Re: Enlighten me

On Thu, 30 Oct 2003 15:13:30 -0700, "Rod Gramlich"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>For all you tactical types:
>
>As per attached pic (I know ... a cyber no no, but bear with me - this has
>become a serious issue with our men's team),
>
>SCENARIO:    8th end, score is tied. Red has the hammer and the third from
>the red team is about to throw his/her final rock (with all skip stones to
>follow).
>
>WHAT IS THE CALL ????
>
>

I am assuming club play and that this is the final end.  I think a lot
depends on the shooters ability.  

1 - Peel the guard, counter-clockwise turn; well within the ability of
most competitive men's club teams and should leave the skip a decent
chance to win this end and the game.  

2 - Pick the yellow shot, rolling out with the shooter; a more
difficult shot and sets up the possibility of the skip having to try
an angle raise with the red biter.  It also leaves yellows skip the
opportunity to draw around the guard and be totally buried.

3 - Run back on the yellow guard to the yellow shot, removing both.  A
difficult shot for most club players.  It also leaves the red stone as
a guard that yellow can use to bury again.  A centre guard of any
colour only helps yellow.

IMHO, best choice is peeling the centre guard.  Boring perhaps, but
safe.

Just for the exercise, would anyone's opinion change if the scenario
was the same but red was down by one?