The Bonspiel

I enjoy curling, playing the game more than watching. It has some great parts to it and can be a lifelong sport. I moved to a new city just as the ruling season started. As such, I have not thrown a curling rock all winter. This is not the end of the world but I am n my mid-thirties now and I am a headed to Victoria BC to curl in a bonspiel. This bonspiel guarantees a minimum of 3 games so it could be twenty-four ends in two days. I could be a bit sore. Curling is not the most intense sport in the world but it also doesn't have movements you do everyday. Your muscles may not be used to it.

The upsides are numerous. I get to travel to a different part of the nation. I get to play a sport I enjoy. I get to socialize with great people.

I am secretly hoping that all our games are done early. I don't want to be too sore. We could go on a win streak and boom, we could be in the playoffs. I'm not sure how it could happen but you never know and then I would be quite sore.

I am excited and I will have fun. I just hope my mid-thirties carcass doesn't rebel too much.

My Curling Woes

I play the fine old game of curling. It gives me something to do and work at through the winter. I enjoy playing it. A good curling game can be really exciting to be part of. I do admit I am not a big fan of watching it.

I'm pretty good. Not perfect by any means but I can make some pretty good shots, just not all the time.

That's the problem.

I seem to be making one really bad shot per game. I mean really bad. On Sunday I made a triple take-out. Yup, I managed to knock all three of our rocks out of the house with a single shot. We didn't win the game. Today, I missed my last shot horribly in one end, leaving them lying 5. The real problem was they still had a rock left, so they managed to pick up 6. Really bad if you ask me. We were not able to recover from that one.

I know I am never going to win a world championship or go to the Olympics and curl. The one bad shot I seem to make every game will definitely take care of it, but I usually have quite a bit of fun most of the time and that is probably what keeps me coming back.