First things first: Although many people consider this a bird course, in truth it is not. Look to your left, look to your right, and now look in 15 other directions. One of you will not survive the grueling hard work that is CRLG 101.
Ok, on to the supplies that you will need. Hmmm...this is odd. It says here that you don't need to own any equipment when you first start playing. Although from personal experience, I would recommend that you own a pair of loose fitting pants. Well there you have it, the only thing you need to start curling is pants that you probably already own.
Next, Chapter 2: You've decided to stick with it, and aren't going to flake out like you did on all those diet plans. You can't use practice tape for your entire curling career. Traditionally, the next step is to purchase a pull on gripper, slider and a pair of dedicated shoes that you only use for indoor sports. However, in our modern world of $300 dollar cross-trainers with super-deluxe-gel-cushion-pump-action technology and optional racing stripes, many new curlers have quickly been making the leap to a beginner shoe such as the Tournament Eagle, an inexpensive solution.
You've shown excellent promise, so let's move onto Chapter 3: I'll sweep the ice, but not the kitchen floor. Curling brooms are an interesting subject. Since brooms are a one-size-fits-all piece of equipment unlike shoes and sliders, you'll never actually need your own since you can simply use the club supplied ones. You may change you mind after you have a few games worth of experience under your belt, for you see, club brooms have a tendency to be over-used and under maintained. Additionally, owning your own broom allows you to get used to any particular quirks your broom may have. This would probably explain the abundance of duct tape monsters you see veteran curlers using.
Finally, we've reached Chapter 4: Everything else that didn't fit in to the other chapters goes here. This chapter is a short one. Basically, everything else in curling is completely optional. If you find that your hands get cold or blistered, then invest in gloves. Your pants wearing out too quickly? It's time for some curling specific pants. That's why curling is awesome, you can spend $50 or $500 and the experience will still be great. Now get out there and play! Oh yes, class dismissed.
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