This page summarises additions and changes to the Oxford Croquet web site to allow frequent visitors to keep up to date.
Pages without links still have to be checked out by their authors
24.iv.08 |
An open-cannon solution to a situation which frequently arises at the start of a game under Advanced Rules. |
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11.iv.08 |
A snippet from DMC Prichard's book covering the genesis of the lift rules. |
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29.iii.08 |
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Material on Hoopball (aka golf "croquet") removed from this site. |
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13.iii.08 |
6th Edition Amended Laws in a single file |
The full current Laws of Association Croquet (March 2008). A CLEAN COPY omitting the struck out (old) material, but highlighting additions in red. |
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9.iii.08 |
Louis Nel offers a simple method to replace interpolation for measuring the Lawn Speed in Plummers. |
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31.i.08 |
Other equipment of use to croquet players. Currently hooplifters and ball marking boards. |
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23.i.08 |
A marked-up copy of the full laws, due to come into force on 15th March 2008 in the UK Croquet Association's Domain, showing the additions in red and the excised material |
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23.i.08 |
Tactics Against Dour Players. |
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2.i.08 |
With the proposed changes in the Laws, this article discusses where to place a ball which has collided with a stationary one. |
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22.x.07 |
Don Gugan reviews Jonathan Kirby's paper. The review is appended to bottom of article. |
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8.viii.07 |
An insight into two top players' thoughts during a game where the innings changed frequently |
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21.vii.07 |
Robert Fulford gives his perspective on using Sextuples as a Winning Tactic. |
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20.vii.07 |
Reg Bamford explains why the sextuple peel (SXP) is a winning tactic for him |
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19.vii.07 |
What motivates a croquet player to try more difficult manouevres |
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16.vii.07 |
Hitting a ball off-centre induces a rotation of the mallet head and a slewing of the ball from the direction of swing. This is emphasised in mallets without peripheral (end face) weighting. |
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26.vi.07 |
A number of players give tips |
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18.vi.07 |
Samir Patel suggest that a lawn speed of 10 Plummers is normal and >10 is desirable for top level events. |
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18.vi.07 |
Georg Schorr, of the Austrian Croquet Federation, has produced a manual for German players. |
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18.vi.07 |
Louis Nel introduces a form of the game for playing on areas where hoops cannot be used. |
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12.vi.07 |
Dr Ian Vincent reveals the mechanism for deriving the matches in the Process-half of a Draw and Process competition. |
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9.vi.07 |
John Riches proposes that teaching Ricochet, croquet without the croquet strokes, is a fast and fun way for beginners to be introduced to the full game. |
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13.v.07 |
Four problems: How do you make a four ball break from here with bisques? Solutions to the classic four balls in the centre of boundaries and in the corners. |
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10.v.07 |
Find the English croquet club nearest to where you live - just type in your postcode. Additionally it will give you the route to drive there. Only works in Internet Explorer. |
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11.iv.07 |
Comparisons are made between the Lambert and Plummer systems of lawn speed measurement. |
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17.iii.07 |
The full current Laws of Association Croquet as a single large HTML file (190KB) . |
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18.ii.07 |
What to do if you get around to 4-back in third turn. |
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24.i.07 |
How a very light grip and pendulum action can help |
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24.i.07 |
Advice and routines to help running hoops |
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21.i.07 |
Louis Nel proposes that promotion out of the blocks proceed globally
rather than block-by-block |
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15.xi.06 |
Marcus Evans considers some of the options |
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16.x.06 |
Louis Nel advocates a new ranking system which considers the mean level
of play and its certainty |
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17.viii.06 |
Methods of deterring foxes |
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20.vi.06 |
A new Section dealing with English Clubs has been added |
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2.vi.06 |
Hints from the South Australian Coaching Committee |
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31.v.06 |
A facimile of the booklet plus its transcribed contents. |
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2.v.06 |
Book review by James Hawkins |
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1.v.06 |
David Maugham gives reasons and data. |
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12.iv.06 |
Frequently Asked Questions - an archive of some of the less mundane queries I have received |
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26.iii.06 |
John Riches poses some wrong-ball questions for doubles play |
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26.iii.06 |
Suggestions for ball stops around the lawns |
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23.iii.06 |
Experts suggest leaves and tactics |
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21.i.06 |
Different methods of playing the stroke including hitting off-centre |
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20.x.05 |
Removing worm casts, discouraging worms and killing worms. |
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20.vi.05 |
Louis Nel provides a simple method for measuring the speed of a lawn using a plank, a ball, a tape measure and a hoop. |
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7.vi.05 |
Initial measurements of the surface temperature of croquet balls left in the sun. |
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17.iv.05 |
Louis Nel gives the probability that someone will win a game based on the difference in the grades of the two players |
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14.iv.05 |
How to line up balls in a croquet stroke and the type of stroke to play. |
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13.iv.05 |
John Bevington of Wrest Park Croquet Club has produced a PowerPoint presentation introducing croquet which then goes on to illustrate break play and even a triple peel. |
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4.ii.05 |
Experts discuss their methods of executing a Sextuple |
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22.i.05 |
Louis Nel models how the positions of players in the Rankings change even if everyone's ability to win remains constant. |
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16.xi.04 |
Don Gugan investigates whether there is any evidence of a 'home advantage'. |
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29.x.04 |
Brian Murdoch describes measures for reducing severe thatch in a lawn. Full of useful practical tips |
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24.viii.04 |
