About the Craftsman
Bob Morford is a retired Structural Engineer. He has handcrafted wood projects for more than 40 years. He is a sailplane pilot and has designed and built high performance radio controlled sailplanes for competition.
After taking up the game of croquet, he has experimented with mallet head and shaft designs. Many of his mallets have been tested by low handy-cap players who offered favorable comments and recommendation for improvement. The 2010 USCA National Champion (Ben Rothman) plays with a Morford Mallet.
After receiving feedback from many players testing these mallets, he has determined that everyone has different ideas about which mallet works best for them. Some players like narrow long heads and some like low wide heads. Some like limber shafts, some like rigid shafts. Which-ever configuration you choose, he handcrafts each mallet to achieve the maximum torsion resistance for that particular configuration and desired weight. This is achieved by using inserted weights in the head face in a position off-set with the center line.
After taking up the game of croquet, he has experimented with mallet head and shaft designs. Many of his mallets have been tested by low handy-cap players who offered favorable comments and recommendation for improvement. The 2010 USCA National Champion (Ben Rothman) plays with a Morford Mallet.
After receiving feedback from many players testing these mallets, he has determined that everyone has different ideas about which mallet works best for them. Some players like narrow long heads and some like low wide heads. Some like limber shafts, some like rigid shafts. Which-ever configuration you choose, he handcrafts each mallet to achieve the maximum torsion resistance for that particular configuration and desired weight. This is achieved by using inserted weights in the head face in a position off-set with the center line.
