tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441578581214913395.post7127543314541005456..comments2024-02-29T05:39:45.179-07:00Comments on CURL WITH MATH: The Past, Present and Future of Curling AnalyticsKevin Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09511486508859362103noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4441578581214913395.post-50821495009148444582018-12-12T16:45:16.708-07:002018-12-12T16:45:16.708-07:00yes, to all those future directions. i'd love ...yes, to all those future directions. i'd love to take a crack at analyzing shot by shot data myself. the goal would be to determine, from any position, what the best shot call actually is. it would be crude at first, but then you could imagine building in subtleties that would make it powerful. you'd need a ton of shot by shot data, with tons of scenarios played out to inform your model. early end strategy would be more doable though, since so many of those positions repeat across ends and games. <br /><br />so much in shot selection is done on feel and past experience, but both those things are pretty obviously faulty. i'd wager there are a few things even the best skips get wrong, that just have never been questioned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com