Hey since we are all into flight and areodynamics to some degree, anyone throw boomerangs before or still? I design, craft, and compete. And I will answer the top 5 questions right now:

1. Yes a boomerang does return
2. No they cannot kill an animal if you hit one with it, those were throwsticks that do not return. (Exceptions: if you threw a carbon fibre long distance with sharp edges you might hurt something but that is now not historically.
3. Yes they do have competitions but the sport is small so the competitions aren't on tv or anything.
4. I make them out of wood, carbon fibre sheets, G10 G11 G12 fiberglass cloth with epoxy resin, Paxolin, aluminum, any other stiff plastic sheets...
5. Yes I can catch them, quite easily and it's a lot of fun

Cool boomerang info:
In an event fast catch (throw and catch a boom with 20m range 5 times asap) the boomerang is travelling over 120 mph as it goes around
The longest throw with a return is 238m, and that is the distance from the thrower to the furthest point it reaches and must come all the way back without touching the ground and cross a line extended 20m either side of the thrower.

I tried to go to a boomerang competition once.

Got there...returned home...got there...returned home...got there...returned home...got there...returned home...got beer.

I've thrown a few boomerangs, never got good at catching them but I managed it a couple times. Here's some pics I found of the kind I have thrown.



I'm a big fan of aerobie products.

Yeah I have a few more than that These are the walls of my office..ignore the renos

If you want Jacob I can make you one...the orbiter you have is ok...the plastic traditional style usually are warped so they dont fly well and not heavy enough and that are you sure you have the bee back? It's special in that you have to throw it upside down and it inverts and floats back...

May I order a "FLYMAGIC"?
Throwing would be good therapy, and I'd be honored to have your wings.

Paul have you ever thrown before? Boomerangs I mean...

SnidleyWhiplash wrote: Paul have you ever thrown before? Boomerangs I mean...

When I was a kid, yes. Called it a stick. Got a dog...it came back.

I just love custom works of art. See my newest on the M.O.M thread.

Are 4 "wings" possible?

Well jokes aside although you can't kill anyone with one you could hurt someone and the ones I make require a clear field of about 100m x 100m to throw and not hit stuff. I ask since I don't sell/give anyone a boom unless they have some experience.

I've got space. I'm looking at the perfect wall to "fly" it on.

How many of those did you make?

I think about 20 or so...I can circle the ones I did make... mostly the long distance ones (the ones that look like a question mark)

I threw one before and when I thought it was coming back, it hits the fence f my neighbors yard and lands in his pool.