Curling Drills - Weight Control: Houseboat

In this Curling Weight Control video, Coach Matt and Zoe discuss the "Houseboat" drill.

Often curlers find it difficult to find the "sweet spot," whatever weight that might be. Usually they've spent their entire curling careers attempting to throw stones over the hog line and beyond, never considering all of that beautiful ice that lies before the hog line.

With this weight control drill you will start to have a feeling for what it's like to throw a stone 20 feet, 40 feet, and so forth until you finally reach the far hog line. You'll gain a new appreciation for throwing a high guard, mid-guard and tight guard. Then in no time you'll be adding a little more to just get it to a 4, 5, 6 and so on. Try this drill, you'll be happy that you did.

Matt Bean was Competition Coach trained in Ontario and later Certified as a Competition Coach in Québec. He currently curls out of the Royal Montreal Curling Club and TMR Curling club in Québec.

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