Benefits of the OMEGA Hoop
In achieving one of the key requirements of running balls through hoops, some attention must be paid to the design and mechanical properties of balls and hoops. In the case of croquet balls this has been carried out by companies such as Jacques and Barlow. Clubs have historically spent significant sums of money on balls and at the same time neglected hoops.
The OMEGA hoop has been devised to bring hoop setting accuracy up to date. The OMEGA hoop incorporates a pair of eccentrically mounted carrots that allow the spacing of the hoop uprights to be adjusted with the hoop remaining firmly located in the lawn. By rotating the the carrots through a maximum of 180º the OMEGA hoop can be quickly adjusted from 88 mm to 96 mm.
The benefits of this include:
Accurate hoop setting - to within 0.005 " (0.125 mm)
Repeatable hoop settings - all hoops on a lawn to within +/- 0.010 " (0.25 mm) of each other
Fast hoop setting - the hoop is left in the lawn and typically takes less than 1 minute to set
Less lawn damage - hoops do not need to be lifted out of the lawn to be set
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