Bob Weeks
From Thursday’s Globe and Mail
Technological advancements in curling are about as rare as an eight-ender. There haven’t been any high-tech stones developed of late and no artificial ice has been created on which to play.
But thanks to some research done ahead of the 2010 Winter Olympics, a new brush head is causing a stir at both the elite and grassroots level of the game. While it’s proved exceptionally effective, there are naysayers who charge that it ruins the ice and that it’s almost cheating.
In curling, this is about as close as it gets to controversy.
Click to read Bob Weeks’ column in The Globe and Mail.
Link to information on the new brush heads at the Balance Plus website. ($29.95)
