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Curling Brushes
Weight - Lighter brushes are easier to push and therefore more effective. The main variable in terms of weight is the handle. There are basically four types of handle available. From heaviest to lightest these are wood, fibreglass, composite (fibreglass and carbon fiber), and pure carbon fiber. Given today’s advanced materials, wood and 100% fibreglass (over 400 gms) are simply too heavy. Goldline offers composite and carbon fiber, each differentiated by weight and price. The following table shows the relative handle weights [...]

Speaking with several Club Managers and Ice makers about this article http://communities.canada.com/calgaryherald/blogs/curling/archive/2010/09/09/canadian-olympic-broom-technology-to-finally-be-unveiled.aspx
They all seem very concerned because the ice is already flattening out late in games. This was obviously a concern for the men's Olympic team who chose not to use the new pads. It was fine for the ladies Olympic team because only one team was using the new pad. However, if both teams had been using the new pads we would likely have seen flat and unpredictable ice in the latter part of the game. A lot of those exciting late game shots simply could not have been [...]