Videos & Tutorials

A Defibrillator is located in our storeroom behind the club kitchen.  This video explains how to use it. Also located there is a protocol card for calling 000, plus a box containing members emergency details to be given to the ambo's.

Basics of Golf Croquet (GC) are shown in this video. GC is usually what new players start out with. GC is one of the easiest games to learn, but like all games, is a continual challenge to master

Tips for playing Golf Croquet are shared here by Chris Williamson. Chris has only been playing GC for 4 years but has achieved a handicap of 1 and is now in the NSW State Team.  Video shot January 2019

V6 of the Golf Croquet Rules like all rules can be a bit challenging to read as rules are rarely written in user friendly manner. This video simplifies the actions when a wrong ball is played. Note that Scenario 1 has been deleted as I got it wrong!!!!

Angled Shots (aka 'cutting' a ball) makes yours and the target ball move off at certain angles. This video explains 2 possible methods for deciding where to aim to get the desired angles.

Blocking shots can be very handy in croquet. They stop or hinder your opponent. This video explains optimum spots to block at plus some routines to practice achieving distance.

Double Taps are a fault in croquet. This video explains what they are, how to avoid them and the consequences. A common technique is a stop shot which is fully explained.

Jump Shots are a handy skill. This is a slide set of snapshots from some slow motion videos on YouTube. It shows the angle your mallet should strike at for shallow & steeper angles

A GC Coaching session was run by Kate McLoughlin & Peter Freer from Canberra Croquet Club on 9th November 2022 at Toronto Croquet Club as part of coaching offered by Toronto Hub. Some excellent tips. It was a fairly windy day so apologies for some of the sound.  

Advantage Handicapping is a GC handicapping system. Starting around the 10 mins mark, this video by Crake Valley Croquet Club gives a couple of good examples of how the players use their clips and how scoring is worked out using the Advantage and Centre posts.

Ricochet Croquet is a great game for improving your accuracy in shots, angled shots plus thinking strategically. It was intended as a pathway for GC players to start playing AC but is a game in its own right. 

In Ricochet Croquet you get 1 'continuation stroke' for running the required hoop, and 2 'continuation strokes' for roqueting a live ball. For success you need to roquet these balls to positions where you can use them to run more hoops.

Lake Macquarie Games, May 23, video by Marty Wooster on the final day of play. These games are held annually and get entries from all over. You can check out the results and scores with this link

Health Benefits of Croquet  video was made by Croquet Victoria. It shows the health benefits of croquet from the gentle exercise it provides. 

Jump Shots in slow motion really demonstrates the technique we all want to be masters at. It really lets you see why the ball jumps and starts rotating.

Crush Shots Murray Tinker of Caloundra Croquet Club explains,  using slow motion, what a crush shot and how to avoid one.  He also explains the penalty and rule.