Skipping, Strategy and Shot Selection

The target audience for this session are curlers that currently skip or vice. However, it is open to all curlers. Experienced skips are encouraged to attend. Your experience and opinions will make the session more rewarding for the newer skips. You may even learn something new.

The session will be held in the warm room.

The session will be a mix of lecture, audience interaction and discussion of some specific real game situations. We will discuss and review the basics of skipping. We will look at real game situations and discuss what shot you might choose and WHY that choice is good or WHY another choice may be "better".

Some common situations:

• You are up 3 in the last end with the hammer. What is the "last" thing you want your Lead to throw?
• You are up 3 in the last end without the hammer. What is the “last” thing you want your Lead to throw?
• You are down 3 in the last end with the hammer. What call for your leads 2 stones would give you the LEAST chance of pulling out the win or tie?
• You have the hammer. Game is tied. The opponent's 1st lead stone goes into the house and sits behind the tee line. What do you call?

These situations and others will be discussed at the session.