I Tried Curling to Find Out What Sweepers Actually Do
The Wall Street Journal·2026-02-09 22:00
Stop sweeping. SWEEP. >> COME ON, LADY.>> Curling famously has brooms. Can you explain to me how the sweeping works. >> So, sweeping makes the stone go further and straighter.>> Okay. >> And now in the modern era, you can also make it curl a little bit. So, when they throw a stone, right, remember they're going to throw it counterclockwise or clockwise.>> Yep. >> So, when they go this way, right, to keep it straight, you're going to want to be on this side of the rock cuz you're trying to >> the direction i ...