Tips from the top

Barry Memorial Croquet Club members enjoyed a visit from the sport’s national development officer and top New Zealand player Greg Bryant (pictured) last weekend. Picture supplied

BARRY Memorial Croquet Club welcomes visitors, including those who want to try their hand at the game.

Bryant ran two coaching sessions. Six members attended the first session which included tips on how to set up a scoring break in the association version of the game.

Fourteen members went to the afternoon session that focused on golf croquet.

Those who attended found the sessions useful and are looking forward to putting new skills into practice.

The golf croquet players hope to put the coaching to good use when they meet the Marewa club in Napier in a few weeks.

The Barry club has enjoyed a resurgence of interest in the game over the past year and this has been recognised by the national organisation.

In recent weeks, the club has hosted two players from the Tauranga Croquet Club and a player from the Hunstanton Croquet Club in England.

With four greens in operation, the club can cater for a large number of players and new members.