Diagram 3.5 Cross Section of the Curling Stone
How you plan to release the stone in Element 4 will determine how you grip the stone and place your hand and wrist in Element 3. The completion of the turn and any last tweak of energy will be applied in Element 4 in the release and finish segments. To make this work successfully, the positioning of the hand, wrist and fingers in Element 3 must be set accordingly. There is no reason to have the hand too high on the handle at this point – think connection to the center of the stone and fit your hand and fingers accordingly. The wrist and hand position you choose to take should make sense in relation to the type of shot you are playing and the type of action that you want the stone to take. How high a position that you take on the handle is individual and based on what you know about your own technique and delivery. Probably there is no need to be higher on the handle in Element 3 then in Photo 3.9 and no lower than Photo 3.10. All of your individual skills and finesse can best be applied from somewhere in between these two position examples. This will be further addressed in Element 4. Photo 3.9 High Throwing Hand and Wrist Position
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Photo 3.10 Low Throwing Hand and Wrist Position