Not all blank ends are created equal! There has been a lot of talk about blank ends over the years and this week we are ranking the 10 different types of blanks that we have identified. Let us know your thoughts on blank ends and if there is a type of blank end that we missed!
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In this episode, Sean and Scott talk about what was a fun weekend at the first Grand Slam of the season in North Bay. They discuss some of their big takeaways from the week (2:40) before getting into a couple rather curious strategies decisions from the playoffs. They debate Niklas Edin's decision in the semi-final against Matt Dunstone (7:10) and the pros and cons of being down 2 with hammer compared to tied without coming home. They also go back and forth about Kerri Einarson's decision in the fourth end of the final against Silvana Tirinzoni and the benefits of sitting 4 heading into skip's rocks (16:50). They finish by again asking for improvements to the Grand Slam website (25:00) before commenting on the on going situation with USA Curling (30:35).
You can check out Rocks Across the Pond's episode on USA curling here.
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In this episode, Sean and Scott talk about all the goings on at the National this week in Conception Bay. They talk about Anna Hasselborg's big win in the women's final, the low-scoring men's final, and debate ways to reduce blank ends. They also talk about all the other story-lines from the final Grand Slam of 2019.