Croquet mallets and balls in Southwick
The short answer: players at Southwick, and across Brighton, Hove and Shoreham, can order an Invictus mallet or Invictus X balls online and have them delivered on the Sussex coast. At a club that stages world-level events, the precise RF Pro will tempt competitive members, while the Invictus Rise is the friendlier mallet for most players.
Croquet in Southwick
Sussex County Croquet Club plays in Victoria Road, Southwick, near Shoreham and between Brighton and Worthing, with free parking. It has eleven lawns. It ran the 2022 Golf Croquet World Championship and in 2026 was one of four venues, alongside Hurlingham, Roehampton and Surbiton, for the MacRobertson Shield, the world team championship of Association Croquet. Its 2026 programme also included the GC Veterans' (60+) Championship in July, the Sussex Open Golf Croquet Championship in September and part of the AC Inter-County Championship, shared with Eastbourne. Club members compete for a long list of internal trophies, among them the Southwick Cup and the Sussex Gold Cup, and the club keeps an accommodation list for visiting tournament players. Beginners need no equipment of their own, just flat-soled shoes.
What Southwick's lawns and weather mean for your mallet
The Sussex coast is one of the sunnier stretches of England, and summers by the Channel are usually mild and fairly dry, which helps lawns play firm and true for big events. Sea breezes and winter rain change that: autumn and winter grass is softer and slower, and a mallet needs enough mass to keep a ball moving across a long lawn.
Which Invictus mallet suits Southwick players
RF Pro, £975. Our flagship, designed in collaboration with World Champion Robert Fletcher. Its head is aluminium, made by 3D printing, with brass weights and composite faces, and it weighs roughly 2 lb 12 oz. Lighter and very precise, it is the choice for fast championship lawns.
Invictus Rise, £525. Our most popular mallet. About 3 lb of aluminium head carries the ball on slower winter lawns, and a slightly larger sweet spot makes it a little easier to control. An 11 inch head is our normal advice.
Both mallets are made to order to your handle length, with heads of 11 or 12 inches. Graphite Black is standard; NRA Blue, Deep Purple, Rose Gold or Snow White add £89. See the fitting guide and our mallet comparison.
Balls for Southwick clubs
Invictus X has World Croquet Federation championship approval, weighs 450 g and is made entirely in Australia; each set costs £479. A large ground needs a first-colour and a second-colour set for every lawn, so read how many ball sets a club needs.
Delivery to Southwick
Every mallet is made to order and sent to the UK, usually arriving in Sussex 4 to 8 weeks from order; please treat that as an estimate. We confirm the delivered price of ball sets before you pay.
Questions Southwick players ask
Can a visiting tournament player order one? Yes; delivery goes to any UK address.
Is there a way to test it in club play? Yes, with the free 30-day satisfaction guarantee.
Will the RF Pro feel light on a slow winter lawn? Some players think so and prefer the Rise; for summer events the RF Pro's precision usually wins.
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