Curling Split Time Terminology, Usage and Practice

[@mikestauffer4214]

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.

[@curlhandluke]

This thinking is what got me converted to t-hog splits. Also, especially with tall people, your full lunge before you even kick out of the hack varies by person. By the T-line you're out of the hack and moving.

[@RickNovosel]

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.

[@cinnamonbeardstud]

Takeout weight has a much different definition in lockdown

[@timothycarry]

Tee line to hog is because most of my club leads and seconds do not make it to the tee line and they push.

[@mmathman]

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.

[@VN9001]

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. 😐

[@carlosdaroza]

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

[@Robert-dz3me]

Too much verbage. Show rather than tell.