Baden 6-Player Champions Croquet Set with Soft Grip Handles Medium

I bought this set two years ago and its still holding strong! I love it. I play by myself mostly and sometimes with my brother. The wickets are sturdy which is a MUST for anyone. Things to remember and advise IF purchased: Do not use a metal hammer to hammer in the 2 colored stakes or wickets. DO NOT!!! Use a soft rubber mallet for each. (technically you should only use it with the stakes NOT the wickets) If you don't do this will create indentation in the wood and probably bend the wickets. You shouldn't even use a hammer on wickets anyway. Unless they are golf wickets, which theses are not. Make sure the ground is soft when hammering into if not, buy a cheap plastic stake (used for tents and such) and "pre-drill" a hole into the ground where the stakes will be. All in all, playing on soft ground is better and its easier on your wickets and stakes. The stakes and wickets are NOT weak, Unless you ABUSE them and are ROUGH with them. Do not presume they are weak, you cant treat them like crap. Duhh. This is a regulation garden style croquet set. Its not interchangeable with golf croquet accessories. Problems: One problem I ran into is that one mallet handle split upwards where the brass fitting lies (on the end). I believe the split happened because the mallet head was not screwed on all the way. So make sure you regularly check the tightness of the mallet head while playing. DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN THE MALLET HEAD. You might strip or break the fitting!!!!! I was able to fix it simply. All I did was take some strong wood glue, put the brass fitting back in its place, and clamped it with a vise joint plier, using a towel of course. I think its actually stronger now than before. I have had no problem since and you cant even notice the crack line. Another modest problem is that the white coating on the wickets tends to tear off at its ends from long use and or rough ground. The coating is like "Flex seal" or "plastic-dip." Simple solution: Tear the old coating off and re-dip it in the white stuff rubberized/plastic coating. Looks brand new. Its not a problem if you can fix it. Positives: I love that there is 6 players. Love the handles. Love the carrying case. love the quality of the stakes and wickets. Good set to buy if you treat and apply it correctly. Balls are holding up well. PS If something breaks, Baden will send you a new part free of charge.

Re: Baden G201 Croquet set. I must say that I am very impressed with the apparent quality of all the items in this croquet set. It comes in a nice nylon zippered carrying bag and the mallets screw together with brass fittings. The wickets are plastic coated and very heavy metal. The balls are a hard resin/plastic. We got to give this croquet set a good workout yesterday and the results were very satisfying. All parts and pieces for this croquet set performed flawlessly, nothing broke and everything survived the session with flying colors, the balls showed a little wear but I think this is to be expected. I think the padded mallet handles are certainly worth the extra money, several of the players commented on how much they liked the mallets. I went thru a lot of reviews of the many other different croquet sets available, it seems like most of them have quality/durability issues. We would recommend this croquet set to our family and friends without hesitation or reservation.

Great set, worked great for 1 season-3 months of use (Summer in Vermont). When we took it out the next May (after being stored inside our house), 3 of the screws that screw into the head broke off ( or came unglued) in the head during the first use of the new season. Is there any type of manufacture warranty on this set?

We love this. Mallets are better than previous 2 sets we’ve had. Paddle grips are nice. Balls have chips after first use, but this doesn’t seem to effect how they roll. The wickets are tall and more narrow than previous sets. A little harder for my 8 year old grandson to hit through the wicket. Carrying case is nice.

Overall, a very nice set. The all wood mallet heads are what I like, and the metal threading will improve durability for sure. The all wood threads wear away. Heads are a bit more narrow than i would have like, but still good. Balls are OK, not as large or heavy as i've had in past. Padded handles are great. Wickets seem sturdy. Good carry case.

Tired of corn-hole? Get a real game! This is a fantastic set for the money. Fun for the entire family.

First off, croquet is super fun! You should definitely get this set if you have a suitable lawn; it doesn't need to be too big, but it needs to be flat. One of the mallet screws came off the handle at the first use. Not a big deal for me, and for the price, I cannot complain. Otherwise, it is a fine game set. Looks and plays nice.

The set is very nice but the balls do not last. We purchased the set just over a month ago and have probably played a dozen games with it. Now three out of the six balls rattle when they roll and feel like something is loose inside of the ball. So now we are trying to find a replacement set of balls that are the same size and at at a reasonable cost. 3 month update the threaded fitting that connects the mallet to the handle is made of cheap brass and they break after very little use. Two have broken already with gentle adult use. The set is beautiful looking but just does not hold up and not worth it's cost.

Muy buena calidad

Très bon e qualité et est arrivé en bonne état super pour le prix

Played a few casual times in garden - only 2 weeks old & 4 out of 6 mallets have broken where the head screws in - may have been unlucky with our set . We need to now glue them all in

Good product

Low quality set. A mallet broke after just 4 games of playing. The balls get dented each time you hit them.