The product was great and exactly what we wants. One of the handles had trouble screwing in as there was debris in the mallet. Maybe a little extra thread cleanup is needed for splintered wood. The bag seems ok, but does feel slightly cheap. All in all, a great set for adults and children. The deluxe kit is longer and definitely easier for taller folks to play with.

This purchase was beyond my expectations! The quality of all components is superb. The mallets are adult length, but still very usable by our 11 yr old, have nice leather-ish wrap at the top of the handles for grip, and are sturdy & very solid when making impact. The balls have a nice heft to them, like croquet balls should have! Even the carry bag is made of a good quality light canvas material & webbing that will almost surely last for many many years of travel to come!The great quality of the product itself would have warranted 5 stars, but my experience with GoSports customer service earns a 6th star! As with all mass produced goods there's a possibility of a manufacturing defect. Our set unfortunately had a defect, whereby one of the mallet heads was cracked with the grain lengthwise. My wife was disappointed, since she loved the set, and wanted it all to be in working order for our family. I contacted Amazon customer service, and to their credit they were willing to refund the product cost or ship a new set out, but only once I sent the entire set back...but I had received the set just in time for my wife's birthday party (which was a HUGE success in part due to this croquet set!), which meant there were the obligatory grass stains on the mallet heads & balls, etc...rendering the set non-returnable. So...I researched the manufacturer, GoSports, and dropped their customer service a note relaying the situation, to see if I could simply purchase a new mallet head from them. Within 24 hrs I had received a response from a VERY helpful GoSports agent (Adrian) who, upon my emailing of the purchase invoice & a photo of the damaged head, shipped a replacement head of the exact color...for FREE...AND it arrived 24 hrs later!! WOW!! In these days of mediocre (at best) customer service...this was way above & beyond! Thanks GoSports...I'll be looking for your label on sporting goods in the future!

I haven't played croquet since I was a kid, but thought it might be a fun game to have now that I live in a home with a yard large enough to better enjoy the game with visiting friends or relatives, so after considerable review of various sets....shocked at the prices of some until I kept reading....I chose to go with this set from GoSports. Between having nice long handles and what looked to overall be a lot of positive reviews, I decided it would be best to NOT spend a lot for the game until I know I'm going to enjoy it. Quite often, I tend to buy higher-end products from what I initially considered, and was very tempted to go with one of the Amish-made sets, or one from North Meadow. I like the idea of an 8-player set, but those are hard to find, hence why I liked the Amish sets. Again though, better judgement told me to not to overboard at the start, so I went with this set.My initial impression? Simply carrying the delivered box inside, I was already wondering "Is this a full croquet set?", as it seemed surprisingly light. I'd not paid attention to the 11.8 pound shipping weight, which is an obvious clue that this is a lightweight set, but upon looking at other sets on Amazon of similar style (carry bag, 6-player), I found many are even lighter, but the Triumph All Pro (shorter handles, larger mallet heads), North Meadow Scottsdale, and Hathaway Deluxe sets all appear heavier. I overlooked the Hathaway set at the time of this purchase and it may well have been a good mid-tier set to go for. When I opened the box for this GoSports set, I really mulled over for a while whether to remove the plastic-wrapped parts or just ship it back. After a bit more comparison to other sets and seeing that, again, for this price range they are quite similar, I carefully cut open the plastic wrap around each of the handles, mallets, and balls so as to remove a single item of each, assemble it, and take it outside to try a few hits.First things first...while the set is lightweight and each assembled mallet weighs a mere 1 pound, the mallet does feel better in hand than I expected. There is enough weight there to perform what feels like a pretty solid strike of the ball. The head size is only 1.8 inches in diameter, which seemed small but appears well-matched to a 3-inch diameter ball. The ball itself weights 9.35 ounces, that number sounding lighter than it really is. My mental perception of weight is apparently not very good! The ball felt substantial enough, so between the assembled mallet and ball weights actually in hand, I was feeling better about my purchase. This was confirmed once I laid the ball down in the grass which probably was about 2 inches tall. With a good, solid strike, I probably hit the ball about 18-20 feet, and that too seemed reasonable. A few more strikes were similar and I did feel that with practice, I'd get a good sense of how to play the ball. In the process however, I must have had a glancing strike on the ball, as I found it to already have a divot in it (see provided photo) showing that the balls in this set are not especially durable. Hit the balls clean and square, and they appear to take the hits well, but they do not stand up well to what might be called a "chip shot". I'm assuming higher-quality balls, pricier ones, will take the abuse better, so here you are probably getting what you pay for. Regardless, I still dock the product 1 star for the reason of the balls not being as durable as I feel they should be.The provided carrying bag is of canvas, appearing to be perhaps vinyl coated on the inside to give a measure of protection from moisture. The bag is quite ample in size and could likely carry two, fully-assembled croquet sets if so desired, keeping in mind the set is relatively lightweight, so even a 22-lb bag should be manageable. Nothing is provided for secondary storage of either the wickets or balls, so you're on your own there. I found a long rubber band is quite adequate for the wickets, while an old, thick and long hiking boot sock works great for the balls, the sock folded over at the top end with a rubber band to hold it closed.I found no problems in the assebly of the mallets and handles....all items were in good condition with no obvious cracks, and the handled tightened securely into the heads without causing the wood to spli.While GoSports makes no claim to this being a product made in the USA, their warranty states "GoSports is a US company with US customer support 100% satisfaction guarantee", so just be advised that this product is clearly labeled on the box as "Made in China", if that concerns you any.Overall, this is probably a good croquet set for the money, that should hold up well enough to decide whether you want to go for a more premium, expensive croquet set at a later time.

This is a great mid-range priced croquet set. After checking multiple reviews, I settled on this one and am glad I did. The handles on the mallets are adult-size which makes is SO much nicer for playing. One of the best features of this set is that you don't have to take the mallets apart to fit everything into the storage/carrying bag. Also, the croquet balls have a nice heft to them. Very satisfied with this purchase and highly recommend it.

Ordered the full size set to play croquet while on vacation at a house rental. The set is sturdy and durable and still looks great after using it a few times so far. It comes with printed rules which was very helpful as no one in my group was aware of the potential for bonus points and that adds a lot of fun to the game (why go directly for the wicket when you can knock your spouse's ball far away and get a bonus hit to go for the wicket? [The answer to that is because my aim isn't that good]). The carrying case makes it very easy to transport and kept the car free of grass stains and dirt on the drive home.I had one issue with the order - I received two orange handles and no purple handle. I informed customer service and they were very responsive and promptly sent me a replacement handle (and gave me no grief for taking nearly a month to send back order information that they requested to complete the request). They also shipped the replacement to my home even though I ordered the set to the vacation rental.Would definitely order from GoSports again.

I am so happy with this set, the quality of all the products is well worth the money and it got here so fast!

Works great so far!

De muy buena calidad y muy divertido para jugar con amigos o en familia

Good quality and well made. Can't wait for the summer. So pleased we bought this kit.

Zügige Zustellung des Spiels, gut verpackt, Schläger schnell zusammengesteckt, mit Lederbespannung, sehr gute Qualität, 6 Farben passend zu den 6 Bällen und den 2 Holzstöckchen, Bälle haben ein gutes Gewicht, passende Transport-Tasche dabei für den Transport, leider die Anleitung nur in Englisch.