Hi Jan, Thanks for the quick response and I think that the decision is a good one. It is more consistent with the way we treat other potential double tap situations. I, and some other NSW refs, have b

Hi Croquet Players, I have just come from a CNSW Council meeting where the issue was raised of whether it is permissible (in GC) for the striker's ball to hit a target ball if the balls are within 2 m

Hi Everyone, The main Croquet NSW website (croquet-nsw.org) has a lot of useful information about all things related to croquet and is worth exploring when you have some time. One of the areas that co

Hi All, I thought that this comment from Barb may have provoked further discussion on the handicap system but apparently not. I have a few comments (Fools rush in where angles fear to tread?) because

Hi Julie, I am surprised someone hasn't responded to your query on mallets yet but, since they haven't, I'll give it a go. I should state that I have no vested interests in any of the mallet suppliers

Hi Everyone, Pam Gentle (CNSW secretary) send our comments on the problems we see with the current GC Rules to Gordon Mathews who has the job of collating the responses (on possible rule changes) on b

Hi All When we were constructing our third lawn (at Jamberoo) re realised that we would need a third equipment trolley but, should we make one the same as our existing one or find a better one?Our two

Hi Jim, You have improved my education, thanks. I had not heard how the double tap rule came into being and, in the situation you have described, it makes sense. I also agree with both Mary and Chris

Hi Peter, Max, Margaret and those who responded off the list, Thank for your responses on the Kikuyu problem. Because we don't have a boom sprayer, we occasionally use a contractor to area spray and t

Hi Listees, I going through the list of subscribers I notice that many of you, who subscribed to the list via the web site, have a Yahoo e-mail address. Unfortunately, Yahoo tends to steer you in this

Hi all players, I believe that the fundamental problem we have is getting players on the correct handicap. The system works fine for players who are regularly entering tournaments and competitions wit

Hi Players, CNSW has received (via ACA) the notice of the WCF revision of the Golf Croquet Rules planned for 2013. At this stage the English Croquet Association (CA) is seeking support for the followi

Hi Members, I had previously indicated that I would give you an idea of how this list is progressing and, so, here is the latest: We now have 44 people on the list with 22 of the 68 NSW clubs (as well

Hi Max, Thanks, it would be appreciated. We often received advice from a Turf Consultant from Living Turf who suggested the idea of using a diluted solution of Roundup in winter time once the Couch ha

Hi Players, Does anyone have a good method for removing Kikuyu grass out of a Couch croquet lawn? Last winter, once the Couch had gone dormant, we spot sprayed patches of Kikuyu with dilute Glyphosate

Hi Players, The ACA handicapping system for Golf Croquet is a good system that works well, but only if player's handicaps are correct. If a handicap does not correctly reflect a player's ability then,

Hi cnswplayers, I don't want to monopolise this list but there are a few things you might like to know if you haven't used Yahoo groups before. Some of you have created a Yahoo ID and password which m

Hi Barb, I had heard about the Nationals GC doubles playing in the dark and, despite some more ferreting around, I cannot find any croquet reference to minimum light levels. There are quite a few refe

Hi Croquet players, A couple of days ago we had a query from one of the north coast clubs concerning the minimum lighting level permissible for playing croquet. It appears that club members had been p

Hi Toronto Club, Hopefully the e-mail list will allow clubs to exchange information on a wide variety of issues concerning the various codes of croquet as well as the operation of a croquet club. Alth