Sturgis Curling Club Update - 12/14/09

It is such a pain to drive to Falmouth every Monday for the Curling Club. There always seems to be issues with rides and carpools and getting there on time. Because Falmouth is about 45 minutes away from the school, each Monday we have to make elaborate plans so that everyone arrives at the Curling Club on time. Despite the nuisance it is to get there every week, I think that it is ultimately worth it. I think this shows that I am committed to the activity because I manage to get there every week despite the hassle of organizing rides and then having to get back from Falmouth so late at night.

Today at curling we had our first game. We split into teams of two and three. My team consisted of Rachel and me, and the other team was Brian and Fabio. We were then each assigned a skip. My team had Adam Paul and Brian and Fabio had Mary Colacchio. We then began the game. Fabio got off some really good shots and the other team quickly had the lead. Rachel and I weren't working too well together and we were having issues with aiming the stone. I wasn't doing to well sweeping her stones too. We managed to get off a good shot towards the end that knocked out some of the other teams stones. Adam really helped us to aim the shot and know what to do while we were curling.

We lost the first set and did progressively worse score-wise on the next two. However, Rachel, Adam and I worked better together and were able to improve on our aim and our shots in general. The score didn't reflect the improvements we made throughout the sets. I was pleased with our effort and I think that if we are able to practice before we curl next time, then we will do better. I know that I was struggling in maintaining the correct form while throwing. My shots are alright, but there is definitely room for improvement. I need to make sure I can keep my balance while throwing and throw the rock at the correct speed. My aim and sweeping are another two weaknesses I can improve on. Despite my curling flaws, I do realize that this was our first game and due to inexperience we were bound to fail. I'm still satisfied with our efforts and I hope next time we can work well together and I can improve my mistakes.