The sports of the world, with illustrations from drawings and photographs . same part of its cir-cumference to the front all the way. This perfection is, however, seldom obtained,and nearly every stone played turns round oneway or the other. The effect is that it is deflectedslightlv during its course to the side towardswhich it revolves, and this tendency is, of course,emphasised and developed as it slows down andapproaches a position of rest. Experiencedplayers can utilise this fact to their advantage intwo ways. If there is a bias on the ice across therink it can be largely counteracted by
The sports of the world, with illustrations from drawings and photographs . same part of its cir-cumference to the front all the way. This perfection is, however, seldom obtained,and nearly every stone played turns round oneway or the other. The effect is that it is deflectedslightlv during its course to the side towardswhich it revolves, and this tendency is, of course,emphasised and developed as it slows down andapproaches a position of rest. Experiencedplayers can utilise this fact to their advantage intwo ways. If there is a bias on the ice across therink it can be largely counteracted by makingthe stone revolve as it goes in the direction con-trary to that from which the bias affects the a matter of course, if the revolutions of thestone are towards the same side of the rink asthat to which the bias lies, the combined effectwill operate in a very marked degree to deflectthe stone from its direct line. The other use to which reference has been madeinvolves skill of a very high order on keen ice andwith stones in perfect condition as to polish, and. 196 THE SPORTS OF THE WORLD. Stones supposed to havebeen played shown £ Stones supposed to beplayed to illustrate thestroke shown 6>
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