Curling Night In America 2018
Curling Night in America is coming back, with the following schedule:
Welcome
Curl Troy is a group of devoted curlers in the Miami Valley area working hard to grow interest in curling. Started in 2010, this group has slowly grown and now conducts regular leagues and Learn to Curl clinics at various facilities throughout the Miami Valley. If you have never curled before, check out our Learn to Curl program, and if you have already curled before come join us for some social curling or join one of our leagues.
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Windy City Open - Chicago Curling Club
Submitted by Bruce Clingan on Wed, 10/18/2017 - 11:29Team Clingan, minus Aaron plus Pat Connolly, made the trek to Chicago Curling Club on the North side of Chicago to participate in the Windy City Open. While we had a good run the results didn't show in the end finishing 1-3. Some things that we found the most challenging was adapting to ice conditions at two different locations. This speil occurs both at Chicago Curling Club and at Exmoor Country Club, both beautiful facilities but with incredibly different ice surfaces. Chicago curling club has a more traditional club curling ice feel and is well maintained and very consistent, Exmoor...
2017 Arena Nationals In Retrospective
Submitted by Bruce Clingan on Tue, 05/02/2017 - 15:50Honestly, this was one of the most amazing weeks in my curling life. We didn't win the gold or any medal for that matter, but at the end of the week both Curl Troy teams were in contention to make the playoffs and by the end of the tournament had the respect of all of our competitors. The week started on Tuesday evening with a warm welcome reception from USCA and a chance to watch a couple of the women's draws. An early morning on Wednesday brought on a practice which none of our players had ever experienced. 30 minutes of practice divided among each of the 5 sheets. It was an...
Don't Overthink Ice Tracking
Submitted by Bruce Clingan on Thu, 04/20/2017 - 16:01We play on some "special" ice surfaces to say the least, and we regularly have to play some considerably altered strategy to succeed in a game. This is impossible to avoid, however we can't let it consume us from a strategy point of view. Consider some of these tips for making the most of sometimes poor ice conditions:
- Avoid automatically using the opposite handle - We use the opposite handle a lot, and sometimes it isn't avoidable, but it isn't always necessary. Pay attention to how falls and ridges play both ways and use them to your advantage.
- Pay close ...
Board Meeting Schedules and Agendas
Submitted by lightsky on Wed, 03/29/2017 - 13:19Starting with their previous board meeting and moving forward the Curl Troy Board of Directors will utilize BlueSky Meeting for our board meeting management. This tool keeps track of agendas, minutes, and meeting schedules, and allows us to share those things with our members so that they are as informed as possible. You can visit our board's documents at curltroy.blueskymeeting.com.
Three Curl Troy Teams Traveling for Bonspiels this weekend
Submitted by jasonalanhillar... on Fri, 03/17/2017 - 11:18This weekend is a big bonspieling weekend for Curl Troy members. 2 Teams are headed to Leamingon, Ontario, for the Sun Parlour Curling Club's annual Glow Spiel on Saturday. They're looking forward to hog roasts and an uneventful pass across the boarder. The other team is headed to Bowling Green, OH to spiel on their new dedicated ice in the St. Patrick's Day spiel. It's Mel's first chance to play on dedicated ice.
Safe travels and good curling to all!
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