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Ahhhhh yes, a thing of beauty indeed. I remember when I first had that cherry popped, if you can count the Colorado Kilimanjaro close to that category. I remember the B-Mans description in his catalog about the long lumbering flight that just looks like it'll never return, yet does ! I was out at the Lake Michigan waterfront here in Kenosha, eyed the flag in the foreground to re-check wind direction. Staring at the rang in my hands, watching people on and around the beach and pier. Looking at the flag, the rang the flag, feeling the heft to the rang, than over to where my boys stood watching and waiting. It felt like the right time was now here, upon the patch of sand where I stood. I adjusted the grip on the boom, changed my stance a bit, and just let it rip.
I was just like.........wow ! I watched it go and go and go a bit more. Than it seemed to slowly veer off to the left and go some more, before completing its arc and returned to me. I actually took a step back when I made the catch. It came in about waist level, and fast. I was like you, exactly..........soooo coool ! After I sent it off on about it's third trip, did I realize that I had a crowd on the pier watching, let alone a third of the beach goers behind me watching as well. Now I was just like make this last catch, and back into the water I went, to cool off a bit. I entered that deaf / dumb state where all else didn't matter, I became one with the wood, one with the rang. My eyes never left it's orange-white lumbering flight till after I caught it.
From that moment forward, I was hooked on the longer distance rangs. Thanks for sharing your story Bruce. This is what's is all about. Making memories and living them daily. I have since aquired a night version that takes glow sticks in each arm. Amazing to see after dark. Chris n Kenosha
Bruce <brucembernstein@...> wrote:
Hi everyone,
Since there's really no one in my life who would really care, or even
understand this story, I figured I'd post it here for the few who
could actually understand my and perhaps share in my excitement.
Most of the rangs I make and have acquired so far are 40-80 meter
type of sticks, and I've been getting the hankering to throw LD.
I've thrown Red Rocket, Mini Marathon weighted, Crazy Horse type
sticks with reasonable success, but I was never quite truly
satisified with the results.
I recently acquired a 3mm G11 Buzz Whip, but have been a might afraid
to throw it since I hadn't tossed that type of stick before.
So yesterday, the conditions were reasonable, so I screwed up my
courage,loosened up with some of my regular suspects, and then picked
up the Buzz Whip.
The first flight was OK.... not bad, and the rang seemed to do what
it was supposed to, but I obviously didn't "go for it", and the lack
of a complete return was the result.
So I figured, "hell with it - let's see what happens". I cocked it
back, and gave it a fairly hard throw with a little less layover, and
a bit more snap.
It was a thing of beauty!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'd describe the flight as the
DuF pattern described in the LD book (Circular rather than
elliptical). It just took to the air and flew and flew and then flew
so more. If I had to guess, I'd say a the farthest point it must of
been close to 100 yards if not more(but I know how wrong I could be
in that estimate) but my jaw dropped and I started muttering to
myself about how amazing it was. Then as it started its return, it
started to dawn on me, that it was actually coming right back to me!!!
I couldn't believe it!!! It was slowing down, dropping and coming in
at midchest level, and I CAUGHT IT!!!!!! If I even took 2 steps, I'd
be amazed. It was just sooooooooo cool. Indeed, it was beautiful!
I'm still smiling, and don't mind the welt on my arm in the least.
Bruce (still grinning) Bernstein
Chicago, IL
"Rangs by Bruce"
http://members.aol.com/rangsbyb ruce
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