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 | 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 | 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...
