On 02/07/2009, at 2:48 PM, Bob Burwell wrote:
> My father named that throwing style "Zoom Throw". I throw the
> boomerang out
> low with a little more layover than normal. Its height peaks at the
> turn
> point, comes back towards you gathering speed as it loses height,
> skims the
> ground and stalls at waist height for an easy catch.
>
I love throwing the Viper this way in low/no wind!
> The high flight with diminishing circles was my final test throw.
> There was
> the initial major circle, the boomerang would come back overhead,
> then go
> forwards again and descend in a controlled hover prescribing
> diminishing
> circles to come down from where it was thrown.
> My description is only describing what my expectations are for a
> boomerang.
>
I suspect that Bob's many years as a performer make this option more
appealing -- especially if it means by applying more power you can get
two (or more!) large loops out of one throw. Much more dramatic!

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