Comments on: Eating curling crow http://www.playdowns.com/2009/04/13/eating-curling-crow/ Curling news and playdown results from British Columbia and Northern Ontario Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:49:18 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Cary http://www.playdowns.com/2009/04/13/eating-curling-crow/comment-page-1/#comment-244 Cary Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:02:45 +0000 http://www.playdowns.com/?p=167#comment-244 The strategy mistake that started things off in the tenth end was not peeling with Marc Kennedy's first. You have arguably the best double-peeler in the game. Even if he peels off only one, Murdoch would have had to throw up another long guard. By hitting and rolling into the four-foot with Kennedy's first, it started clogging up the four-foot which eventually came back to bite them later in the end. Murdoch had two options with his last rock: the shot he threw and the double on the two Martin stones in the 8' and button. Martin could not have guarded both of those shots and by throwing up the guard on either of those options, he could have left himself with no shot at all. He did have a shot with his last one - a more difficult one than he should have - and he missed it. By peeling earlier on, Martin wouldn't have been in that mess. I took a look at the video again and paused it for quite some time. Another option Martin could have had was to draw the back button just behind his shot stone. There is no question he would have to be absolutely perfect with the draw, but if he makes it Murdoch couldn't play the shot he did and remove the Canadian stone on the button. The strategy mistake that started things off in the tenth end was not peeling with Marc Kennedy’s first. You have arguably the best double-peeler in the game. Even if he peels off only one, Murdoch would have had to throw up another long guard. By hitting and rolling into the four-foot with Kennedy’s first, it started clogging up the four-foot which eventually came back to bite them later in the end.

Murdoch had two options with his last rock: the shot he threw and the double on the two Martin stones in the 8′ and button. Martin could not have guarded both of those shots and by throwing up the guard on either of those options, he could have left himself with no shot at all. He did have a shot with his last one – a more difficult one than he should have – and he missed it. By peeling earlier on, Martin wouldn’t have been in that mess.

I took a look at the video again and paused it for quite some time. Another option Martin could have had was to draw the back button just behind his shot stone. There is no question he would have to be absolutely perfect with the draw, but if he makes it Murdoch couldn’t play the shot he did and remove the Canadian stone on the button.

]]> By: Tuan http://www.playdowns.com/2009/04/13/eating-curling-crow/comment-page-1/#comment-243 Tuan Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:52:27 +0000 http://www.playdowns.com/?p=167#comment-243 Hi, I was interested in anyone's thoughts about the tenth end in the final when Kevin started to peel. With two rocks scoring already and two guards on the centre line, would playing more guards be another option rather than peeling? Seems that by peeling, Martin allowed Scotland to gradually tapping back the two scoring rocks from Canada. I understand wanting to have access to the centre line but having secured shot rock (and second shot rock) would it have not be better to clog the middle to prevent Scotland from tapping them out. Would love to hear comments about this. Hi,

I was interested in anyone’s thoughts about the tenth end in the final when Kevin started to peel. With two rocks scoring already and two guards on the centre line, would playing more guards be another option rather than peeling? Seems that by peeling, Martin allowed Scotland to gradually tapping back the two scoring rocks from Canada. I understand wanting to have access to the centre line but having secured shot rock (and second shot rock) would it have not be better to clog the middle to prevent Scotland from tapping them out. Would love to hear comments about this.

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