Curling
Coloured red and yellow
The curling stone or rock is made An old-style curling stone
of granit
Curling broom
Used to sweep the ice surface in the
path of the stone
Also often used as a ballancing and
during devilery of the stone
In early days made of corn strands
hadles are lighter and stronger than
wooden handles
= faster sweeping
Shoes
Similar to ordinary athletic shoes expect that they have dissimilar
soles
1. the slider shoe: 2. the non-slider shoe:
-desined to slide -desined to grip
-worn by the thrower during -worn by the thrower
delivery from the hack and by -normal athletic sole
sweepers
- teflon sole
Curling shoes, showing
a slider sole
Other equipment
Curling pants, made to be stretchy to accommodate the curling
delivery
A stopwatch to time the stones while sweeping
Curling gloves and mittens, to keep the hands warm and improve