The age old sport of curling part 4
When there is a major curling championship, the maintenance of ice is important. The Brier or national championships and held in challenging environments where the ice maker must’ve know exactly the right kind of thickness, and other attributes related to good game play. The ice maker has to constantly monitor and adjust the ice and the air temperature as well. This is to ensure that the humidity levels re all controlled and the air temperature as well as the humidity have to ensure a consistent playing surface. All this is quite common for each sheet of ice to have multiple sensors embedded into it to monitor surface temperature as well as there are probes that are set up in the seating area which monitors humidity. There is a compressor room to monitor the supply of brine. The surface [...]
The age old sport of curling part 3
The curling sheet: this is a playing surface which is defined by the world curling federation. This federation decides the rules of curling. This sheet is made up of ice and is carefully prepared to be as flat as can be. The level here is about one hundred and forty six to about one hundred and fifty feet. And in length, it is bout fourteen and a half feet to about sixteen and a half feet in width.
When you have a target house marked at each end of the sheet. These houses consist of three rings which are made by painting or laying colored vinyl sheets which lay under the ice. These are usually distinguished by color. The rigs are defined by diameters as there are four foot, eight foot and twelve foot rings. The rings are mainly for visual air which is used for aiming and judging which [...]
Winter sports for kids
Winter sports as you know is always a lot of fun,.. in fact you should just go across and ask the kid nearest to you, and they would probably give a you s story on how they scored the winning goal during an ice hockey game or how they just finished sledding right to the bottom of a giant hill. ( the hill wouldn’t be that much of a giant , considering they allowed kids on them).
Always better to stay warm
No matter which winter sport you are in , you should always stay warm and it is essentially important that you do,
Always wear the right kind of clothes and it would save you from frost bite and other dangers that the cold brings.
It is always advisable to dress in layers. And this is very true as most fabrics don’t give you all the protection you need. And also , the bulk of the many [...]
The age old sport of curling part 2
The word curling actually first appeared in Perth in the year sixteen hundred and twenty. The preface has verses of a poem which is written by Henry Adamson. The game was originally called the roaring game. In the history of curling the stones were just flat bottomed river stones. These sometimes got notched and shaped. Also, unlike those of today, the thrower had very little control over the stone and they relied more on luck than skill and strategy. In Darvel, east Ayrshire, the weavers relaxed by actually indulging in day long matches of curling. The stones though were quite different. The stones were heavy stone weights and they were taken from the weavers hap beams and then later were fitted with extra handle for the job at hand. The wives of the men playing would usually keep [...]
The age old sport of curling
Curling is a sport in which the players slide stones across a large a sheet of ice towards a target. This game is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard.
There are tow teams here which consists of four players who take turns sliding the heavily polished granite stones right across the ice. There is a circular target which is marked on the ice. The teams here on each side have about eight stones.
The main purpose of the game is to accumulate the highest scores in a match. The most points go to the team which has more stones resting toward the center of the ‘house. This is usually the conclusion to the end.
Mostly each team throws their own stones at the center. This game usually has about ten ends.
The curler can include a curved path which causes the stone to turn slowly as it slides. [...]
Keeping it light, with broomball
Broomball is a popular recreational ice game which has its origins in Canada. This thing is played through out the world this game is usually played in a hockey ice rink. Well if it is either inside or outdoors, both of which depends very drastically on the climate and location. Broomball is quite popular in the Manitoba province of Canada. And Saint Claude happens to be the broom ball capital of the whole world. . Also broom ball is gaining in popularity all across the world. Now there are games held in the United States, Australia and even Japan.
In this game there are tow teams consisting of six players each. Also there is a goal tender apart from five others. The main objective of the game is quite simple; you have to score more goals than the opposing team. The goals are scored [...]
Get into the amazing Russian sport of Bandy
Also called Russian hockey, this game is a winter sport which is played in teams, especially played on ice. This sport; is enjoyed in many places over the globe. Over here the skaters use sticks and try to get the ball into the goal of the opposite team.
The games here have many rules that are almost as similar as the football association. This game is generally played on the ice rink which is rectangular in shape which is the same size of a football field. The teams here are made up of eleven players. The goalkeeper is usually at the goal post and stands guard to the ball from getting into the goal post. The average time that a bandy game lasts for is about ninety minutes which is divided into two half’s of forty five. This game also has the rule of ‘offside’, just like football.
This [...]
Enjoy Skiing in Auli, Uttarakhand
Auli is an important ski destination in the Himalayan mountain region. The mountain is in the Uttarakhand region in India. Auli is also commonly known as Bugyal which in the common regional language means meadow. Many French and Australian experts claim that Auli is comparable to some of the best ski resorts in the whole world.
This place however is not very well known compared to Shimla, Gulmarg or Manali. Recently, Uttarkhand which was formerly Uttaranchal has just been formed from the larger state of Uttar Pradesh. Auli was later marked as a tourist destination. The state here is called the DevBhoomi which also mean the “land of gods”. There are many important pilgrim destinations here especially the “char dham”
Auli lies on the way to Badrinath. Auli especially has amazing [...]
