Curling Strategy

[automaton 3]

I really feel for her. Both those shots she should make, and I'm sure has made routinely in her career. Heck many of the curlers in the beer league I curl in make those shots.

The shot in the 10th was too heavy for sure, but I can only imagine how amped up anyone in that position would be and how hard it would be to keep your weight down. Wrong ice for that weight, they kept the sweepers off and disaster ensued.

Some strange tactical decisions by Canada as well, I was really wishing they'd call time out a few times to talk things through with their coach.

[slappipappi]

Originally Posted by Regorium

I actually had the same thought, even in the 10th end. If they clear every single rock, the swedes can only draw to the button with the hammer get one. However, several people already mentioned why you can't do that.

Still, I feel that the shot in the 10th end was one even I could've made. It was a straight take out with numerous options to avoid the jam.

Wow, just wow!!!!!

You think you could have made that shot, yet were confused about the 4 rock rule, thinking they could simply clear out every rock.

Which means you have never curled.

Cheryl played both ends correctly, just didn't make her shots at the end.

She tried to keep both ends clear, but her front end didn't make their shots.

[murray1]

I don't get why she didn't remove those two crappy rocks that were froze in the house. You could tell it was going to be easy for Sweden to remove Canada's rock.

[octothorp]

Originally Posted by murray1

I don't get why she didn't remove those two crappy rocks that were froze in the house. You could tell it was going to be easy for Sweden to remove Canada's rock.

Yeah, I'm just watching the Swiss/Swede men's game, and switzerland was facing exactly that situation here in the ninth, with a swedish stone frozen on the face of a swiss one in the house. And the Swiss went in aggressively and started banging the rocks in the house around and are sitting in a great position.

[slappipappi]

Originally Posted by murray1

I don't get why she didn't remove those two crappy rocks that were froze in the house. You could tell it was going to be easy for Sweden to remove Canada's rock.

Becuase they were always guarded. She couldn't throw enough weight at them to remove both, she could have thrown back line and remove her's only.

Removing the guards each time was her only and best option.

[slappipappi]

Originally Posted by octothorp

Yeah, I'm just watching the Swiss/Swede men's game, and switzerland was facing exactly that situation here in the ninth, with a swedish stone frozen on the face of a swiss one in the house. And the Swiss went in aggressively and started banging the rocks in the house around and are sitting in a great position.

Big difference, the rock he hit wasn't guarded.

[octothorp]

Originally Posted by slappipappi

Big difference, the rock he hit wasn't guarded.

The guard was really high; there was definitely the option to to go in there with some weight and create some separation between the stones in the house.

[slappipappi]

Originally Posted by octothorp

The guard was really high; there was definitely the option to to go in there with some weight and create some separation between the stones in the house.

Maybe, but the other team would have shot rock (remember Canada had shot rock), and then they are guarding the winning point (with 3 total guards at that time). You might never get a shot at the button. Better to keep it as clean as possible.

The strategy was fine, Canada had a relatively easy shot to win by keeping the middle clean of guards, they just barely missed.