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Glossary

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Golf Croquet Articles


Here is a list of the titles (in alphabetical order) of Golf Croquet articles.
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A Common Dilemma For Golf Croquet Referees by Gordon Matthews
Bombards by Eric Sawyer
Decision Tree On Wicket Approaches by Eric Sawyer
Does Court Speed Matter by Carl Mabee
Double Banking by Jeff Soo
Double Taps And Pushes Close Balls by Owen Edwards
Error Correction by John Riches
Finer Points by John Riches
Golden Triangle by Eric Sawyer
Golf Croquet Fault And Wrong Ball Chart by Owen Edwards
Golf Croquet Fundamentals - The DT's by Owen Edwards
Golf Croquet Fundamentals - The DT's Continued by Owen Edwards
Golf Croquet Glossary by Owen Edwards
How Golf Balls Can Help Your Croquet Game by Cheryl Bromley
Learning The Three Approach Shots by Eric Sawyer
Mental Approach by John Riches
Next Ball Matrix by Eric Sawyer
Official Rulings On The 2007 Edition Of The WCF Golf Croquet Rules by Owen Edwards
Offside: An Attempt To De-Confuse by Owen Edwards
One Ball Blocks Another From The Hoop by Eric Sawyer
Playing The Middle Hoops by Cheryl Bromley
Stun Stop Shot by Eric Sawyer
Technique by John Riches
The First Ball To Approach A Wicket by Eric Sawyer
The Idiot's Guide To The Wrong Ball Law by Bill Arliss
The Importance Of Developing A Pre-Shot Routine by Cheryl Bromley
The Many Layers Of Golf Croquet by Cheryl Bromley
Three Ways To Jaws by Eric Sawyer
Use Sequence To Your Advantage by Jeff Soo
Using The Accelerator And The Steering Wheel by Eric Sawyer
WCF Golf Croquet Rules Index by Owen Edwards
When Not To Try Jawsing by Eric Sawyer
 Croquet Checklist by Cheryl Bromley
Golf Croquet Rules

Improve your understanding of croquet rules to avoid faults and errors, and to play with the proper etiquette.
 
 A Common Dilemma For Golf Croquet Referees by Gordon Matthews
 Double Banking by Jeff Soo
 Double Taps And Pushes Close Balls by Owen Edwards
 Golf Croquet Fault And Wrong Ball Chart by Owen Edwards
 Golf Croquet Fundamentals - The DT's by Owen Edwards
 Golf Croquet Fundamentals - The DT's Continued by Owen Edwards
 Golf Croquet Glossary by Owen Edwards
 Official Rulings On The 2007 Edition Of The WCF Golf Croquet Rules by Owen Edwards
 Offside: An Attempt To De-Confuse by Owen Edwards
 The Idiot's Guide To The Wrong Ball Law by Bill Arliss
 WCF Golf Croquet Rules Index by Owen EdwardsYou can buy a book about croquet.


Books you might enjoy
Don't spend too much time reading — get out there and play!

American Rules 6-Wicket Croquet


Read Croquet: The Sport by Jack Osborn and John Osborn 
Croquet as played at USCA clubs, covering everything the beginning player needs to know, including history, customs, and etiquette. Tactics, strategy and shot-making are clearly and well illustrated.
Videos from Bob Kroeger
More items are available to members for sale on the USCA merchandise page HERE
 
1) Wicket Shooting
 
2) Eight Consecutive Unedited 7 Yard Roquet Attempts
 
3) Six Consecutive Unedited 12 Yard Roquet Attempts Using Casting
 
4) Jump Shots
 
5) Using A Swing Trainer 
 
Break Play For American Rules 6 Wicket Croquet (aka - how to make several wickets in a turn  - like running the table in pool). 
1) Learning 3 Ball Breaks (an animation)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gotRftUAm4 - has sound

2) Learning 3 Ball Breaks (full court example)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS6JHxrje6U - no sound
 
3) Learning 4 Ball Breaks (full court example #1) - has sound
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHyJgC-eVpU
 
4) Learning 4 Ball Breaks (full court example #2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inlrf3Dx_9I - no sound


ASSOCIATION CROQUET


  1. Read Association Croquet — The Game and How it is Played by Dr. Ian Plummer.
  2. Watch Introducing the Game of Croquet by Chris van der Craats (get Adobe Shockwave).
  3. Watch Introduction To Croquet by John Bevington (get Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer).
  4. Read A Synopsis of the Game by Dr. Ian Plummer.
  5. Read Beginners' Coaching Notes 1 by Dr. Ian Plummer.
  6. Read Beginners' Coaching Notes 2 by Dr. Ian Plummer.
  7. Read Beginners' Coaching Notes 3 by Dr. Ian Plummer.
  8. Read Beginners' Coaching Notes 4 by Dr. Ian Plummer.
Here are some web pages (in alphabetic order) about tactics and strategy for you to read.
  1. Four-ball break
  2. Three-ball break
  3. Two-ball break
You can buy a book or DVD (in alphabetic order) about tactics and strategy.
You can buy a book about Association croquet. Don't spend too much time reading — get out there and play!