The Laws of Croquet
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Page : 20 pages
File Size : 30,62 MB
Release : 1870
Category : Croquet
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Page : 20 pages
File Size : 30,62 MB
Release : 1870
Category : Croquet
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Author : West Essex croquet club
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Page : 24 pages
File Size : 19,33 MB
Release : 1869
Category : Croquet
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Author : James Hawkins
Publisher : Crowood
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 18,83 MB
Release : 2014-09-30
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1847979157
In its early days in Victorian England croquet was a game for the wealthy but competition from other sports - most notably tennis - the onset of two world wars, and a century of social change forced the game to adapt. Modern croquet is an intricate game of strategy, played socially within clubs and competitively at national and international level. The object of the game - to guide two balls round a circuit of loops - has changed little over the years but tactically, croquet has become much more complex, elaborate and fascinating. Complete Croquet is a comprehensive guide for the aspiring and improving croquet player. It deals with the basic skills, and how to avoid and eradicate common problems, as well as providing an in-depth coverage of modern tactics. The author focuses on the building blocks of break play, examining in detail how each element works before bringing it all together. There is advice on how to repair a bad situation when everything has gone wrong, how to exploit a good situation when everything is going well, and how to regain the initiative when the opponent is storming ahead. Whether your interest is in developing an understanding of top-class, championship-level tactics, in improving your play at handicap level, or even in just playing at home and wanting to get a better understanding of the game, Complete Croquet will prove to be invaluable. Superbly illustrated with 195 colour photographs and diagrams.
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Page : 718 pages
File Size : 38,89 MB
Release : 1865
Category : Law
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Author : Bodleian Library
Publisher : The Miegunyah Press
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 13,4 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0522858384
The modern game of tennis dates from 1874, when the rules were defined by Major Walter Clopton Wingfield. Published in association with the All England Lawn Tennis Club (Wimbledon), this book examines the history of the rules of tennis from their first codification to the present day.
Author : Anonymous
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 45,58 MB
Release : 2023-04-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3368166042
Reprint of the original, first published in 1872.
Author : James D. McCabe
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Page : 948 pages
File Size : 27,20 MB
Release : 1884
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
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Author : David Foster Wallace
Publisher : Back Bay Books
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 20,40 MB
Release : 2009-11-23
Category : Humor
ISBN : 0316090522
These widely acclaimed essays from the author of Infinite Jest -- on television, tennis, cruise ships, and more -- established David Foster Wallace as one of the preeminent essayists of his generation. In this exuberantly praised book -- a collection of seven pieces on subjects ranging from television to tennis, from the Illinois State Fair to the films of David Lynch, from postmodern literary theory to the supposed fun of traveling aboard a Caribbean luxury cruiseliner -- David Foster Wallace brings to nonfiction the same curiosity, hilarity, and exhilarating verbal facility that has delighted readers of his fiction, including the bestselling Infinite Jest.
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Page : 1048 pages
File Size : 43,82 MB
Release : 1882
Category : Amusements
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Author : Joseph Strutt
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Page : 498 pages
File Size : 35,16 MB
Release : 1838
Category : Games
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