Ken Watson on Curling

Watson, Ken

Toronto, 1950


$16.50
Shipping Information
Details

Hard cover with dust jacket, 177 pages, 9x6 in - 23x15 cm, B&W photographs and illustrations.

Condition

Boards lightly stained along hinges. Jacket worn and chipped, lightly stained on back. Jacket rubbed with closed tear along front cover edge, rubbed with closed tear along back cover top. "A. H. Esch & Co. Ltd. Booksellers, Edmonton, Alberta" sticker adhered to front paste-down, sticker's ink transferred to front free endpaper.

Notes

The Manitoba legend draws on his experience as a three-time Brier champion, Canadian curler Ken Watson teaches both beginner and advanced curling techniques in this volume. He begins with instruction on individual skills (especially delivery), then offers advice for broom handling, solo and team practice routines, and player mentality. Watson also writes about team play and effective skipping strategies. Throughout, he includes anecdotes from his career. The volume's diagrams and photographs demonstrate Watson's principles, and offer a visual window into Canadian curling in the mid-1900s.