tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903178515431539698.post356801502415987917..comments2023-11-02T06:18:46.916-04:00Comments on Bob Weeks on Curling: Wednesday at the TrialsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903178515431539698.post-48800093505330826712009-12-13T15:40:42.101-05:002009-12-13T15:40:42.101-05:00In Moncton last year at the world's the curler...In Moncton last year at the world's the curlers generally adhered to this and you would see them standing with only there slider on the ice at the backboards. As Joe said, it melts the pebble when you slide warm, but it melts all the way into the house, which is in play.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17726941328757199708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903178515431539698.post-90475964516438374112009-12-13T01:41:06.817-05:002009-12-13T01:41:06.817-05:00Absolutely sliders need to be cooled. Jumping stra...Absolutely sliders need to be cooled. Jumping straight into the hack and taking practice slides with a warm slider causes the pebble in front of the hack to break down very quickly, and shortly you'll have a big flat spot. <br /><br />While the spot affected isn't in play, it does affect how the sliding surface feels underfoot as you're driving out of the hack, and that can affect your feel on light-weight shots.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11246666593768574401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903178515431539698.post-72466503429289707882009-12-11T12:50:21.375-05:002009-12-11T12:50:21.375-05:00Steal sliders do need to be cooled off. Players t...Steal sliders do need to be cooled off. Players throw them on the ice at the back of the sheet and they will melt a little patch. I suppose they would not slide very well if they were melting a puddle during your first slide.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13419927999660349407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903178515431539698.post-76035078156671884542009-12-10T15:46:24.383-05:002009-12-10T15:46:24.383-05:00But do your sliders actually need to be cooled?But do your sliders actually need to be cooled?BWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05138286365949566074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3903178515431539698.post-63881183125961088022009-12-10T14:14:49.981-05:002009-12-10T14:14:49.981-05:00The officials always make us take one minute to co...The officials always make us take one minute to cool our sliders. We have to stand behind the hack or actually get yelled at.Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06048194004039927822noreply@blogger.com