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What's Your Call? Curling Strategy & Tactics in 50 Real-Life Puzzles: An Interactive Guide

by Doug Wilson

Curling decisions, one game situation at a time

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Curling decisions, one game situation at a time

Doug Wilson organizes curling strategy around 50 puzzles drawn from real games. Each presents a situation for the reader to assess, with a QR code linking to a video of the shot chosen by the professional skip; follow-up discussions draw out lessons for club and competitive play. A strategy primer introduces the framework, while the puzzles cover fundamentals and named offensive and defensive ideas. The format connects tactical concepts to specific on-ice choices, making the book a practical guide to how a skip weighs options during play.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Curlers who want to develop their strategic decision-making
  • Skips seeking examples of tactical choices in real game situations
  • Club and competitive players looking for an interactive introduction to curling tactics

Themes

Curling strategy and tacticsShot selectionOffensive and defensive playLearning through real-game examples

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Book overview

Using fifty puzzles from real-life games, What's Your Call? presents the essentials of curling strategy in an easy-to-understand, enjoyable format. Far from the stuffy coaching of old, this is not your run-of-the-mill curling manual! Instead, you'll view an actual game situation, decide what shot you would call - then scan the QR code with your phone to watch what the pro Skip actually played. Following each puzzle, the guys discuss the key lessons that apply to both club and competitive play.

 

You'll learn about

 

  • The Fundamentals of Strategy
  • The Three Golden Questions of Skipping
  • Choking Guards
  • Wing Nullifiers
  • the Come to Momma Defence,
  • the Chicken Little, One-in-the-Bank and Go Big or Go Home Offences

 

and many, many more principles that apply to all levels of curling.

 

It's an interactive cheat sheet - breaking down the basics of curling tactics and strategy, isolating fundamental principles and helping you move up the skipping learning curve - fast! It also includes a Strategy Primer to help you get going. If you're an aspiring curler trying to improve your game, this guide is for you.

 

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