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From: timrapuano
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  • Nice Assange.

  • Although that is great that you got it through the hoop, I hardly think you can call that an awesome jump shot. Your form was not too bad but you hit no where near the wicket....

    I can do jumpshots from 25 feet out and get it in the wicket. That's awesome! I can do bouncing bombs from 50 feet out. I am going to be number 1 in the world for golf croquet one day.

    Anyways, dude, keep practicing, shots from that close to wicket should be a direct shot in the wicket for a jump shot everytime...

  • @thunderwalkers1981

    I agree this is not Awesome, but can you consider to be A wesome? The joke is that on my second George Wood mallet, I wanted the word "awesome" imprinted on the side. George or whoever did the imprinting left a big hulking space after the A. Plus, this is a video from 4 years ago when my friend was just a beginner and had this cast on his leg. Nevertheless, 4 years later neither of us can successfully do a bomb. I would love to see you do one in a video!

  • @timrapuano

    Funny you mention a video from me, lol. The following day I did this post, I went to the croquet field(but I am in canada, so there is snow on it lol!!!!) And I brought a video camera but I musta kept it on all day because when I went to do a video for a bouncing shot and jump shots it wouldnt work :(

    Not sure if I can get out there again but I practice in my basement and I can always shoot footage there. Sorry for sounding like a jerk.... I love croquet and I should be supportive

  • Great play! I didn't see this play nominated as one of the top 10 plays of the week, shame on you ESPN!

  • @JonathanGiraldo99

    Was ESPN showing great plays of the week 3 years ago?

  • OMFG! i cant believe that! WOW!!! AWESOME!!!! they actually call this a sport....

  • @lanstan06

    It's somewhere between a game and a sport, but yes I agree with you: it's wow and amazing. thank you for your kind words.

  • wow that was one of the greatest moments in sport. seriously that is one of the most inspirational things i have ever seen. i think this should be played to every sports team before they play to show that skill, dedication, determination and courage can achieve greatness.

    you are a true hero

  • @azertyuiop32

    I'm glad you agree. We need more people out there like yourself who can recognize talent. In the future, I hope to continue to provide more inspirational and great croquet moments for you, so I can still be your hero.

  • @timrapuano

    nothing and i mean nothing would give me greater pleasure.

  • Is that Ralph Chales...with a busted foot...Holy Crap!

  • Ralphie also played Greenwich 2007 with that thing on. In the finals you could see him out there with a crutch in one hand and a croquet mallet in the other!

  • except doesn't that only count as hitting red stripe? not going through the wicket?

  • this was during a game of golf croquet, so it counts. If he had hit any ball through along with his own, it wouldn't.

    if this was Association or American 6 wicket, then yeah he'd be dead on red,

  • LOLOLOL!!!! Dude - that was AWESOME!!!!! haha!

  • i find it soo hard 2 do jump shots with solomen.

  • For me it's hard to use any grip other than Solomon. The jump that I use (and taught this guy) is a quick stabbing movement--though with this distance, you do need follow through.

    What grip do you use?

  • i used to use solomon but i now use standard, u can get quite alot of power with it.

  • @dxn90210 If you would like I could teach you. I can do anything with solomon grip. bouncing shots, jump shots, everything. It all matters where your feet are, where your hands are when you do the solomon grip. For instance, a 10-15 foot jump shot, you have to put your hands roughly half way down the shaft, and your toes lineup with the ball. Anyways, happy croqueting :)

  • @thunderwalkers1981 Naa the main reason why I changed to standard was that I always had the tendancy to twist my bottom wrist, so standard is good for me and changing again will just destroy my game

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