Glossary of Curling - N

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Narrow

A stone delivered off the broom too close to the desired target and therefore likely to curl past it

Negative ice

A shot in which the player curls the stone in the opposite direction in which the stone is expected to curve, due to significant defects in flatness of the ice surface; for example, if the curvature of the ice causes all stones to drift sharply to the right, a skip may request the shooter to aim to the left of the desired location and curve the stone to the left as well.

Never

Called during the sweep to indicate the stone needs to curl and the sweepers should stay off the rock

No handle

A rock delivered without a turn, usually done in error; stones thrown without a handle often follow an unpredictable path

Normal weight

Normal takeout weight; faster than control weight, but slower than peel