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  SWINGY ICE
    Ice with friction characteristics that cause greater than usual curl (more than 3').

   TAKEOUT
    Removal or movement of one or more object rocks. A raise takeout is made by hitting the first object rock with the shooter and that object rock inturn strikes another rock. Either rock or rocks may be knocked out of play.

  TEE-LINE
    The line that runs through the center of the house rings at right angles with the centerline.

  TEN AND TWO
    Ten/10:00 o’clock rock handle position. During the initial point of the delivery sequence, the holding of the rock at an angle with the centerline such that the handle points at the 10:00 o’clock position.

  TWO/2:00 o’clock rock handle position. During the initial point of the delivery sequence, the holding of the rock at an angle with the centerline such that the handle points at the 2:00 o’clock position.

Note: It should be noted that using this technique of delivery of pre-imparted turn causes a different line of force up the arm for each cocked rock position, so you must practice each delivery separately as it introduces more variables.

This is the primary reason that some curlers have difficulty with out-turns. If the curler used only the initial 12:00 o’clock position for every delivery and imparted the turn at release, the body would only need to be "trained" using one line of force up the arm and every delivery would be the same whether in-turn or out-turn!