what is curling?

Question

lol i have no idea wat it is.. so imma askin

Answer 1

Curling is a winter sport, originally devised in Scotland and played regulary from the late 1500's (I'm Canadian and have to concede we didn't invent it as others may think). Think of it as shuffleboard on ice, but played as a team. Each team has a skip (team captain) and sweeps ( ice sweepers). The rock ( granite stone with a handle) is sent down the ice to the house (target area).The throw can include a spin ( to make the rock curl or go around a rock in it's way (guards), like a curve ball in baseball) The sweeps slide down the ice,sweeping the ice in front of the rock to make the ice slicker, keeping up the rocks speed or cease sweeping to slow it down also affecting any curve imparted on the rock.. The rocks sent out of the house by being struck or those that go through the house without stopping, don't count. Rocks that are closest to the button ( centre spot of the target) are what matter.
It's one of those sports that may be a little boring to watch, but actually is exciting to play, as it depends heavily on skill, teamwork and strategy.

Answer 2

Curling is a precision team sport similar to bowls or bocce, played on a rectangular sheet of prepared ice by two teams of four players each, using heavy polished granite stones which they slide down the ice towards a target area called the house. Points are scored for the number of stones that a team has closer to the center of the target than the closest of the other team's stones. The level of precision and complex nature of the strategic thinking required to win has led curling to be referred to as "chess on ice."

Curling is also a verb, "to curl"; which means to induce coils or ringlets in hair.

Answer 3

it's a winter sport played on ice. a stone is shoved down the ice, and then guys with brooms sweep away the ice that would cause friction and slow the stone down. The object is to get the stone into the middle of a bullseye, while knocking your opponent away from the center.

Answer 4

Akin to shuffleboard or bocci, a heavy stone is sent down an icy lane. The beaters sweep the front of the path clean, not touching the stone, hoping it will land in a certain spot at the far end of it.

Answer 5

curling is a game played on the ice and you push this big rock with this brush thing and ur 2 partners run in front of the rock with brooms trying to melt the ice so the rock goes closest to the tareget and who ever's rock gets in the target or the closest wins ! soo that's the game of curling

Answer 6

It's played on ice with brooms and a 40lbs rock. It looks like a great sport. It looks very difficult as well. I'd like to try it.

Answer 7

It is a cananidin sport wear they throw big rocks and they use brooms to speed it up or slow the rock down.

Answer 8

my hubby says it's the best olympic sport...i say it's retarded! two ppl priming the ice for a large puck to move across to score points in some way or another...ok guess that doesn't really answer the question huh? hehe

Answer 9

Ice skating game with brooms and a weight.

Answer 10

it depends..they could be talkin bout curling hair....it is the process of doing curls or something that is starting to curve