Complete Croquet - A Guide to Skills, Tactics and Strategy

By James Hawkins

ISBN:	9781847971685
PUBLISHED:	05/05/2010
PAGES:	176
BINDING:	Paperback
SIZE:	246x189 mm
INSIDE:	195 colour photographs & diagrams

In its early days in Victorian England croquet was a game for the wealthy but competition from other sports - most notably tennis - the onset of two world wars, and a century of social change forced the game to adapt. Modern croquet is an intricate game of strategy, played socially within clubs and competitively at national and international level. The object of the game - to guide two balls round a circuit of loops - has changed little over the years but tactically, croquet has become much more complex, elaborate and fascinating.

Complete Croquet is a comprehensive guide for the aspiring and improving croquet player. It deals with the basic skills, and how to avoid and eradicate common problems, as well as providing an in-depth coverage of modern tactics. The author focuses on the building blocks of break play, examining in detail how each element works before bringing it all together. There is advice on how to repair a bad situation when everything has gone wrong, how to exploit a good situation when everything is going well, and how to regain the initiative when the opponent is storming ahead.

Whether your interest is in developing an understanding of top-class, championship-level tactics, in improving your play at handicap level, or even in just playing at home, Complete Croquet will prove to be invaluable.

RRP: £16.99

Site Price £13.59

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