The hottest trend over the summer has been the race to record the fastest triple peel. James Death broke his own record today at 5:24. Here's the video and here's a thread on our forums tracking the phenomenon ...
Cheltenham Croquet Club Promo Video
Promo video for the Cheltenham Croquet Club by evenlodefilms.com.
Video: New Zealand's Dramatic Win vs USA
Video from Chris Clarke: The last action of the USA v NZ Test at the 2017 MacRobertson Shield held at Mission Hills. We join it with USA leading 10-9. Chris Shilling is in the third against Stuart Lawrence and Aiken Hakes is game up against Jeff Soo.
Hopgood's Day 8 MacRob Montage Video
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A slightly over the top brief review of Day 8 of the MacRobertson Shield. My beloved Hans Zimmer is no doubt copyrighted, so here's a variant. Mostly USA vs England, where at the end of the day, the result was 6-6. There is no footage from Day 7 alas, as I was in play most of the day (and a terrible result).
Morning Coffee: The Inevitable Mar-a-Lago Trump Backlash
The inevitable Mar-a-Lago Trump croquet backlash has officially kicked off. Cue the fireworks and congratulations to the Miami Herald and Carl Hiaasen as first out of the gate. In fact, he gave croquet first mention in his brilliantly circular fake news/non-fake news posting:
Read MoreVideo: USCA GC Semifinal - Abdelwahab vs Morgan
US Golf Croquet National Championship at the NCC in West Palm Beach, Florida - 10/25/2016. This singles semifinal match features Sherif Abdelwahab and Stephen Morgan in an impressive display of the tactical value of aggressive hoop shooting.
Read MoreVideo: Mr. Wickets-The Bounceback
Now, we're talking ... not sure how we missed this one over the summer. Nomination for best croquet video of the year.
Read MoreVideo: Cumming vs Hurst - 2016 Country Boys
Country Boys AC croquet tournament on the lawns of Danny Huneycutt and Steve Summer near Winston Salem, North Carolina. Block play game between Brian Cumming and Robert Hurst on Danny's lawn. There's a lot of back and forth, some the result of the substantial "character" of the lawn and some not.
Read MoreNews Video: Development of Croquet in Tennessee
Bob Kroeger appears in this video covering the development of a croquet lawn in Jackson, Mississippi:
Read MoreVideo: 2016 Country Boys Final-Essick vs Watson
Country Boys AC croquet tournament on the lawns of Danny Huneycutt and Steve Summer near Winston Salem, North Carolina. This semifinal game between Matthew Essick and Zack Watson features an attempted tpo, lots of interactivity and an educational one ball finish from hoops 2 and 4. The winner has to beat Danny Huneycutt twice in the final to prevail.
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