My family loves to play croquet and our old set was flat worn out. Twisted wickets and only 3 mallets. This set was sturdy and just what we needed. It feels a little weird because our original set was "old school" heavier mallets and balls, but my mother and brother in law and husband all agreed that this set was great and well worth $65. Bonus that it has the carrying bag so everything stays together (another problem we had with our old set)