Hitting your balls

[Second James]

This go-round in Florida, this winter, I happened upon two gentlemen hitting their balls around on a beautiful little backyard course & having the time of their life! I had played CROQUET while a youth and asked if they'd allow me to partiscipate...fortunately they were REALLY INTO IT...so almost nightly we played to our hearts delight!

We played with a pretty sophisticated "set"...$l30 on e bay I think he said, as compared to the rinky dink set I used as a kid...these really made the game fun..plus the wickets were very narrow & tough to shoot through.

My most enjoyable part of it was when one player (playing a threesome) would get way ahead, and us two trailers would go after him and send him...working together to catch up...& the strategies involved in "stayin' alive"...were riduculous at times but worked now & then!!

Any of you grow up playing the game as youths...& anyone still hitting their balls??

Hope Paw loves my topic title as much as I do!1 LOLOL

[ex70sHouston]

I know this older gentleman that has a complete regulation size deal set up on his front lawn.

Several times I've gone over and played with him. He is very serious about his game. This isnt fun its for blood kind of attitude.

[ChasUFarley]

I grew up playing croquet - it's still very popular in New England, and it's not uncommon to see people with their hoops, balls, and mallets out in the yard on a spring or summer evening. My dad was a good player and knew all the quirky little rules, strategies, etc. - it could be fun.... but then we think cribbage is a blast, in my family!

[Second James]

Cribbage??? or cabbage??

l5 2 l5 4 a run is seven and 4 hearts is eleven & of course the jack is l2~~~~~~~

[coolchef1248 @adelphia.net]

chas i learned to play cribbage in french from my grandmother!

and yeah we still play alot of that lawn golf at camp

but we set up obsticals! what a hoot

[johniam]

Yeah, I played croquet growing up. We had a set in our garage and several other kids in the neighborhood did as well. Nothing about blood, but it was popular for a while. Can't even remember the last time I played it. At least 20 years.