Time to dust my broom

I don't entirely understand curling, but I have to admit that my youngest daughter and I have enjoyed watching it as much as anything else during these Winter Olympics. It's always tense, keeps you engaged for a long time, and (because the Americans - are all the players from Minnesota? - aren't really the best) the CNBC coverage isn't nearly as Rah-rah Team USA jingoistic as the rest of the Olympics, which let's you just enjoy the skills and drama.

Still, wouldn't it be that much more fun if they still played with old-fashioned straw brooms?