Thoughts from first timers....
The following are comments from a group of us whom got together to throw boomerangs after work. Russ and Hector were firstimers. Joe was on his second outing. Art has been at this for a year and I have ben doing this for 18 years.
RUSS: This was my first experience throwing boomerangs and I really enjoyed it. I was amazed at the speed and distance you can get out them based on different throwing techniques. However, I was even more amazed that I actually got a few boomerangs to return to me, but of course I failed to catch them!
HECTOR: Prior to our boomerang outing, the only experience I had was simply being familiar with the basic theory. You throw the boomerang and if you do it right, it should come back to you. Sounds easy, right? I was in for a big surprise once I got to the field. It was so much harder than it looked. My first few throws I was aiming to high. Then I wasn't getting enough spin. Then my delivery was side arm. Then the wind started blowing so I had to aim another direction. Needless to say, I got my exercise in that day chasing after my boomerang. And that was just throwing the piece of it. Next came the catching part, which ncluded other techniques. Unfortunately, I didn't even have a chance to catch many of my throws. I was more so just chasing after them. However, I felt like I did improve as the day went on. I did catch one before we left and I was very proud of myself. Coincidently, the camera was put away already at that time and I have no concrete proof that I caught one!
DAVE: It's always fun to see a first timer get a boomerang to work. When it magically comes back they just can't believe it. Russ had the technique but not the power. Hector had the power but not the technique. Joe, on his second outing had loads of power and technique. Hector did improve throughout the session and has 4 eyewitnesses who will vouch for that last minute catch.
HECTOR: All in all, the boomerang experience did exceed my expectations. It is definitely a lot harder than it looks and if your technique is off, you will be sure to get lots of exercise. Also, if you don't do much throwing in general, be prepared to be sore for a couple days! I learned something new and now I have something to talk about if I ever run into other boomerang enthusiasts.
DAVE: Exercise? I need to start throwing bad so I can lose more weight. Maybe that, or I need to chase down every throw.
ART: It was a lot of fun throwing with these guys. I have more experience than all except Dave but I still have a lot to learn. We were out there to have fun and it was. We all had to chase errant throws and a few times we almost got beaned. Kind of scary to hear a boom goes wooshing past your head. I'm looking forward to our next outing. Thanks Dave.
DAVE: I think more of the scary throws were caused by the terrible sun angle we had to deal with. Almost every throw came screaming in from out of the sun. It was hard to follow them in when you couldn't see.
Photo: left to right, Dave, Art, Joe, Hector and Russ
RUSS: This was my first experience throwing boomerangs and I really enjoyed it. I was amazed at the speed and distance you can get out them based on different throwing techniques. However, I was even more amazed that I actually got a few boomerangs to return to me, but of course I failed to catch them!
HECTOR: Prior to our boomerang outing, the only experience I had was simply being familiar with the basic theory. You throw the boomerang and if you do it right, it should come back to you. Sounds easy, right? I was in for a big surprise once I got to the field. It was so much harder than it looked. My first few throws I was aiming to high. Then I wasn't getting enough spin. Then my delivery was side arm. Then the wind started blowing so I had to aim another direction. Needless to say, I got my exercise in that day chasing after my boomerang. And that was just throwing the piece of it. Next came the catching part, which ncluded other techniques. Unfortunately, I didn't even have a chance to catch many of my throws. I was more so just chasing after them. However, I felt like I did improve as the day went on. I did catch one before we left and I was very proud of myself. Coincidently, the camera was put away already at that time and I have no concrete proof that I caught one!
DAVE: It's always fun to see a first timer get a boomerang to work. When it magically comes back they just can't believe it. Russ had the technique but not the power. Hector had the power but not the technique. Joe, on his second outing had loads of power and technique. Hector did improve throughout the session and has 4 eyewitnesses who will vouch for that last minute catch.
HECTOR: All in all, the boomerang experience did exceed my expectations. It is definitely a lot harder than it looks and if your technique is off, you will be sure to get lots of exercise. Also, if you don't do much throwing in general, be prepared to be sore for a couple days! I learned something new and now I have something to talk about if I ever run into other boomerang enthusiasts.
DAVE: Exercise? I need to start throwing bad so I can lose more weight. Maybe that, or I need to chase down every throw.
ART: It was a lot of fun throwing with these guys. I have more experience than all except Dave but I still have a lot to learn. We were out there to have fun and it was. We all had to chase errant throws and a few times we almost got beaned. Kind of scary to hear a boom goes wooshing past your head. I'm looking forward to our next outing. Thanks Dave.
DAVE: I think more of the scary throws were caused by the terrible sun angle we had to deal with. Almost every throw came screaming in from out of the sun. It was hard to follow them in when you couldn't see.
Photo: left to right, Dave, Art, Joe, Hector and Russ
Added on June 02, 2008 by bvdrangs
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