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This section gives advice and information on croquet equipment. Where retailers are mentioned it does not mean that we endorse their products.
Choice of Equipment
For club and tournament-level croquet the equipment must reach the specifications set down in the Laws of Croquet. Principally the weight and size of the balls and the dimensions of hoops are tightly specified.
For back-garden play the selection of equipment is not critical. Garden sets generally have (very) lightweight balls and big hoops!
Here we concentrate on club and tournament-level croquet equipment, but there is useful advice for back-garden enthusiasts.
Example shopping list for a value tournament-standard croquet set.
Discussion of mallet length, weight, head length, shaft composition, etc. |
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Relative merits of different manufacturer's products. |
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What is available and recommended. Also how to renovate hoops. Rewritten spring 2022. |
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Specification. |
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Choosing durable clips and alternative design ideas. |
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Corner markers, corner flags, bisques, etc. |
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Various designs for carrying balls to the court. |
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Suggestions for ball stops around the lawns. |
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Discussion on the choice of lawn mowers. |
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A device for encouraging a straight swing. |
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Other equipment of use to croquet players. |
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| Some parameters and advice if you are making your own mallet. |
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Some UK suppliers of small quantities of useful stuff for making your own mallet |
Setting Out a Lawn
Two bits of cord and 3 keyrings - a quick lazy method to measure hoop positions |
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Methods to mark out a court and adjust hoops to the correct dimensions. |
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| Another method to mark out a court using three strings and a tape measure. |
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A quick technique for measuring out a court. |
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The Nel/McInnes Method using three strings and a tape measure. |
Suppliers
A croquet set makes an ideal and lasting present. Please note that you need to contact these retailers directly. Oxford Croquet does not retail equipment.
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UK Manufactures
Please note that any price lists included are for indication only. You must contact the manufacturer directly for current pricing.
db Mallets
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Custom mallet manufacturer, including mallets specifically for hoopball ('golf croquet'). |
Dave Trimmer Croquet Mallets |
Bespoke carbon fibre mallets, including those with flight shafts which dismantle to pack in luggage. |
de Mowbray Mallets |
Custom mallet manufacturers |
Manor House Croquet
(Pidcock) |
Custom mallet manufacturers. Note as of October 2015, the business is transferring to Dave Trimmer Croquet Mallets (see above). |
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Mallets |
Custom mallet manufacturers made from a variety of beautifully grained timbers with traditional wooden (Ash) handles, carbon fibre tube or the new Kevlar tube shaft. Various grips available. Alterations and repairs, etc. |
Croquet England |
Suppliers of all types of croquet equipment from suppliers all over the world. Well worth a call for any item. The Hurlingham and Hogan wooden shafted mallets are good value for individual or club use. |
Treetop Mallets |
Custom mallet manufacturer producing peripherally weighted wooden heads with carbon fibre shafts. Includes a flight shaft option. |
Uber Games |
Garden croquet sets. |
Big Game Hunters |
Garden croquet sets: their metal clips are currently good value (Feb 2017). |
Jaques now sells primarily online |
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If you would like your company included here please contact the webmaster at Oxford Croquet |
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UK Retailers
On-line stockists of Jaques equipment. Type CROQUET into the search box |
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If you would like your company included here please contact the webmaster at Oxford Croquet |
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Overseas
Atkins Croquet |
Producer of the tournament approved Atkins hoops plus mallets and accessories including ball measuring equipment. |
Dawson Balls |
Suppliers of Dawson Mallets and Balls |
Croquet Orangewood |
Manufacturers/retailers of equipment |
Eurocosm |
Web-based online store operating in 5 currencies. Suppliers of Townsend Croquet Equipment |
Fenwick Elliott Mallets (site appears dead) |
Robert Fenwick Elliott in Australia produced "high-tech" mallets which have the head mass concentrated at the faces and use specially formed carbon fibre shafts and heads. They are not cheap. www.insearchoftheperfectmallet.com (extinct?) |
Fred van Vugt Corner Flags |
Supplier of Croquet Flags sets |
Juan Carlos |
Bespoke croquet mallets and equipment |
Norwich Croquet Company (Extinct?) |
Bespoke croquet mallets. Instagram page. |
OakleyWoods
Croquet |
Supplier of all types of croquet equipment. Also operates through the link www.croquetstore.com |
PHC Mallets. Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa. PO Box 41, Stellenbosch 7599 SOUTH AFRICA |
Bespoke mallet manufacturer |
Terminator Mallets. P.O.Box 2057, Stoke 7041, Nelson NZ. |
Bespoke mallet manufacturer plus croquet accessories. Simon Jenkins is the Terminator mallet and Quadway hoops agent in the UK. |
Spanish bespoke mallet manufacture |
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Mallets Ltd |
Supplier of all types of croquet equipment and custom mallets. Manufactures equipment for the Croquet England shop. |