ShopCroquet.com, the U. S. agent for Wood Mallets Ltd. of New Zealand, has just announced a $100 discount on the purchase of their top-of-the-line croquet mallet, the ‘Evolution’, to celebrate and promote National Croquet Day on Saturday, June 4, 2022, and is extending it for another seven days ending at 12:01 AM Sunday, June 12, 2022, in hopes the company’s effort will initiate a trend to institute a National Croquet Week crammed digitally and in real life with exciting events going on all over the country. There could be special pricing such as this promotion from various croquet equipment makers and other specialty vendors to be featured on the internet and perhaps generate funds for the USCA and the local clubs.
George Wood is the world’s largest manufacturer of competition mallets. Hundreds of his high-quality mallets have been sold all over the world since the early 1980’s. The ‘Evolution’ mallet represents 39 years of research trying various concepts, configurations, and materials to develop the proprietary technology he now has to create the ideal peripheral weighting system providing maximum weight on the striking faces of the mallet for which most all competition players strive. Laminating lighter-weight wood in the center between two beautifully grained deep brown pieces of Sheesham wood sliced in longitudinally in half allows Wood to use heavier stainless-steel plates on the end pieces. George has his own experienced buyer of Sheesham as it takes years of buying experience when dealing with this wood and its beautiful but tricky grains.
National Croquet Day Special:
$100 off from June 4-11, 2022
The ‘Evolution’ mallet normally sells for $390 including free shipping. During Croquet Week it will be selling for $290. At ShopCroquet.com, one can view the many custom mallet options and combinations you would ever want. You can choose any shaft height, any head weight, any head length, two head widths, laminated or not laminated head, octagonal, round with flat-sided, or completely round grips with four color choices. Finally, you can have your name or initials stamped in gold foil. If there is a size or specification you do not see, just call them and, most likely, they can make it for you at no extra charge. You must use the coupon code CROQUET WEEK when checking out. The company can be contacted at support@shopcroquet.com or call them at (978) 502-5999 for experienced fitting advice.
The one item George stays away from is the mallets sold with bent shafts. He has tried everything and still does not wish to sell them because they require metal couplings at the joints. The couplings eventually become loose, causing the mallet head to wander off center and lose stability.
Rob Elwell, owner of ShopCroquet.com, who belongs to Gasparilla, Sarasota and Strawberry Banke clubs says:
“In my lifetime anyway, I can assure you that this will be a once in a lifetime opportunity, as $290 for this highly sought-after mallet is unprecedented in these times. Joining the promotion of National Croquet Day should be an advertising expense for us. But whatever it is, it’s for a worthy cause. We know that the publicity and excitement generated by the USCA, and the local clubs for National Croquet Day should give Wood Mallets widespread exposure as well.”
“We have found that once we ship a Wood mallet to a club to whom we never had sold before, several more orders come in from that same club very quickly with no external contact from us. That goes to show you that word of mouth is our best salesperson.”
Finally, in addition to the $100 discount, a portion of each sale will go to the buyer’s choice of their club or to the USCA. Also, if individuals can order together anytime during the week and have their mallets shipped to one location, the donations will be significantly larger. For that reason, all orders will be processed at the end of the promotion to determine if we can ship some of the orders together with the customer’s instructions and/or permission. Delivery of the custom-made mallets should arrive in the U S* within two weeks.
Remember “CROQUET WEEK” should be entered when asked for your coupon code when checking out to receive your $100 discount.
*This sale is limited to shipments to the United States only. Currently, sales taxes will be added to shipments made only to Florida and Massachusetts.
