| Discipline | Shot Required |
| 1 | Striking |
| 2 | Inwicking |
| 3 | Drawing |
| 4 | Guarding |
| 5 | Chap and Lie |
| 6 | Wick and Curl In |
| 7 | Raising |
| 8 | Chipping the Winner |
| 9 | Drawing through a Port |
| 10 | Outwicking(tie-breaker) |
Small circles are marked in specific positions on the ice to allow consistent placement of stationary stones needed for certain shots (e.g. "Inwicking" and "Chipping the Winner"), so that every competitor has to play exactly the same shot. To assist judging of the closeness of guards to the centre line, the ice is also marked out with "tram lines" parallel to the centre line.
This competition is not as easy as it looks: instead of a skip indicating the line to aim for and then judging the sweeping, the Points competitor has to work it out entirely on his / her own. An "imaginary brush" to aim for must be chosen, and then the shot made in that direction. The stone then has to be chased by the competitor, who has to make all judgments on pace and line to determine if sweeping is required. Line is best judged from behind the stone, and pace is best judged from diagonally in front of the stone. So how do you judge both simultaneously??
Organising a Points competition and getting enough club members to make it worthwhile have been difficult problems for individual clubs in the past, so since Season 2007-08, the 12th (Renfrewshire) Province have organised a Points competition for all clubs in the province. This season's competition was held on Sunday 27th February at Greenacres. Scores were kept simultaneously for the Province competition and for individual club competitions. About 15 players turned out in total, 3 of whom (Bob B, Ken G, and Paul R) were from the Bridge of Weir club.
Four sheets were booked, and the competitors were divided into two groups of eight(ish). Bob and Ken were assigned to the group playing on sheets A and B, while Paul found himself in the group playing on sheets C and D. All nine disciplines were completed by both groups.