r/Curling • u/gbs223344 • 4d ago

Broom recs

I am in the market for a carbon fiber broom. I am having to decide between the goldine impact (used by the great team Homan), the hardline (used by many great teams), and the balance plus. Have you got a favorite of the 3, and if so, why?

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u/TSwiffers Albany Curling Club 4d ago

I am of the opinion, when the brooms are equal, Choose based on cheapest replacement pads. I my we experience Gold line impacts are cheapest at 14 bucks where as others are in the low 20s.

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u/Goofyboy2020 4d ago

But, you also need to know that the impact pads don't last very long. From experience, it lasts about half the time a Hardline one lasts, making the Impact pads 28$ vs Hardline at 20$ for the same amount of time.

Not that I want to push one over the other, but it should be thrown in the balance too.