New Training Techniques..

Top technology at team HQ.

With the competitive season fast approaching, Team Curloneout have been undertaking some serious training using video analysis techniques.

After a 5 minute practice at Lockerbie Icerink, the team headed to Team HQ (M.A.C.C) to start their gruelling training session.

The purpose of using video analysis is to ensure the teams’ hand to mouth co-ordination is second to none for the start of the season. Any flaws can be picked up and corrected. The equipment used is basically a video camera on a tri-pod and a stick with a piece of string hanging from it. Sounds like a Del Boy invention from the garden shed but other sports swear by it and back this up with great results.

Skip Duncan Gracie said , ‘’To continually perform at a high level and meet the elite standards set by our fans and sponsors we need to be using the best training methods at least once every couple of months. The equipment we have been using today was supplied to us by Belhaven and is the best in the business.  It will not only help improve our hydration skills but in the long term will save us money on ‘spillage’. After a long session the consumption of a pint may sometimes only be 90% due to ‘imbalance’ or ‘legless’, so after this training session  100% consumption will hoped to be achieved at all times.’’

‘Boabby’ the bar man added… ‘’These lads are on the top of their game right in time for the start of their season, I am proud to say that we have some exceptional athletes using our facilities and soon these boys will be in the same league as the dart, snooker and domino players who train here.’’  

"Chug" of the day goes to Second David Morton with this textbook example of how its done.  Well done David, perhaps this photo can inspire many curlers to achieve perfection.