Curling Equipment

There are many pieces of curling equipment, each with its own special role. Some of them include:

-The curling stone-often called a "rock" is a round polished piece of granite. this is slid across the ice and is aimed at the target painted on the ice. This stone weighs on average about 19.96 kg

-The curling broom-This is a broom pushed in front of the curling stone in an attempt to limit friction between the ice and the rock. It is pushed by the sweepers who run along side the curling stone sweeping the ice.

-Shoes-The slider shoes are meant to eliminate friction between the ice and the sole which is usually made out of Teflon. The hack shoe helps the sweepers get traction to push themselves along. these dig into the ice for traction.

-Curling pants-These pants are stretchy to improve movement

-Curling Gloves-these gloves are made to be warm and improve grip on the stone

What do you think is the most important piece of equipment