The Heisenburg Corollary to Effective Use of Curling Statistics
In quantum physics, the Heisenberg uncertainty principle is the statement that
locating a particle in a small region of space makes the momentum of the
particle uncertain; and conversely, that measuring the momentum of a particle
precisely makes the position uncertain.
In quantum mechanics, the position and momentum of particles do not have
precise values, but have a probability distribution. There are no states in
which a particle has both a definite position and a definite momentum. The
narrower the probability distribution is in position, the wider it is in
momentum.
The use of statistics in a full game plan has a similar effect. Forces and
traps used over a long period will cause changes in the opponents game plan to
circumvent those effects. It is far more effective to use such forces and traps
in selected ends.
A case in point: At the 1987 Canadian Mixed in Summerside PEI. - My observation
was that DeLorey, Territories skip, had the tendency to roll inturn come around
hits. When the time came to put that observation into practise in the game
against Territories, it was decided to set the trap in the first end. When
we scored 3 as a result of the trap working, the game plan reverted to
normal, so as:
1. Not to draw the attention of the Territories team of the weakness so as to
change their shot selection to avoid that trap.
2. Not to draw the attention of the remaining teams of the Territories
weakness, so as to give Territories a chance to knock off other teams.
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