by Boompop | Aug 20, 2019 | History, Interviews, Long distance boomerangs
This year marks 20 years since the 238m WR Throw by Manuel Schütz. An astronomical score that remains in the imaginary of many throwers and that nevertheless is elusive for many. Kloten – 1999, a small town near the Zurich airport was the place (now mythical)...
by Boompop | Jun 19, 2019 | History, Interviews, science
How did you got involved in boomerang throwing? I grew up in a flying family. My father owned 1/20 of a J3 Piper cub and I flew every weekend from about age 2 1/2. I started making gliders about age 4 and by age 12 I was quite good at it. Many were my own design out...
by Boompop | Sep 5, 2018 | Long distance boomerangs
2018 has been a great season for me, especially, because I´ve improved the long distance Spanish record twice. First in the Long distance boomerang tournament in Bordeaux-Cabanac, with a score of 143m, and then, improving it again at the World Boomerang Championships...
by Boompop | May 27, 2018 | Mta boomerangs, science
Why use a carbon fiber boomerang? The answer is not simple, since there are many reasons. In competitions you can find many competitors that use carbon boomerangs and others do not, specially for MTA and Long Distance. I will try to explain what carbon fiber is, and...
by Boompop | May 16, 2018 | Interviews, Mta boomerangs, Uncategorised
Manuel Schütz has been rising the bar in the boomerang sport for so many years: his Long Ditance records during the 90´s and then his individual World Champion Title in Australia 2000 were just the beggining of a legendary carreer. Manuel has been a reference for many...
