How mallet design has changed over the years
Mallet design has certainly changed. Kath's gleaming new PFC Hoop Maker sits alongside a vintage Jaques boxwood set, prompting a look back at earlier mallets.
2 min read29 June 2015
allet design has certainly changed…
Kath's gleaming new PFC Hoop Maker in the foreground is quite different from the Tulip family's 1890-1910 Jaques boxwood set on the wall.
Perhaps the even earlier mallets would have looked more like the ones on the table?
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