by Boompop | Jul 7, 2022 | History, Mta boomerangs
The following is the detailed review of the historic 12m 34sec flight by Alex Opri in Berlin. We (Alejo, Dizzy, Klaus, Manu, and I) met on a field south of Berlin. The field was surrounded by wheatgrass fields. Some of them got recently harvested. It was a lovely...
by Boompop | Jan 15, 2022 | Competition Boomerangs, History, Interviews, Mta boomerangs, science
For many years Carl Morris’s website was a lighthouse for all of us who were interested in constructing a carbon boomerang. He detailed all the processes, with pictures, insights, and a step-by-step guide in how to make such carbon MTAs. Carl was also very well...
by Boompop | Jul 27, 2021 | Competition Boomerangs, History, Mta boomerangs, science
Bob Ross and the importance of Happy Accidents It might sound a bit strange, but I would like to use the famous Bob Ross quote “We don’t make mistakes, just little happy accidents” as the core of what I’m going to tell you about our latest Composite...
by Boompop | Jan 13, 2021 | Competition Boomerangs, science
Manuel Schütz just released a new article on balanced boomerangs, how to design them and the importance of a well balanced boomerangs, including the elbow. Abstract: Dabbes Klaus H. Dabelstein introduced these kinds of boomerangs in 1987. He considered the classical...
by Boompop | Jul 9, 2020 | Competition Boomerangs, Interviews
Today I would like to talk a little bit about this boomerang shape by Sprigi, that I discovered in 2016. During training in Switzerland, I met with Stephan Spirgi, Manuel Schütz, and Andrea Sgattoni for a weekend of boomerang throwing and crafting. Lots of training...
by Boompop | May 10, 2020 | History, Interviews, Mta boomerangs, science
Talking about Jonas and his legacy in the boomerang world is not surprising. Almost everybody recognizes his world-famous composite MTA and they still flying in so many tournaments after all these years. Jonas opened the path for composite construction decades ago,...
by Boompop | Dec 7, 2019 | Mta boomerangs, science
Today I would like to share with you a little story. A story about passion, research, craftsmanship, and love for boomerangs: Alex Opri Composite project. Building composite boomerangs is not an easy task as many of you should know. Materials, techniques, and tuning...
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...
