We’re very lucky as a club to have so many gifted members who are always up for a challenge. Setting hoops is a precision job and one of the tools of the trade is a clamp hoop. This ensures the hoops are of a consistent width; not too tight and not too loose.
Croquet England advertise a splendid clamp hoop on their website. A snip at £185.90!
Slightly taken aback by this reasonably priced piece of equipment, Phil sourced not one, but two clamps on eBay. They come in twos and cost £16. He then modified it to widen the jaws and created a clever adjustable gizmo to control the hoop width. It worked brilliantly. A saving to the club of £169.90! I think he should go into business undercutting the competition.
Next challenge … to produce a few perfectly pink secondary balls!