Bob Kroeger is one of the world’s best croquet instructors. The series of short videos in this blog post can help you play better. Even though the site says 9-wicket, the tips in here are good for 6-wicket and golf croquet as well.
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Thursday night (8/19) session canceled
Due to two members being out of town this weekend, the Thursday session for August 19 is canceled. See you next week on the 26th!
New Game Times for Summer
In an effort to avoid the heat, we are moving our game times during the summer. American six-wicket will play on Mondays at 7 pm, while golf croquet will play on Thursdays at 7 pm. The court is almost completely in shade at those times, so it is a bit nicer temperature-wise. Don’t forget toContinue reading “New Game Times for Summer”
Open House Update
I guess I shouldn’t have mentioned the weather in my post about our Open House. Due to Sunday’s forecast for rain and thunderstorms, the Open House is postponed. We are still trying to pick a new date, but we may try to have it on a weeknight. Please stay tuned to the website for furtherContinue reading “Open House Update”
World Croquet Day and Open House This Weekend
We have a big weekend of croquet ahead. In addition to our normal six-wicket game on Thursday, Saturday is World Croquet Day and Sunday will be our Open House event. We will play golf croquet as usual on Saturday–a great way to celebrate! Our Open House will be Sunday afternoon, from 2-4 pm. If you’veContinue reading “World Croquet Day and Open House This Weekend”
Tulsa Tournament–Memorial Day Weekend
The Tulsa Croquet Club will be hosting the Indian Territory Open over Memorial Day weekend. This event plays American six-wicket rules, so this event may interest some of our players. The entry form PDF is here:
Open House Update
Our Open House was previously announced for this weekend (April 18). Due to a scheduling conflict, we are changing it to May 2. The time will be 2-4 pm. If you’ve been wondering if you’d like to try croquet, or if you’ve been playing one version and wanted to try the other, we hope you’llContinue reading “Open House Update”
Time Change for April 3
Saturday (golf croquet) players: the lawn bowling club has an event planned for Saturday morning on April 3. Therefore we’ll need to play in the afternoon. Let’s plan to meet at 2 PM this Saturday, to allow the lawn bowlers time to clear out and for us to set up.
Croquet Tips: The Hit-It-Back Distance Drill
From time to time as I find them, I will pass along some croquet tips I find interesting. This one comes from the man who introduced me to the game, Dylan Goodwin. The “Hit It Back Distance Drill” could come in especially handy for HSV Croquet players as we do play on a fast, artificialContinue reading “Croquet Tips: The Hit-It-Back Distance Drill”
Signups now available for golf crouqet games!
We will begin playing golf croquet games next Saturday, March 6. Sign up using this Google sheet to reserve your spot. Games will be played at 10:00 am each Saturday (weather permitting–we will not play if the temperature is below 45 degrees). Once the weather warms up, we may need to move to a different date/time asContinue reading “Signups now available for golf crouqet games!”
