This article includes photographs and characteristics of the new Hardline Chameleon brush that features a prismatic, carbon-fibre handle.

If your website's embedded Google map is not showing Lake Ontario, here's how to fix it.

This article does a shallow dive into the various theories behind the physics of curling, and describes various instrumented curling brooms.

World Curling changes mixed doubles stone placement for 2026-2027 season.

This article describes the construction and use of a dryland footwork trainer for practicing brushing in the open or snowplough stance.

This article describes how to construct a dryland footwork trainer for brushing in the closed stance.

This articles presents training tips for use with a dryland closed stance footwork trainer.

This article briefly describes the use of dryland footwork trainers to assist athletes in developing their brushing footwork skills.

This article describes a mathematical model that can map delivery split times to hog-to-hog times over various ice conditions.

CAMP fellow Andrew Paulley lays out the case for distinguishing between surveillance pricing and the discounts Canadians know and love.

This article is joint work with John Newhook of Dalhousie University. Routinely, one of the delivery elements we encounter frequently […]

U SPORTS introduces flexible transfer pathway for student-athletes

On the afternoon of February 19, 2026 I met with Sean Maw and his research team from the University of […]

Throwing Rocks Consulting Services Ltd plans to offer a delivery analysis clinic at the Guelph Curling Club on Sunday, March […]

The header image for this post is a photograph of Randy Park, a practicing engineer from Hamilton, and Randy’s portable […]

Frequently, the athletes that I work with on brushing – over 550 since the 2014-2015 season – complain about the […]

This past week, my friend and research colleague Sean Maw, who is the Jerry G. Huff Chair in Innovative Teaching […]

A look at the 2025 OUA Women’s University Curling Championships In my previous article I outlined some basic curling scoring […]

It’s the final 2G Scotties preview – with video and images

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World Curling has recently announced an Updated Sweeping Technique Policy. Full policy details are available here: https://worldcurling.org/2026/01/sweeping-technique-policy/ Curl BC received an updat...

World Curling, in consultation with the World Curling Athlete Commission, has introduced a new Sweeping Technique Policy aimed at determining the acceptable effects of sweeping and removing sweeping t...

In addition to player and team shooting statistics, which are often displayed on curling TV telecasts, another set of statistics […]

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This article describes a brushing tactic called "bunny-hop" that is used by some curling teams in an attempt to generate additional vertical force.

What is ocular dominance? Ocular dominance is the tendency of the brain to prefer visual input of one eye over […]

BREAKING: Brad Gushue Confirms Curling Retirement in Video Message #curling #MilanCortina2026 #Brier2026 👇

In Spring 2025, two experiments were conducted at Nutana Curling Club in Saskatoon, Canada by the University of Saskatchewan to evaluate the different effects of knife versus standard brushing on curling ice, and of rigid black foam versus softer white foam. The results of the research have now been published and can be found here. … Continued

At this point, many competitive curlers in Canada should be familiar with the recent announcement from World Curling about the […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mississauga, ON – July 4, 2025 – Goldline Curling, the leading global supplier of curling equipment and apparel, is proud to announce the acquisition of Hardline Curling, a comp...

We are far more likely to use our hands to type or swipe than pick up a pen. But in the process we are in danger of losing cognitive skills, sensory experience – and a connection to history Humming away in offices on Capitol Hill, in the Pentagon and in…