Curling Broom Head Controversy

Inside curling s broom controversy brooms with directional fabric heads spark perhaps the most significant equipment controversy the roaring game has ever seen.

Curling broom head controversy.

A controversial forfeit that spurred debate over the role of off ice officials in curling wound up affecting the final outcome of the european curling championships as the norwegian team skipped. Tsn s bob weeks explains. Curlers competing in the world curling federation have made a gentlemen s agreement not to use a new type of broom head payne writes pending a decision on the technology by their governing body. The curling broom controversy an overview of the issue presented by doug flowers president of goldline curling my first exposure to the curling world was about 50 years ago when my father became manager of a new curling club.

The material used in curling broom heads scratched the ice and those grooves allowed the game s top players to sweep and steer the rock as if by remote control. A recent curling technology summit has resulted in changes to brooms for professional curlers.