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This past week, Goldline Curling Supplies introduced the latest brush in the Hardline lineup: the Chameleon brush, which features a […] The post First look: Hardline Chameleon brush appeared first on Throwing Rocks.

One of the critical biomechanical skills to develop in brushing is to ensure that neither the shoulders, nor the hips, […] The post In brushing, isolate the chassis appeared first on Throwing Rocks.

Author’s note: This is joint work with John Newhook, Department of Civil and Resource Engineering, Dalhousie University.

While we are still awaiting the publication of the new 2026-2027 World Curling rule book, Laurie St-Georges, the Director of […] The post World Curling alters stone placements for mixed doubles in 2026-2027 appeared first on Throwing Rocks.

This article is joint work with John Newhook of Dalhousie University.

This article is joint work with John Newhook of Dalhousie University.

Since publishing the first article about the footwork trainer in June 2016, a number of people have asked for more […] The post Building a dryland closed footwork trainer appeared first on Throwing Rocks.

This article is a revision to an article that originally was published on the Ontario Curling Council website on 11 […] The post Dryland training for brushing footwork appeared first on Throwing Rocks.

In a previous article, John Newhook and I described ten reasons why the use of split times can be problematic […] The post Mapping delivery split times to hog-to-hog times appeared first on Throwing Rocks.

This is an updated version of an article that originally appeared on the Ontario Curling Council website on 4 October […] The post High-performance brushing in the open stance appeared first on Throwing Rocks.

This article was originally published on 23 March 2016 on the Ontario Curling Council website.

This article is joint work with John Newhook of Dalhousie University.