Bike Polo (mallet building)

I recently got in touch with some locals who are interested in starting up some Brisbane-based Bike Polo. I'd previously had a game with the guys in Melbourne and loved it so had been eager to get some going here. In order to play we need mallets though so I spent some time preparing them today.

Here are the ingredients:
5 x Salvos old golf clubs
1m PVC pipe
plumbers cement
5 x hose clamp
1 x angle grinder
1 x drill

I started by lopping the ends off the golf clubs. Then the PVC was cut to length. I drilled some holes in the PVC pipe, slightly angled to allow for better swing. Then rammed the golf club ends through the PVC to create a nice snug fit. The hose clamps are hidden inside the PVC pipe just as a backup should the glue fail. The glue is just to add some extra bonding on top of the interference fit of the PVC and golf club ends.


I painted them as well for effect. Our first game is planned for next Sunday, I promise I'll post up some photos of the carnage!