Q. Where do you curl?
A. Boise Curling Club operates at Idaho Ice World, 7072 S. Eisenman Rd. Boise, ID
Q. What should I wear to a curling session?
A. Most curlers come in street clothes, including a jacket. It can get cold in the rink area, so it is useful to dress in a couple of layers. Loose-fitting pants like nylon track-wear or “sweats” is recommended for mobility. Footwear should be a comfortable rubber-soled shoe to keep from slipping on the ice – sneakers seem to work fine for most.
Q. What else do I take to curling?
A. Nothing else is needed! The Boise curling club has brooms, sliders and rocks for members and visitors to use. Just take your smile and be ready to have a fun time!
Q. How do you score in curling?
A. Check out the following Wikipedia link on curling and scroll down to the “Scoring” section.
Wikipedia-Curling
Some Curling Basics
A layout of the ice:
A diagram of a curling sheet
Curling team is composed of 4 members. Each player delivers a stone weighing about 20 kg one by one toward house-a circle of 3.66 m across-which lies 40 m ahead. First the Lead goes, next the Second, then the Third, and finally the Skip-the leader of the team-goes. Each player throws a stone alternately between teams twice. After all throws are completed, only one team, which has a stone closer to the center of each circle, can score. This set of throws is called an end, and ten ends make a game. There are countless pebbles on the ice. When a stone is delivered, two players sweep the ice just in front of the sliding stone with a brush to melt the pebbles, which reduces friction and enables the stone to go farther and straighter. Seemingly it appears humorous, but in fact, it is a very intelligent and active sport. A team can concede a match if it believes it is too far behind in points to catch up. (from Karuizawainterclub.ne.jp)
Here’s a little video giving you some idea of the playing of a game:
More DIY videos at 5min.com
Sweeping – a far better explanation is given in Section 6 of the Curling Manual that we could possibly ever write-up. The Curling School provides interesting information on many aspects of the sport.