Croquet Equipment

Croquet is one of the world's most elegant and stately outdoor games, so you'll want croquet equipment that's top of the line, particularly if you're entering competitions. At Croquet.com, we can direct you to a nice selection of croquet mallets, croquet balls, croquet stakes, croquet wickets, and croquet flags. Following is some basic information about croquet equipment, along with regulation sizes and colors:

A standard croquet mallet (contemporary croquet mallets are mostly square-headed with plastic faces) weighs 3 pounds with a 36-inch shaft and a 9-11 inch head length. The shaft of the croquet mallet should be extremely lightweight, with most of the weight concentrated in the head. The faces of today's mallets are typically made of a hard plastic composite or metal. Croquet mallet shafts are typically wood, fiberglass, and carbon fiber.

Blue, red, black, and yellow are the primary colors for croquet balls. For more informal garden play, croquet balls tend to weigh less than 16 ounces. Croquet balls for competition must be 1 pound in weight (plus or minus a quarter of an ounce) and 3 5/8 inches in diameter.