Bob Burwell boomerangs
ART: This evening I had a chance to get together with Dave Hendricks for a throwing session. Before we met today, Dave said he wasn't really prepared for a session as he had brought "only a bag of Bob Burwell boomerangs". Never having seen a Burwell up close and personal I took Dave's statement as said. Well, let me tell you...
DAVE: Ok, I was setting him up. I had a spare Burwell available and instead of bringing a variety of other stuff, I decided just to pack the Burwells. Besides, I did only bring those, it's not like I had other boomerangs with me. Now, it would have been better if I remembered to pack my sneakers too. Is it happened, I had to throw in my work clothes, which were slacks, a long sleeve shirt and dress shoes. It was low 80's and a bit uncomfortable.
ART: Dave had a bag full of Bob Burwell boomerangs and I've never seen such beautifully worked wood. (see photo) There must have been 25 boomerangs in the bag and I got to throw them all.
DAVE: I think there were 26 before Art got his. The oldest one is dated 1986, the newest is 2008. Everyone is slightly different and it was fun to compare them to each other. I was really impressed this time with the small Lazy Seven, the Modified Lazy Seven, A C-Hook and the Pine Viper Mate. Some of these I have not thrown for a while and it was good to get them out again. It was pretty cool to get out the small triblade of Bob's and make a finger catch on my first try. I think Art felt I was showing off.
ART: I am now the proud owner of a PJ5. Thank you Dave for the boomerang and the opportunity to see and throw the rest of these marvelous booms, and thank you Mr. Burwell for making it possible. The workmanship on these boomerangs is superb. The words "only" and "Burwell" should never be used in the same sentence.
DAVE: Well, unless the sentence is "I am only thowing Burwell's today"
ART: If any one out there gets the chance to throw a Burwell boomerang, take it. It is so nice to see the large lazy circle they make, and the hover at the end of the flight that makes it a pleasure to catch. The PJ5 is marked 25m but we paced off a throw at 35m and that was just the average distance on this boom.
DAVE: If you are throwing with me, I'll gladly let you try some. Art had the pick of the bag. Over the weekend I was camping with a group from church and they got to throw some Burwell's too. One got stuck in a tree and report in another journal entry.
BoomerangDave
DAVE: Ok, I was setting him up. I had a spare Burwell available and instead of bringing a variety of other stuff, I decided just to pack the Burwells. Besides, I did only bring those, it's not like I had other boomerangs with me. Now, it would have been better if I remembered to pack my sneakers too. Is it happened, I had to throw in my work clothes, which were slacks, a long sleeve shirt and dress shoes. It was low 80's and a bit uncomfortable.
ART: Dave had a bag full of Bob Burwell boomerangs and I've never seen such beautifully worked wood. (see photo) There must have been 25 boomerangs in the bag and I got to throw them all.
DAVE: I think there were 26 before Art got his. The oldest one is dated 1986, the newest is 2008. Everyone is slightly different and it was fun to compare them to each other. I was really impressed this time with the small Lazy Seven, the Modified Lazy Seven, A C-Hook and the Pine Viper Mate. Some of these I have not thrown for a while and it was good to get them out again. It was pretty cool to get out the small triblade of Bob's and make a finger catch on my first try. I think Art felt I was showing off.
ART: I am now the proud owner of a PJ5. Thank you Dave for the boomerang and the opportunity to see and throw the rest of these marvelous booms, and thank you Mr. Burwell for making it possible. The workmanship on these boomerangs is superb. The words "only" and "Burwell" should never be used in the same sentence.
DAVE: Well, unless the sentence is "I am only thowing Burwell's today"
ART: If any one out there gets the chance to throw a Burwell boomerang, take it. It is so nice to see the large lazy circle they make, and the hover at the end of the flight that makes it a pleasure to catch. The PJ5 is marked 25m but we paced off a throw at 35m and that was just the average distance on this boom.
DAVE: If you are throwing with me, I'll gladly let you try some. Art had the pick of the bag. Over the weekend I was camping with a group from church and they got to throw some Burwell's too. One got stuck in a tree and report in another journal entry.
BoomerangDave
Added on June 26, 2008 by bvdrangs
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