Croquet mallets and balls in Mackay
The short answer: Mackay players can order an Invictus mallet built to their handle length, and the Mackay club can order Invictus X balls, online, with delivery right to South Mackay. On Mackay's warm, often lush lawns the Invictus Rise is the sensible first choice.
Croquet in Mackay
The Mackay Croquet Club plays on Juliet Street in South Mackay. Golf croquet is on Tuesday afternoons, association on Wednesday afternoons, and Saturday afternoons offer both, each session starting at 2pm. The club belongs to Croquet Queensland's Central Queensland region, but it is a long way from its neighbours: the nearest other club, at Yeppoon on the Capricorn Coast, is around 270 km away. That distance shapes how Mackay players buy equipment. With no croquet shop in town and no club next door to borrow from, a mallet of your own means ordering it in.
What Mackay's lawns and weather mean for your mallet
Mackay is tropical. The wet season, roughly December to March, brings heavy rain, high humidity and fast growth, and lawns can play thick and slow for weeks. The dry season that follows is warm and clear, and the grass firms up and quickens. Most of the year calls for enough weight to push through soft grass, with control kept for the quicker dry-season afternoons.
Which Invictus mallet suits Mackay players
Invictus Rise, A$990. Our most popular mallet. The aluminium head is about 3 lb, so it carries the ball through wet-season grass, and a slightly bigger sweet spot makes it a little easier to control. Usually ordered with an 11 inch head.
RF Pro, A$1,980. Developed with World Champion Robert Fletcher, our flagship has a 3D printed aluminium head fitted with brass weights and composite faces and weighs about 2 lb 12 oz. It suits players who want a lighter, very precise mallet for firm dry-season lawns.
Your mallet is made to your handle length with an 11 or 12 inch head. Graphite Black comes as standard, and Snow White, NRA Blue, Rose Gold and Deep Purple add A$130.90. Weight is fixed by model. Without a club nearby to borrow from, the fitting guide and compare mallets do the job of a fitting session.
Balls for the Mackay club
Invictus X balls are World Croquet Federation championship approved, weigh 450 g, are made entirely in Australia, and cost A$990 per set. A set of first colours and one of second colours per lawn is the usual guide. Read how to choose croquet balls for a club before ordering.
Delivery to Mackay
Mallets are built after ordering, and delivery to Mackay is usually 4 to 8 weeks from your order, as an estimate. Ball sets travel by courier; we confirm the delivered price to Mackay before payment.
Questions Mackay players ask
I can't try one locally. What are my options? Take the optional 30-day satisfaction guarantee (A$99) and use the mallet in real games at Juliet Street before deciding.
Will the wet season damage it? No. Aluminium heads do not swell or warp in humidity; dry them after play, as product care explains.
Which head length? The 11 inch head is the usual choice. The 12 inch adds a little forgiveness.
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