Why is sweeping in curling necessary? Isn’t the ice-sheet clean enough?

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Why is sweeping in curling necessary? Isn’t the ice-sheet clean enough?

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Sweeping makes a small change to the ice surface which changes the friction and influences the shot as it slides across the ice.

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