Bocce or Croquet or ?

[SalsaMTB]

Those games are fun, but I have something MUCH MUCH better!

http://www.laddergolf.com/

My husband made ours, but this is by far a funner and more hilarious game. Especially what people tend to do with the balls while waiting for their turn. This is more addicting and creates a laughing atmosphere!

Check it out!

+1 for ladder golf.

It's inexpensive and very addicting. It's a quick game and can be set up in no time. Great thing to do spur of the moment.

[SheFly]

I voted for croquet, but only because that is what we have, and DH and I spent many evenings out playing that in our yard last year (also *ahem* mature and childless, btw). I got our set at LL Bean for $99, and it is very good quality.

That said, I am itching for a bocce set now too. This is a really fun game, especially with a margarita or two

SheFly

[SadieKate]

I looked at the LLBean croquet set but the mallet length is only 31 1/8" (per the live chat rep last night). Hubby is 6'2" so I'm thinking this could be a bit short. What do you think? And the shaft to head connection has stayed snug? Mallets heavy?

[Kimmyt]

I prefer bocce, and the court seems a bit easier to maintain, but The Boy loves his croquet. He even mows the court to different lengths with a rough and a green. Silly kid.

Anyway, I think either way will be fun. Growing up we had a permanent badminton court... <3

[GLC1968]

I voted Bocce but that's because I'm good enough at it to actually compete on the same level with H. We've never played croquet together, but I'm pretty bad at it. Plus, if you leave your bocce equipment out in the rain, it's no big deal...not so much for wooden mallets!

My absolute favorite is badminton, though!

[SouthernBelle]

Haven't I seen bocce/croquet sets that come together?

Lord, I haven't played croquet since I was a kid.

[SadieKate]

Yes, there are "sets" but they are usually cheap and cheap croquet mallets are very expensive firewood . . . especially when we have a gas fireplace.

[HillSlugger]

You can play bocce on any field of almost any quality (ruts, etc just make it more fun and challenging) but croquet needs a much better maintained field. Whenever I've played croquet people seem to get really anal, p!ssed off, and upset.

[SheFly]

I looked at the LLBean croquet set but the mallet length is only 31 1/8" (per the live chat rep last night). Hubby is 6'2" so I'm thinking this could be a bit short. What do you think? And the shaft to head connection has stayed snug? Mallets heavy?

DH is also 6'2", and uses these mallets without issue. The connections are snug, and the mallets come apart at that junction for storage. I like the feel of the mallets, and their weight. The good thing with Bean is that if you get it and don't like it, they are great about taking it back.

SheFly

[spokewench]

horseshoes

[SadieKate]

But horseshoes either thrash the lawn or require pits. Is there a lawn version that doesn't destroy the lawn?

[Pax]

But horseshoes either thrash the lawn or require pits. Is there a lawn version that doesn't destroy the lawn?

Remember Lawn Jarts?