WIND THROWING

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STRONG WIND TACTICS

For wind throwing, there are a few essentials to regard:

boomerang flight

TUNING/WEIGHTS - if you use a 2bladed rang (Windeater), I suggest you have either one weight on the lead arm, halfway between elbow and wingtip - or one weight near the wingtip and a second one on the trailing arm near the elbow for counterbalance.

On 3bladed rangs (Tri G 12) weights should be distributed evenly on all wings - tendency towards the wingtips

 

THE THROW
- in stronger wind, you have to throw almost vertically in order to keep the rang from getting carried up and blown away. The more wind, the more vertically you aim
- this requires a throw with more spin ( to keep it from losing height and to travel over wind-pockets too!) but NOT with more power! It's really more of a real whipping throw, which requires some getting used to.
- In these conditions -if you already have one weight strapped on the lift arm- you will have to add a second weight to counterbalance or, you just move you single weight up towards the elbow, to add weight without changing the tilting quality of the rang.
- As for aiming: you aim higher than usually- more wind, higher aim - ( otherwise it`ll just crash down ) and you are aiming at a throw with on one level throughout the flight.
- If it blows real hard, you want the rang to climb appr 20 degrees on the first third of the flight, then, in the curve, it should be diving down underneath the wind ( with lots of spin to keep flying here!) with a finish in a slight ascending phase again directly towards you, where it has lost all its forward momentum- if everything was done right.....

 

ADJUSTMENTS
- If you aimed too far right ( FOR RIGHTIES ), the rang will never make it to the curve, bvut will get blown off its track instead and crash far in front of you to the right.
- If you aimed too far left, it will climb up high and get carried aways far behind you.
- If you tilt your rang too much, it will climb way up into the wind and get carried far past to your right.
- If you apply too little tilt, the rang will dive after the first curve, but will not be able to rise again for the home run


- SO: learn your rang, best stick to one or two weight-combinations and just keep practicing all of the above until it becomes as predictable as any other throw.

GOOD LUCK!

 

Michael Girvin's tips for wind handling:
In windy conditions (over 5 MPH), boomerangs tend to fly over your head and past you. There are four things that you can do to prevent this. The best approach is to attach flaps to either the curved or flat side of your boomerang, near the elbow. The further they are from the elbow, the more effect the flaps will have. Experiment for the best placement. The heavier the wind, the more flaps you should use.

Second, try throwing softer. Third, you can throw with less layover. Fourth, throw higher (with minimal layover). The heavier the wind, the higher you should throw. Usually a combination of two or more of these strategies works best.