PAXOLIN and G12 BOOMERANGS - THROWING INSTRUCTIONS

THESE BOOMERANGS ARE NOT TOYS BUT TOOLS FOR SPORTS AND COMPETITION!  

They can cause severe damage to persons and objects if thrown incorrect! Execute extreme caution and read these instructions carefully before trying these!

The material used for this boomerang is thinner and heavier than plywood – the “normal” boomerang material- and therefore this model will fly further and spin faster than the normal plywood boomerang. It also has much sharper edges, so the potential for damage is significantly higher than with any normal wooden toy boomerang!!  

This means that you have to use extreme caution in using it in order not to cause damage to people or objects!  

In order to be safe choose a calm day and a very big field (a soccer field won’t be big enough) with soft ground, and make sure that no one is anywhere near you.  

Pre Flight Check

Place the boomerang on top of a flat surface and make sure that both wings are flat or slightly pointing upwards. If one or both wings are bent down, even slightly, carefully flex bend them several times, until they stay in the desired position.

  Throwing

- TILT ANGLE : Above all, these boomerangs need a larger tilt angle than you may be used to from wooden boomerangs, i.e. the angle between the boomerang and the vertical line. This angle should be:

- appr 30-50° for the Windeaters, Solstice 2 and Orion 2, Geronimo, Veebo, Wyche, Ghost Dog

- appr 60-85° for the long distance models, Challenger3, Straight Shooter, Mini Marathon weighted , Red Rocket weighted,  Crazy Horse, Vulcano, Wyche weighted, Ghost Dog, weighted Veebo

- appr 50-80° for mid range models from G 12 and weighted paxolin models : Mr McCrae, Geronimo, Suzuki ,Red Cloud, Veebo, Marathon and Red Rocket

The direction you aim should be between 5° ( for the long distance models, Challenger, Straight Shooter, Marathon) and 75° ( for the Windeater and Orion) degrees to the  right of the wind.

  Grip

In order to get the right amount of spin on this boomerang I suggest that you use the “Pinch Grip”, i.e. hold the boomerang between your thumb and your index finger. The more spin you get on the boom, the more stable the flight will be and the more hove you get and the easier the catch will be.

  First Test Throw

Make sure not to throw too hard the first times – this material (paxolin) can break more easily than plywood! Grassy ground is always your best option! Apply the angles indicated above and just flick it forward, like you would cast a fishing rod. Repeat this until you have all the angles near right and the boomerang turns properly without soaring high up and returns somewhere within your proximity. Then, and no sooner, proceed to next step.

Only then, after making necessary adjustments, you can go ahead and give it all you got to get the most out of it!

Now would be the time to switch to the tuning section. Learn what will affect the boomerang's performance in which way. The key is: try it out! Once your boom is flying well, try and see what y little bend (downward) of either arm will do. The least it till do is give you more distanc. On an unwerighted paxolin model( Marathon, Veebo and the like) bending down one arm can maike as much as 25 and more meters difference!

For max speed and rotation I suggest you use the "pinch grip", holding the boom tightly between thumb and index finger. Do not let go of the blade! By pulling itself loose the best spin is created. More spin, more stability, more lift, more distance- the longer the gap the boom will be able to travel on the way back home.

 

  MOOMBA!       Have fun!!

Volker Behrens, Blue Star Rangs