{"id":10,"date":"2018-03-28T20:29:31","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T20:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clubsports.butler.edu\/sportstemplate\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2018-09-18T17:52:45","modified_gmt":"2018-09-18T17:52:45","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/clubsports.butler.edu\/curling\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"CURLING"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Welcome to the Butler Club Curling site!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The Butler Curling Club plays with the Circle City Curling Club in Fishers, IN at the Fuel Tank.\u00a0 We play the curling teams from Purdue University, University of Indianapolis, and Carmel High School from 9:30-11:30 PM on Fridays.\u00a0 We also plan on attending various bonspiel tournaments across the country throughout the year as well.\u00a0 No experience is necessary to join!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Each week, we play 4 vs. 4.\u00a0 On each team of four is one skip, one thrower, and two sweepers.\u00a0 All four members take turns sweeping, throwing, and skipping each game.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-450 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/clubsports.butler.edu\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/09\/curling3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"476\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clubsports.butler.edu\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/09\/curling3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/clubsports.butler.edu\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/09\/curling3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/clubsports.butler.edu\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/09\/curling3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/clubsports.butler.edu\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/09\/curling3.jpg 1205w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The thrower is the one who actually delivers the stone down the ice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-451 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/clubsports.butler.edu\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/09\/curling4-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"524\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clubsports.butler.edu\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/09\/curling4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/clubsports.butler.edu\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/09\/curling4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/clubsports.butler.edu\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/09\/curling4-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/clubsports.butler.edu\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/09\/curling4.jpg 1124w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/>The two sweepers sweep the ice in front of the stone to influence the trajectory of the stone.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-452 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/clubsports.butler.edu\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/09\/curling5-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"537\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clubsports.butler.edu\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/09\/curling5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/clubsports.butler.edu\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/09\/curling5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/clubsports.butler.edu\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/09\/curling5-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/clubsports.butler.edu\/curling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2018\/09\/curling5.jpg 1124w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">The skip, or captain of the team, stands at the other end.\u00a0 They are in charge of telling the thrower where and how much to curl the stone.\u00a0 They also tell the sweepers when to start sweeping the ice depending on the speed of the stone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Points are scored at the conclusion of each round, after all eight stones are thrown.\u00a0 The team with the stone closest to the button (the center of the target) wins that round.\u00a0 The winning team is awarded one point for each of its stones lying closer to the button than their opponent&#8217;s closest stone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Welcome to the Butler Club Curling site! 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