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- Weight
- The amount of speed with which a rock is delivered; more weight corresponds to a harder throw. When used in a phrase such as "tee-line weight", it refers to the delivery speed required for the rock to come to rest on the tee-line.
- Wick
- A shot where the played stone touches a stationary stone just enough that the played stone changes direction
- Wide
- A stone delivered off the broom to the side away from the desired target, and therefore unlikely to curl far enough to reach it
- Whoa!
- Synonymous with off
- Wobbler
- A stone that rocks from side to side as it travels because it is not resting on its running surface
- Wrecked shot
- A missed shot caused by an accidental chip or wick off of another stationary stone
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