PO Box 5
Highway 59 North
Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
  
November 2005 Newsletter

Volume 1, Issue 3
Upcoming Events
    
Kitchen Coordinator :
• Work Days
Saturday Mornings
9am-12noon

•Community Ed Curling Classes
Tues, Nov 15
Thurs, Nov 17
•Open House
Saturday, Nov 19
Sunday, Nov 20
•League Play Begins
November 29 & 30
December 1

  Conrad Ohm is stepping down from his Kitchen duties. He will still order supplies and is donating all of his pots, pans and utensils he used for the Bonspiels. We need someone or a group of individuals to share in the Kitchen responsibilities. If you prefer to work a weekend or certain dates let someone from our Board know.

  Gift for Jim Beaton:
Jim Beaton has been a tremendous and generous person who helped the Lakes Curling Club get established. He was instrumental in allowing us to purchase and make payments for our Club. Last Spring we presented him with our final payment and he donated the check back to the Club. Therefore our Board decided to present Jim Beaton with a gift to show our appreciation and gratitude. Viggo Thomsen searched high and low for the perfect gift and finally found it. To see our gift go to our website: http://lakescurling.com/photos/deed/gift.htm
  By-Laws:
The Board has updated our Club By-Laws. We made a change on the number of Board members and decided to make the change to the By-Laws. We would like for everyone to view the By-Laws which will be posted in the Clubhouse. Voting on the By-Laws will be during the Spring Annual meeting. Please let Tom Spry know of any changes you believe should be implemented before March 1st of 2006.
  Lockers:
We received 31 lockers from Minnesota State Community and Technical College, Detroit Lakes Campus. We also have boats and pontoons stored in the back storage area. The boat and pontoon storage pays for the cost of cleaning and throwing out garbage in the back room. Thank You Curlers for responding and helping the Club.
   

Curling Tip:
Delivery Rock Play - A sound curling delivery requires accomplishment in four technical areas: Alignment, Timing, Balance and Release.

ALIGNMENT: Keep your palm off the handle and your wrist high. Turn the rock in toward your body for in-turns, and out away from body for out-turns. The position should be at 10:00 or 2:00 o’clock depending on the turn.
TIMING: There are three major movements during the delivery: Press, Drawback, and Slide.
Press: Move the rock ahead a few inches down the line of delivery, basically to initiate motion and get the rock "unstuck" fro the ice.
Drawback: Your body weight is anchored and about evenly distributed on both feet. The toe of your sliding foot is now about as far back as the heel of your foot in the hack.
Slide: The transition from the drawback to the forward slide involves a significant weight transfer. Keep the timing and movement controlled in one fluid motion.
BALANCE: Your sliding foot must be flat to the ice and centered under the chest to achieve a balanced slide. A balanced delivery means you won't be leaning on the rock, broom or trailing leg, but on your sliding foot.
RELEASE: Your throwing arm remains slightly bent and the position of the rock handle is still turned at 10:00 or 2:00 o'clock. Turn the handle to 12:00 o'clock as you simultaneously extend your arm. Release the rock cleanly and follow through so that your hand finishes in the "handshake" position. The rock should rotate about two-and-a-half times during the draw shot. A draw shot released at the top of the House will travel a different path and will have more time to curl than a rock released near the hog line. A more rapidly rotating rock will travel a straighter path than a slow turning rock. Consistent rotation and point of release makes it easier for the skip to read the ice. Taken from the USA Curling Association Brochure "Delivery Rock Play."
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