Second Annual Stick Spiel
Do you know
why most people give up curling, even though they may love the game? Because their knees give out, or their back
is bad, or their flexibility decreases, or maybe just because they think they
are too old. Oliver Curling Centre’s
second annual Stick Spiel is designed to show everyone including all curlers,
both current and past, that curling is definitely a life time sport, no matter
what your age or the condition of your knees.
Using a
stick to push the 40 pound curling stone has been done for the past couple of
decades, but only recently has it been given the name Sturling. Sturling is done with a 2 person team,
playing against another 2 person team.
Each team has one member at each end of the ice, and they alternately
‘throw’ 6 rocks each to their partners at the other end. The curling stick has a special end on it to
hold the rock handle and the stone can be rotated and made to curl, the same as
if the person was using their hand. The
advantage however, is that the thrower does everything from a standing
position. The stone can be pushed to the
other end while walking or while standing still, and there is no sweeping until
the stone passes the hog line at the other end.
Games are fast, and even the novice stick curler gets the hang of the
game after a couple of ends.
This year we are adding Mixed Doubles Curling to the event.
A game that is played with two person teams one man and one lady. Mixed doubles
is a relatively new game that may be coming to the Olympics. We are limiting
the entries to eight teams this year and we will be accepting entries until
Thursday of this week.
The second annual Stick Spiel and
Mixed Doubles is at the Oliver Curling Centre this coming Saturday, November
5th. Games only take an hour so your day is not seriously impacted. Every team
will get at least 3 games and likely more, the cost is $30, and with each win,
the team gets $15 back. Plus, the $30
registration gets you a coffee party, lunch and a pizza Dinner
To enter or for more information phone 250-498-3540 or
250-498-2244 or sign up at the Curling Centre by 4:00 PM on November 3.
Everyone is welcome to come out on Saturday either as spectators or players.