Advanced Play. Leading players offer their advice on continuing the triple peel. |
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27.vii.04 |
An example of the tactics and play preceding a sextuple |
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27.vii.04 |
A computerised handicap card which calculates the steps, index changes and updates the index for you. It is based on Microsoft Excel hence you will need Excel on your machine to use it. |
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27.vii.04 |
Don Gugan discusses the methodology for testing how easy different types of hoops are to run. |
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20.iv.04 |
A brief explanation about lawn speeds is accompanied by a simple derivation and experimental measurements. |
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27.iii.04 |
A shockwave presentation which introduces the basics of croquet [147KB]. You need to download the shockwave plugin [3.8M] if you do not already have it. |
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24.iii.04 |
Duffer's Tice, Anti-Duffer's |
A couple of openings, a leave and a shot used in Advance Play which have special names. |
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24.iii.04 |
Don Oakley discusses the forms of hoops he has made for synthetic courts |
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19.iii.04 |
This is a section from the Australian Croquet Associations' Referees Manual which provoked debate over the methods which should be used for deciding whether a ball is wired. It is reproduced here with its diagrams. |
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13.iii.04 |
A paper considering the computing requirements of a croquet organisation which could be readily applied to the IT requirements of a croquet club |
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13.iii.04 |
These are notes which were written when starting to contemplate setting up a new croquet club. They may assist others |
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13.iii.04 |
Garth Eliassen, Editor, National Croquet Calendar, has revised and expanded his guide on writing press releases |
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13.iii.04 |
OxfordCroquet is moved to a faster server |
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20.i.04 |
A non-mathematical explanation of the how the Croquet Grading System works |
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19.xi.03 |
Peeling the Opponent to get a Stronger Leave, Dave Kibble explains. |
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27.x.03 |
John Riches' Coaching booklets: How to develope breaks, tactics ... Beginner - intermediate level |
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22.viii.03 |
John Riches' Coaching booklets: sports psychology. This is a superb collection - highly recommended. |
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20.vii.03 |
John Riches' Coaching booklets: analysis of basic strokes. This is at beginners - intermediate level. |
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25.vi.03 |
The first in a series of eight booklets produced by John Riches. These will be published at approximately monthly periods. This one is at intermediate to advanced level |
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| 27.v.03 |
A circular slide rule for calculating the number of handicap points exchanged when games are played under Advanced Rules |
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2.iii.03 |
Methods used to resolve ties including the Burchholz and Sonneborn-Berger systems |
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| 27.ii.03 |
General History from an American Perspective |
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| 23.i.03 |
The base in handicap games is set to one quarter of the sum of the handicap of the players ... |
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| 19.vii.02 |
Cryptic drawings illustrating common croquet terms |
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| 30.vi.02 |
This is a commentary on the Laws of Croquet; it attempts to say what the Laws mean! June, 2002 edition |
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| 28.vi.02 |
Experiments on the Game of Croquet; Bouncing and Rolling |
Don Gugan details experiments on the bounce characteristics of croquet balls and the analytical treatment of the transition from sliding to rolling. He includes a valuable appendix on lawn speed considering friction and the development of spin. |
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| 17.vi.02 |
Notes for clubs required to set up a trust or company to rent their lawns |
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| 11.v.02 |
Demonstration for the Croquet Association on a simple Tournament Vacancy Bulletin Board |
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| 1.v.02 |
A Guide written by Bill Lamb in 1996 |
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| 30.iv.02 |
Allows the suspension and resumption of a game, by recording the positions of the balls and the state of the game. Print only the first page! |
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| 29.iv.02 |
Course notes accompanying the Croquet Association's Silver Gilt Coaching Course |
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| 28.iv.02 |
The positions for pioneers in a 3-ball break are modified from the simple ideal given in the Intermediate coaching notes Section 2. The Three-Ball Break |
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| 25.iv.02 |
Croquet on Television |
Liz Williams comments on why Croquet is difficult to televise. Paper withdrawn. |
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| 22.iv.02 |
Gives the adjustments to the bisque difference if on 3/4 and 1/2 size lawns |
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| 15.iv.02 |
Discussion of the factors to be considered when chosing a mower for a croquet court. Pointers given to manufacturers |
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| 9.iv.02 |
Geoffey Cuttle discusses Handicap Play |
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| 5.iv.02 |
A few recruitment bullet-points for your next club flier |
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| 2.iv.02 |
Suggestions for practice routines aimed at players with a handicap of 12 or below. |
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| 23.iii.02 |
Oxford Croquet |
All pages modified to give their URL in the footer. Makes it easy to link to the page from elsewhere |
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| 20.iii.02 |
New section launched aimed at distilling advice on how to promote the sport and croquet clubs |
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| 15.iii.02 |
Basic hits counter added. This has necessitated the renaming of most pages from *.htm to *.asp |
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| 12.iii.02 |
Giving editors materials in the format they want. Bob Alman, USA |
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| 12.iii.02 |
The timing, content and presentation of press releases. Garth Eliassen, USA |
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| 12.iii.02 |
Liz Williams gives some pointers on how to get the attention of the media. |
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| 12.iii.02 |
Liz Williams continues her advice by covering the layout of press releases |
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| 10.iii.02 |
Advanced Play. David Kibble indicates what options are open to players facing a new standard leave |
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| 12.i.02 |
Handicaps from 5662 players worldwide were collected for use by the Croquet Association's Handicapping Committee. Some very basic observations are made about the relative handicaps in different countries. Ian Plummer. |
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| 25.ii.02 |
Oxford Croquet |
The Oxford Croquet Web site launched. It was derived from my writings on the University web site. Over 250 pages were modifed and revised to start the new site |
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