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Why Sturling

 

Allows the preferred delivery technique
Individual team members can chose the delivery they prefer, stick or slide, yet curl with the person they want.
This includes couples, friends, and even parents and grandparents teaming up with children and grandchildren.

Reduces physical requirements
Many people who, for whatever reason, cannot manage the complex, athletic slide delivery can sturl, using the stick delivery. Since there is no sweeping until the rock reaches the hog line at the destination end, the game is less physically demanding. Players are generally involved continuously in moderate activity throughout the whole game. For the more athletic, sturling is a faster moving, interesting game with plenty of challenge that they can enjoy.

Provides continuous action
In sturling there is less standing around waiting, because there is no movement of players up and down the ice. Players are continuously occupied with the most interesting aspects of the game – skipping or delivering rocks. Since players cannot go beyond center ice, time spent discussing shots is minimized. Each player delivers 18 rocks during each game, 2 more than in a regular 8-end game. On the alternate ends when they aren't skipping, each player delivers 6 rocks in a row (alternating with the opposition), which provides a great opportunity to develop their throwing skills.

Presents opportunity as well as responsibility
On a sturling team, there are no 'positions' – both partners throw the same number of rocks -- of the same importance -- and skip half of each game. Each player has equal influence on the outcome of the game. This reduces dissention and increases variety and attraction for all. Players get an increased sense of 'ownership' of the ends they deliver. Many enjoy the chance to call at least part of each game, an experience they may have been previously denied.

Decreases game length
Because sturling games have less ends, use less rocks per end, and progress more rapidly, games are generally completed in less than half the time. Players are less likely to get bored or cold. The games fit more easily into busy schedules. Over the years, as curling has been reduced from 20 to 14 to 12 to 10, and recently to 8 ends, there has reportedly always been objections that it would kill the game – there just wasn't time to come back from a deficit. Well, that has never been true, and fewer ends has always soon been accepted, and preferred by most. The same is the case for sturling's 6 ends, particularly since the number of rocks thrown per player per game isn't reduced. Certainly, you don't want a big end scored against you early in the game, but that applies to both teams and becomes part of the strategy of winning teams.

Removes gender or age restrictions
Sturling has no gender or age restrictions, since men and women of all ages can do equally well at it. This provides a good mix of people and results in a superior social atmosphere. It's also makes sturling an excellent family activity. It also means that championships can be conducted without numerous different classifications and corresponding events.


Read the article "The Benefits of Sturling" for curling clubs.

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