Session 1

Hitting the ball. Practise at hitting straight and to the correct length. Follow the pattern .. walk and stalk, stand, aim, eyes down and swing, keep eyes down. Some basics about the laws relating to hitting the ball: a) players must hit the correct ball cleanly and with a single hit. (b) if you hit your ball (with purpose or by mistake) then that is considered your one go. (c i) it is a foul to damage the lawn at any time with your mallet, your foot etc. (during a shot or not). (c ii) if a ball won't run smoothly over the damaged area (unrepaired) it is a fault (c iii) if it will run smotthly, then it isn't a fault

See items 2.1 and 2.2 in the website ....

http://www.oxfordcroquet.com/coach/beginners/bcn1.asp

Good advice written, but the 'Some Laws' is about Association Croquet, NOT Golf Croquet ...

http://www.canberracroquet.org.au/coaching/Introductory/module2.html

Bob Krouger is walking and stalking, but he is swinging (casting it is called) the mallet a few too many times, and the follow through is a little bit exagerated. In the hit away strike, he has compensated a little bit for the lawn ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0R-zBTp-yc

...Mark McInerney (the chappie in green) has a great style of walking, stalking and hitting ....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAlZsXUFoQs