SECTION C—DELIVERY OF STONE

1. Left-handed players shall play from the hack placed on the right-hand

side of the centre line and right-handed players shall play from

the hack placed on the left-hand side of the centre line. Wheelchair

curlers playing in games involving non-wheelchair curlers shall be

subject to Rule (c) of Section 22

Delivery from Wrong Hack

2. (a) A stone delivered from the wrong hack should, if possible, be

stopped in its progress and removed from the ice.

(b) However, if the stone so played has come to rest or has struck

another stone, the played stone shall be removed from play and

the displaced stone or stones be placed as nearly as possible

where they originally were, to the satisfaction of the opposing

skip. Both skips should agree upon the position, but failing

agreement, the umpire shall decide.

Release of Stone

3. (a) In the delivery of the stone, the stone shall be clearly seen to

be released before the stone reaches the nearer hog line.

(b) If the player fails so to release the stone, it shall be removed from

play immediately by the playing team. If the stone has struck

another stone, the played stone shall be removed from play by

the playing team and any displaced stone shall be placed as

nearly as possible to where it originally lay to the satisfaction of

the opposing skip. Benefit to either team is not a factor.

Curling Delivery Stick

4. (a) The use of a delivery stick shall be restricted as follows:

(i) May not be used in any ECF and WCF competition or

Qualifying event, except wheelchair events.

(ii) Players choosing to deliver with a delivery stick must use

that device for the delivery of all their stones during the entire

game.

(iii) The stone must be delivered along a straight line from the

hack to the intended target.

(iv) A delivery stick shall not convey any mechanical advantage

other than acting as an extension of the arm/hand.

Holding Stone, Returning for Another Delivery

5. No player may hold his stone and return to the hack for another

delivery if the stone has reached the nearer tee line, in which event

the stone shall be removed from play by the playing side.

Playing Wrong Stone

6. Should a player play a wrong stone, a stone belonging to his team

shall be put in its place.

Playing Out of Turn

7. (a) If a player should play out of turn in his team, the stone so played

should, if possible, be stopped in its progress and returned to the

player.

(b) Should the mistake not be discovered until after the stone has

come to rest or has struck another stone, the end shall be

continued, as if it had been played properly from the beginning,

but the missed stone shall be played by the player missing his

turn as the last stone for his side for that end.

(c) Where the skips agree that a stone has been missed but are

unable to agree as to which player missed his turn, the lead of

the team which made the mistake, shall play the last stone for his

team, at that end.

(d) Where two stones of a team are delivered in succession at the

same end, the opposing skip shall remove the stone played by

mistake, replace to his satisfaction any stone displaced by the

stone played by mistake and continue the end as if the mistake

had not occurred, and the player who delivered the stone played

by mistake shall redeliver it as the last stone for his team at that

end.

(e) Where a player delivers three stones at one end, the end shall be

continued as if the mistake had not occurred and the fourth

player of his team shall deliver only one stone at that end.

(f) Where the wrong team starts an end the end shall be replayed.

Wrongful Delivery

8. No player shall deliver a stone, until the stone delivered by the

previous player has come to rest or until such time as any stone

whose movement has been generated by that stone comes to rest.

Where an infringement takes place the stone shall be returned to the

offending player who shall deliver it correctly.

Stone Not Clearing the Hog Line

9. A stone not clearing the further hog line shall be a hog and shall be

removed from play immediately except where it has struck another

stone lying in play.

Stone Crossing Back Line

10. A stone having crossed the back line, and lying clear of it, shall be

removed from play immediately.

Stone Touching Sides of Sheet

11. (a) Any stone which in its progress touches barriers on either side of

the sheet shall be removed from play immediately.

(b) Any stone which touches, or crosses, a dividing line drawn on the

ice between the sheets should be allowed to continue its progress

until it comes to rest, providing it has not touched any object in the

adjoining sheet. However, if it touches a stone, or stones, in the

game in progress all moved stones should be allowed to come to

rest and the normal rules of curling applied.

Running Stone Touched

12. (a) If a running stone is touched by any of the playing team or by his

equipment, the touched stone shall be considered burned and be

removed from play immediately by that team; unless, if in the

opinion of the opposing skip, removal of the stone would be

beneficial to the offending team, then he may replace the stone

as nearly as possible to the position he considers it would have

come to rest had it not been touched. He may also reposition any

stone or stones that would have been displaced had the running

stone not been touched and been allowed to continue.

For an opposing skip to reposition any potentially displaced

stone(s), the infraction must have occurred inside the hog line at

the playing end.

(b) If a running stone is touched by any of the opposing team or by

his equipment, the stone shall be placed where the skip of the

team to which it belongs considers it would have come to rest if it

had not been touched.

(c) If the position of any stone is altered by a touched stone, the non

offending skip may remove the touched stone and replace all

other altered stones to the position where he considers they

originally lay; or leave the touched stone and all altered stones

where they came to rest.

Displaced Stationary Stones

13. (a) If a stone which would have altered the course of a running stone

is displaced by the playing team, the running stone shall be

allowed to come to rest and may be left there or removed from

play immediately at the discretion of the opposing skip.

(i) If the running stone is removed from play then all displaced

stones shall be placed where the opposing skip considers

they originally lay.

(ii) If the running stone is left where it came to rest, then

displaced stones shall remain where they came to rest.

(iii) The opposing skip may reject (i) and (ii), and have any stone

or stones placed where he reasonably considers they would

have come to rest had the infraction not occurred.

(b) A stationary stone which is displaced and has no effect on the