Ray,

If you are running a tournamemt then best to have all the courts the same size.
I know Walla Walla (NSW) have a GC tournament and all courts are 3/4 size.
Therefore all players are on an "equal" playing field.

However I think it is important that your lower handicap members have access to
full size court, especially if they are peeling on a regular basis. The angles /
distances between hoops can / do vary on smaller courts which will affect ball
placement. Whilst this is a good challenge, it would be more favourable to be on
a full court for both playing and practise.

At Aldinga & Brighton (South Aust) they have at times overlapped courts in order
to have full size courts. This can be a little tricky given you may end up with
the same coloured balls on the "same" playing area.

Jim Nicholls
Wagga Wagga

--- In AUS-Croquet@yahoogroups.com, "R&KDavis" <rnkdavisfamily@...> wrote:
>
> When we converted our 2.5 courts to 3 "full size" courts we had to compromise
on the size of 2 courts,
> i.e. they are about 2 foot short and narrower in proportion.
>
> My question concerns the third court which meets specification.
> However some people think it should be the same size as the other two.
>
> What do the group think?
>
> Ray
>