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The stone is delivered sort of similarly to a bowling motion. Actually, it's not that similar, but it's the only thing that even resembles it. You start off at what's called a 'hack', or basically a block sticking out of the ice. Your first motion is to take the stone and pull it backwards, frequently lifting it
off the ice in the backswing, then you swing it forward into a smooth glide down the ice. However, to deliver a stone well, you should glide along with the stone as far as possible. Good curlers usually glide very close to the ice, in an odd,
very stretched pose. You must release the stone by the 'hog line' (see at the bottom of the page, the diagram of the rink) As you slow down, the stone glides on, to come into play on the opposite side, beyond the other hog line.
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