The June Issue of Croquet Network is now available in print thanks to a new service called MagCloud. The initial copy that looks pretty sharp. In addition, MagCloud is offering a June special for 25% off base price -- meaning you can get this issue for $6.10 plus shipping and handling. Use the "DADGRAD" coupon code to get this discount.
Read MoreToxaway Mountain Challenge - Golf Croquet Exhibition
he USCA is announcing the Toxaway Mountain Challenge in Lake Toxaway, North Carolina on July 10. The event is touted as a golf croquet exhibition and will feature a match with world class players Danny Huneycutt and Sherif Abdelwahab.
Read MoreMorning Coffee: NC Open, Mission Hills and the Double Target
Ben Rothman won the North Carolina Open this weekend and Jeff Soo posted a nice breakdown on the CroquetNC.org website with diagrams showing all of the key positions.
Bob Alman has an in-depth feature on the Mission Hills Croquet Club in Rancho Mirage, California, that chronicles how the 10-court club has built membership and become the "NCC of the West."
Featured in the Mission Hills Croquet Club article are several beautiful croquet paintings by Veronique Branger.
Leo Nikora has posted a critical gap analysis of roqueting a two-ball target ... relative to the distance of the two target balls. It includes a nice graph showing the percentage of success.
Check out this set of professional photos taken at the 2010 Rocky Mountain International Open. Very nice.
Open Thread: Grow the Sport
How would you grow the sport of croquet?
I'd like to invite everyone to share their thought on the approach they would take to both increase association memberships and raise the perception of croquet.
You can participate by clicking the comments button just under the title above.
Morning Coffee: Delaware Invitational, Jerry Stark and Singapore Croquet
In case you missed it, the June issue of Croquet Network magazine was released last week. Highlights include College National Championships, Mohammad Kamal and a Jerry Stark Tribute from Bob Alman.
Read MoreCroquet Search Trends (May 2010)
With his impact on the croquet world, it was no surprise that Jerry Stark was the number search term to hit the site in May. Here is the complete May list for hottest trending croquet keywords that hit CroquetNetwork.com last month:
01. Jerry Stark
02. Wii Croquet
03. Morford Mallets
04. Pasadena Croquet Club
05. WCF for iPad
06. Eric Sawyer
07. Croquet Video Game
08. Croquet Piping Kennedy
09. Paula Mol
10. Croquet Magazine
11. Croquet Champions
12. Big Lobster Croquet
13. Sonoma Cutrer Croquet Tournament
14. Bennington Croquet League
15. American Way Magazine
16. Annapolis Croquet
17. Croquet Club Santa Fe
18. Golf Croquet Suburbiton
19. New Paltz Croquet
20. North American Open
June Croquet Poll: What Shoe Do You Wear?
This month's croquet poll asks the simple question -- what brand of shoe do you prefer for croquet? You can find the poll here on in the right hand column.
Last month's poll asked about croquet news consumption preferences and it seems clear that we need to focus a little more on the website and e-newsletter. Final results:
How do you prefer to receive your croquet news?
Croquet Network Magazine (June Issue Available)
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The June issue of Croquet Network was released over the weekend and features coverage of the College National Championship played in April at the Merion Cricket Club. In addition, the June issue includes a tribute to Jerry Stark repinted from the Croquet World website along with a profile of U.S. golf croquet champion Mohammad Kamal. As a bonus, Eric Sawyer contributed a report on a recent GC tournament held in Pasadena to honor Kamal.
Regrettably there is an error on the cover. I apologize as Pavlos Papadopoulos was spelled wrong. Surprisingly, changing out a digital magazine is a little more challenging than you might think -- mainly because of URLs and view counts. It will be corrected as soon as possible.
To be notified of future issues, sign up for the Croquet Network newsletter in the right column. View the back issues here -- password free.
Croquet Video: Association Promo Video
Good video promoting croquet in the U.K. Aspect ratio is slightly off.
May Croquet Links: Grand Haven, SUNY New Paltz and Austria
Grand Haven Croquet Club -- Palm Coast, Florida club with a model website. Beautiful design with plenty of information.
SUNY New Paltz Facebook Group -- This is where the SUNY New Paltz team likes to hangout online.
Austrian Croquet Federation -- Federation website for croquet in Austria with news, schedule, photo galleries and more.
All links above will now appear in the Croquet Links section on the navigation bar at the top of the site. Any links back are greatly appreciated.