fer's blog: Live to curl, curl to live

April 21, 2006

Live to curl, curl to live

Let's say I did some ... medically unsanctioned curling this evening. But man it was awesome! I am so glad I went.

For the first time I not only felt proud of my form, but of the placement of my shots as well. I have had trouble in the past putting enough weight on my throws so I was lucky to get them to the hog line. I didn't want to compromise my form by giving the stone an extra push at the end, and the ice is pretty slow, and there were plenty of excuses, but not having stones in play is pretty disappointing. Today I had it down, and was able to draw to the center of the house as well as even do a nice take out (ok, the skip asked for a double-take out, but at least I got the one!).

Oh yeah and I finally saw "Men with Brooms." What a wacky movie. It reminded me of "The Big Lebowski," but just very Canadian. It even had Bob Bainborough from "The Red Green Show" which apparently just ended with a series finale earlier this month I think. I am sad to see it go, but at least there are a ton of reruns to watch. Hee hee.

So now the hiatus begins. No more curling until September or October! Lots of time to shop for shoes? I can't wait to join a league. The lead instructer complemented J and I that we would be welcome on a team as a duo even though we are beginners since we have caught on so fast. I can't wait! Curling is so much fun!

Posted by fer at April 21, 2006 10:07 PM