Glossary of Curling - I

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Ice (more, less, too much, not enough)

Adjustment to the crosswise distance between the skip's broom and the desired target area; for example, a player who feels that the skip's broom is too close to the target might request "more ice"

Icemaker

Person who is responsible for maintaining the ice, duties include, but are not limited to pebbling and scraping the ice

In-off

A shot where the delivered stone hits another stone near the outer edge of the sheet at an angle, making the shooter roll into the house; one of the most difficult curling shots, usually done as a last resort when there are no other options

In-turn

A shot in which the handle of the stone is rotated across the body (the elbow is rotated "in" to the body); for a right-handed thrower, an in-turn is clockwise, and the opposite for a lefty

Inside

Another term for narrow