Re: Sweeping behind the tee

Rod,
You forget that when a hockey game breaks out in the middle of a fight
(better reverse that) the gloves come off.....Makes sense to me, punching
someone in the face mask.
jim
"Rod Gramlich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> "Ryan Carson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > In Scotland as far as i'm aware, both skips or however is controlling
the
> > head have an equal right to sweep at the same time. We have done this
for
> > many years
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> Well Ryan, ....... here in Canada (and I highly suspect it may be fall_out
> from our love of, and nurturing by, the game of ice hockey) we employ the
> hip check to move opposing team members who might be in our way. In
Canada,
> if the game is played on ice, the assumption is always that full body
> contact must be allowed. In fact, as we speak, the CCA (our local/national
> federation of curling rules egotists) is considering making the wearing of
> helmets mandatory. Personally, I'd like to see hockey gloves implemented
as
> well, because there's nothing like a whack across the unprotected hand
with
> a hockey stick,, ... er, oops, curling broom handle, .......... to make
the
> opponent aware that he/she is in your space. Curling has so much room to
> change and improve, ...... yet we continue to argue the semantics of
> sweeping etiquette.
>
> happy curling !! :)
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> >
> > regards
> >
> > Fellow Curler
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