Throws, Woes and Kudos
Wednesday was an odd day in my boomerang world. I took the day off to try and catch up on some things including making some boomerangs. I got started a bit later than I expected, but was pleased to find I had some blanks cut out and ready to shape. I also expected some boomerangs in the mail, so was excited to get to try them later in the day.
After shaping a bunch of boomerangs, I decided to take them to the field to test. I also needed to make a few stops and get supplies, plus mail boomerangs to a customer. I headed to the field and found it in use by the high school girl's field hockey team. Much as I would have loved to stay, I think they would not have approved of me sharing the field. I figured it was nearly lunch, so I did my errands and hit the field on the way back. Everything I took tested fine, and it was just before football practice, so one of the players asked me to teach him to throw. This was the second time this has happened in a week. I worked with him until practice started then headed home.
Arriving home, I discover the mailman had stopped and delivered a package but not the one I was expecting on a re-delivery. I drove around the neighborhood until I found him and no, he didn't have the one I wanted. I called the post office who insisted it was out for delivery. Several calls later they still hadn't located it and at 8pm, its whereabouts were still in question. I decided to hit the shop and paint booms to cheer me up.
I was supposed to meet with Rob Stewart at 5 o'clock, to test the booms which did arrive. Rob got delayed and we never started until closer to 6. New to test were some underhand boomerangs from David Fantone. Rob and I are new to underhand boomerangs and proceeded to make one bad throw after another. After a while, I wasn't sure if I was throwing boomerangs or plowing a field. That boomerang spent more time in the dirt than in the air. We switched for the style throw David uses to one recommended by Kendall Davis. We both started having more success, although we are far from having mastered the technique. The boomerangs David sent are nicely crafted and beautifully painted.
While on the field, a pretty young lady rode here bicycle onto the field, stopped just out of range of the boomerangs and asked if she could try. Let's see, Rob and I would refuse a nice young lady? Not a chance! We didn't exactly trip over each other helping, but we did make sure she had the attention required. Rob had a Stones Throw traditional boomerang which she was doing quite well with. I took a few photos and have posted one here. She was quite thrilled to throw a boomerang and seemed genuinely interested in learning about them. Since Rob and I were not really prepared for a regular throwing session, I went back to my truck for more boomerangs. We had here throwing some triblades and lighter weight boomerangs and she was doing real well. She wasn't getting perfect returns, but once I showed her a few trick on grip and angle to hold the boomerang, she was then getting pretty close. Rob found out her name is Raven (doesn't it figure) and she stayed around throwing until we had to leave. She thanked up both and shook our hands before leaving. I made sure to give her a small triblade to practice with, and wouldn't be surprised to see her out on the field throwing sometime. In fact, Rob and I are looking forward to it.
To sum things up, there were boomerangs that arrived and others that are lost. There were good throws and bad throws. But, I guess it is better to have a bad day on the boomerang field, than spend the day at work.
Photo: Raven throwing a Stones Throw traditional boomerang
After shaping a bunch of boomerangs, I decided to take them to the field to test. I also needed to make a few stops and get supplies, plus mail boomerangs to a customer. I headed to the field and found it in use by the high school girl's field hockey team. Much as I would have loved to stay, I think they would not have approved of me sharing the field. I figured it was nearly lunch, so I did my errands and hit the field on the way back. Everything I took tested fine, and it was just before football practice, so one of the players asked me to teach him to throw. This was the second time this has happened in a week. I worked with him until practice started then headed home.
Arriving home, I discover the mailman had stopped and delivered a package but not the one I was expecting on a re-delivery. I drove around the neighborhood until I found him and no, he didn't have the one I wanted. I called the post office who insisted it was out for delivery. Several calls later they still hadn't located it and at 8pm, its whereabouts were still in question. I decided to hit the shop and paint booms to cheer me up.
I was supposed to meet with Rob Stewart at 5 o'clock, to test the booms which did arrive. Rob got delayed and we never started until closer to 6. New to test were some underhand boomerangs from David Fantone. Rob and I are new to underhand boomerangs and proceeded to make one bad throw after another. After a while, I wasn't sure if I was throwing boomerangs or plowing a field. That boomerang spent more time in the dirt than in the air. We switched for the style throw David uses to one recommended by Kendall Davis. We both started having more success, although we are far from having mastered the technique. The boomerangs David sent are nicely crafted and beautifully painted.
While on the field, a pretty young lady rode here bicycle onto the field, stopped just out of range of the boomerangs and asked if she could try. Let's see, Rob and I would refuse a nice young lady? Not a chance! We didn't exactly trip over each other helping, but we did make sure she had the attention required. Rob had a Stones Throw traditional boomerang which she was doing quite well with. I took a few photos and have posted one here. She was quite thrilled to throw a boomerang and seemed genuinely interested in learning about them. Since Rob and I were not really prepared for a regular throwing session, I went back to my truck for more boomerangs. We had here throwing some triblades and lighter weight boomerangs and she was doing real well. She wasn't getting perfect returns, but once I showed her a few trick on grip and angle to hold the boomerang, she was then getting pretty close. Rob found out her name is Raven (doesn't it figure) and she stayed around throwing until we had to leave. She thanked up both and shook our hands before leaving. I made sure to give her a small triblade to practice with, and wouldn't be surprised to see her out on the field throwing sometime. In fact, Rob and I are looking forward to it.
To sum things up, there were boomerangs that arrived and others that are lost. There were good throws and bad throws. But, I guess it is better to have a bad day on the boomerang field, than spend the day at work.
Photo: Raven throwing a Stones Throw traditional boomerang
Added on August 24, 2006 by bvdrangs
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