Booms

[pez]

I used to make boomerangs... a lot.

 

[mmaria]

I like this

 

[Fred Berg]

I would never have realised these were boomerangs unless you'd mentioned it. Very nice.

 

[sscarmack]

Very cool shot, almost abstract.

 

[astroNikon]

kewl colors and patterns as Sean says looks abtract

 

[runnah]

I used to make boomerangs... a lot.

Well that's a hobby that you can always go back to.

 

[waday]

Love the photo. Agree with it being abstract.

Well that's a hobby that you can always go back to.

My boomerang never came back to me. It was a short-lived hobby that only went in one-direction.

 

[pez]

I like this

I would never have realised these were boomerangs unless you'd mentioned it. Very nice.

Very cool shot, almost abstract.

kewl colors and patterns as Sean says looks abtract

Well that's a hobby that you can always go back to.

Love the photo. Agree with it being abstract.



My boomerang never came back to me. It was a short-lived hobby that only went in one-direction.

Thanks! It's been quite a while since I've made these things, but I've been thinking about getting into it again. I used to travel around to boomerang tournaments back in the day (yes they exist, lol), and had developed 20-something different models that I sold and traded with other makers. My walls are full of boomerangs of all types. As a sport for exercise, it's not so great because the better you are at it, the less exercise you get- but it's way fun.
BTW if it doesn't return, it's just a stick...

 

[astroNikon]

BTW if it doesn't return, it's just a stick...

I'm pretty good at throwing sticks

 

[AFarhat]

Cool photo. If you do get back into making them, how much would one cost? I've always wanted a nice boomerang.

 

[waday]

Thanks! It's been quite a while since I've made these things, but I've been thinking about getting into it again. I used to travel around to boomerang tournaments back in the day (yes they exist, lol), and had developed 20-something different models that I sold and traded with other makers. My walls are full of boomerangs of all types. As a sport for exercise, it's not so great because the better you are at it, the less exercise you get- but it's way fun.
BTW if it doesn't return, it's just a stick...

I see what you mean about it being exercise. It was mostly me throwing it and having to go get it. Maybe it was just a stick?

 

[pez]

Cool photo. If you do get back into making them, how much would one cost? I've always wanted a nice boomerang.

In the late '80s, I was selling nicely painted ones for $15-$25, so now it would have to be considerably more due to inflation. More mass-produced booms are a better deal if you just want to toss them. Hand-made boomerangs have to be individually "tuned" for maximum performance- and that's after the initial development of a particular model, of course. But check out Rich Harrison's ("Boomerang Man") web page for some great, reasonably priced boomerangs from excellent makers- and some good inexpensive polymer booms. Here's a classic vid with my old friend Eric Darnell, a Grand Master of boomerangs:

 

[AFarhat]

awesome video!