Croquet openings, high handicap vs. low handicap
R&Y are high handicap with a lot of bisques. B&B are low handicap.
R&Y in first
Turn 1 red. Turn 2 blue
Turn 3. Yellow shoots at blue. Misses. Takes 1st bisque. Moves blue and finishes in corner II
Turn 4. Black shoots at red. Misses to corner IV
Turn 5. Red shoots at black. Misses. Takes 2nd bisque
Red croquets black to hoop 1 pioneer. Shoots at blue. Misses. Takes 3rd bisque
Croquet blue to hoop 2 pioneer. Shoot at yellow. Miss. Take 4th bisque
Croquet yellow to pivot. Tidy blue. Start break
Yellow must move blue in turn 2, otherwise black will hit in in turn 3 and go round with 3 balls.
A bisque will be needed unless the tice is very short.
If black hits in in turn 3 they have some difficult shots to start a 3-ball break.
Croquet home