Introduction to Curling Strategy: Black & White Edition Paperback – February 4, 2014

I am a third year curler and was looking for a book to help me further my game; right now I'm about half way through the book and it has really furthered my understanding of the strategies and even the "basics" of the game.For the true curling beginners, the first two chapters are dedicated to you in explaining the rules in the game. Those chapters should arm you with enough knowledge so you will be dangerous at your local club's open house, or the life of the party at the next curling viewing event.The author then does a great job of stating a possible goal for each part of the game, and explaining the different strategies which might take the team there. I found this super helpful especially while watching the Olympics and understanding what they might be thinking as they make calls from start to finish.The funny thing is that I discovered this book by accident, then found out many people at our club in Seattle have met "Gabby" in person, and said that she's really nice and a great skip. Of course I started noticing that many of the curlers carry this book to the club, so I suppose they find it pretty useful, too.

1Year curler, learned so much from this book even just reading strategy to work with my team. No regart.

Exactly what I wanted. It didn't tell me a whole lot that I didn't already intuitively know - but it gave me the reason(s) WHY I knew. Now I have the framework to look a couple of shots further ahead than I could before, and I can better communicate to somebody else why I think any particular shot is right or wrong for the situation.

As a new skip, I felt I needed to get some tips on strategy. I had been curling for about one year and knew general curling fundamentals but I needed a little more confidence before I got in the house. This book was a great help in sharpening my calls in the house. It helps to explain strategies with the hammer/without the hammer, early/middle/late in the game, winning/losing, etc. The diagrams also help greatly with explaining ideas. I wouldn’t suggest the book for brand new curlers as they won’t be calling shots and need to focus more on execution, but it would be great for a new vice/skip or for a little more experienced front end player who wants to get a more in depth review of strategy.

Introduction to Curling Strategy (ICS) is well written and a great book for any beginning to intermediate curler.ICS will help you understand the fundamentals of strategy, and explain how you can control a game.ICS will help you take your game to the next level.If you love curling and you love strategy, this book is for you.If you are a newer skip, this book is a must read!!

As a new skip, and a fairly new curler, I found the book to be a great resource. The sections are laid out in an easy to follow format. The scenarios are easy to follow and understand. Our team is 4 -1 this season and I believe this book has been a big part of our success so far.

I have purchased a lot of books on curling and this is by far one of the best for understanding different strategy's. It is very easy to follow and provides a variety of different situation that any curler could encounter. It gives you options if you want to play a more conservative game or a more aggressive game.I would highly recommend this book to anyone who plays skip or mate; especially curlers who are new to skipping. It will help you understand calls and provide you with the tools and knowledge to better your strategy.

It's definitely a good intro to strategy. My only issue with the book is that some of the formatting in the e-book form made it really hard to follow along with the examples it was trying to illustrate. In book form or maybe a different reader it may have worked better.