DIY Family Sports host Belma Johnson visits Sandi Burdick's backyard court, where she often hosts croquet parties. Burdick's husband built the court, which is 40 feet long by 80 feet. wide. Regulation courts are normally 50 feet by 100 feet, but Burdick didn't have enough lawn space to achieve the regulation dimensions. Most homeowners can build a court of any size, as long as the court's length is twice as great as its width. Setting up a court is relatively inexpensive but requires preparation as well as careful measuring and marking. - First the perimeter of the court is measured and marked (figure A). To mark her court, Burdick chose a plastic string that would withstand weather and last longer.
- Next, stakes were placed at the center mark of the court width at each end of the court and five feet away from the end lines.
- Finally, to complete the court, wickets were placed at an equal intervals, at a distance proportionate to the court's size (figure B). Burdick chose the nine-wicket two-stake layout (double-diamond croquet) for her court.
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