheduled to participate in a bonspiel soon and we are told the rink it will be played at is known for having 'straight ice'. What does this mean anyhow should we play on it MB

If you ever pick up making new videos as a newer skip I struggle to know where to put the broom for raises and would appreciate any guidance you could provide!

I appreciate your effort and recognize this can be a difficult topic to explain, but I actually know less about split times now then before I watched your video. Wayyyyyy too much information that was all over the map. You lost me after the first two minutes. I personally would like to see a short basic explanation, something I can understand and use as a foundation to build on - moving into the nuances you got into as my experience builds. I have no use or understanding for split times after watching this video. 😐

Directional sweeping adds a whole other layer on top of this too and lets you have even more control!

“Longer/shorter” split time is probably more descriptive and unambiguous than “faster/slower” split time.

The first two drills instantly changed the littlest group of our junior program. Thx for this.

Great idea… I’ll try it in practice this week.

Thanks!

This really helped me thanks❤❤❤

Can two different sweepers from the throwing team sweep both rocks into the house at the same time?

Thank you so much for all of these game improving classes ❤️

why is the hack on the centre line? Most clubs i've seen have one set either side of the centre line for right and left handed curlers

When is my turn ?

Excellent explanation

Looks like an effective drill, but it still creates a “C” motion as the foot comes forward around the broom on the side of the hack. Perhaps a better placement would be to line up the broom head directly behind the hack on the edge, which would prevent the movement behind the hack, but would result in a straighter slide forward? Just a thought, but otherwise I plan to try this drill out!

Using an in-turn or out-turn for the stone, does that also change the out come for the hit?

I hear the town of Mount Royal wants to demolish the curling club and replace it with a recreational centre a curling club that has been around for 70 years I curl in Brownsburg-Chatham Quebec north of Montréal as a fellow curler this breaks my heart to see a city having no respect for the history of this club and what it brings to the community I urge my fellow curlers to pass the word and to sign the petition 💪

Tee-line to hog, because as a skip with club-grade front ends who often don't time rocks, it's easier to see when the stone reaches the tee line than the back line.

I've only just noticed how far back Bottcher moves his slider foot during his delivery.

Thank you for great video I do have a question that doesn’t relate to your presentation it’s about sweeping could you make a video on proper sweeping technique thank you

Good stuff, but I think these videos are for folks who have some experience. I began watching while wondering, “What’s a tick shot?”

It is trickier with the stablizer. Is there a way to compensate?

Great review! Currently due to COVID we have been down to one Sweeper only so double duty and learning!

hmmmmmmmmm

Thanks for the tip

Im confused. If slow/fresh ice curls less, then why does the skip set the start line further out?

Another good one Matt. Are you still making new videos?

Another good one Matt. Have you stopped making new videos?

My preference to T-line to hog line split over back line to hog line split, is the delivery is established at the T line, where as at the back line the delivery is still more susceptible to wobbles or errors, that in turn impact the stone path and time.

The red stone you throw rotates counterclockwise. The blue stone hit rotates clockwise, the same as the 2nd red stone. The 2nd blue stone rotates counterclockwise. Am I right? But I don't understand the behaviour of the 2nd red stone: shouldn't rotate in the opposite direction? (Sorry, english is not my first language)