Curling Canada will be adding the No-Tick Shot rule into the rules for general play. It was successfully implemented during last year's Scotties Tournament of Hearts and Brier, but that doesn’t mean your leagues need to adopt it!
Much like many of the rules for general play, leagues may choose to use this rule, or leave it out. If leagues at your club are using the no-tick rule, be sure to have plastic squares left in the rink where the measure stick(s) is/are kept. Wood or metal squares will leave marks in the ice.
The No-Tick Shot rule now being used for all Curling Canada events is as follows:
If, prior to the delivery of the sixth stone of an end, a delivered stone causes either directly or indirectly, an opposition stone in the Free Guard Zone (FGZ) which is touching the centre line to be moved to an off-centre line position or to a position outside the FGZ, the non-offending team has the option to:
(i) Remove the delivered stone from play, and replace all stones that were displaced to their positions prior to the violation taking place; or
(ii) Leave all stones where they came to rest.
*If the stone is moved from the centre line to an out-of-play position, then the FGZ rule applies.
**This does not apply for Wheelchair Curling or for Mixed Doubles competitions.