The Shot of a Lifetime

Friday February 29th: That's the date. Elmira Curling Club: That's the place. Here's the setup:

I'm getting set to throw the last rock of the third end (I'm throwing yellow). There is a partially covered yellow rock (by a blue guard on the center line - maybe covering an eighth of a rock) just outside the house just off the center line (to the left of the center line if you are looking at the house from the hack). Behind the aforementioned blue rock is another yellow biting the 12-foot on the center line. There are 2 blue rocks fully frozen (to the nose) in the top of the 8-foot to the right of the center line. There is a blue rock on the button. There are a few other guards on the right side of center line that only prevented the straight triple take out on the 3 blues in the house.

The analysis:
The angles are perfect to hit half a rock of the top yellow, onto half the yellow top 12-foot onto the top blue to get all the blue rocks moving.

The problem:
The ice is so straight in that spot (throwing the intern) that rocks are falling backwards I put the broom down with half a rock of negative ice (the broom is on the edge of the blue guard, expecting the rock to fall out half a rock to hit half of the top yellow). Also I have to throw this as hard as I can to get all 3 blues out of the house. That meant I had to give the rock an extra big push and still throw it accurately

The result:
Well if I told you I missed it would have been a pretty sorry post...The shot worked just as expected yellow-yellow all blues got moving. In fact the second yellow rock in the chain stuck in the top of the twelve foot and we scored 1 in the end (important since the game ended in a tie). It is the most amazing shot I can remember making.

I only wish someone had a video camera so I could watch it over and over again. I didn't really get to see the action of the rocks in the house since I was at the other end of the sheet. But I know how all the rocks moved, I could see it as I was lining up the angles. I still needed my team to confirm that we had scored one. It was an awesome experience to see the angles, throw the shot, and make the shot.