This blog has been created as a prelude to the book I have started to write:
"Golf Croquet: 101 Tactics and Ideas".
Golf Croquet is a great sport, involving tactics, strategy and physical accuracy.
The standard lawn measures 28x35 yards, each ball about 4" and weighs 1 lb.
The 6 hoops are only 1/32" wider than the balls and set firm in the ground.
The layout of the hoops and "course" does not change, and each hoop is run twice (in opposite directions).
The objective is score 7 points (1 point = 1 hoop) before your opponent does.
Each time a point is scored, both players then move on to the next hoop and contest that.
It is always Blue & Black vs Red & Yellow.
Each turn consists of just a single shot and always in the sequence of Blue, Red, Black, Yellow, Blue, Red etc etc.
Each blog post will look at one specific idea or tactic, not forgetting the important strategical side of the game. Remember:
“Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.”
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
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ReplyDeleteExcellent Blog Ed, really enjoy learning more about classic lawn games. I will look forward to reading your future blog posts. I have played Boules (another lawn game) a couple of times when over in the London, not as difficult, certainly not as strategic, but great fun. I like the social aspect of the lawn games too, that and a couple of glasses of Pimms… Good luck with the book.
ReplyDeleteI eagerly await the next post on Tactics
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