Physics from a Croquet Mallet and Ball
Introduction
Various forms of the sport now known as croquet have been around for centuries. Plastic or wooden balls are struck with a mallet through hoops, called wickets in the United States. The components of a typical croquet set are shown in Figure 1. Very popular in the UK, there is even a World Croquet Federation for those who take the sport seriously. In the United States, it is common to set up croquet as a garden game at graduation and birthday parties. But who would have thought that a croquet ball and mallet equipped with PocketLab Voyager and the PocketL