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 | 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 | 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...
