Thanks John.

i'll have to start or try and watch a little closer. Good in-put.

sounds like everyone was very busy doing stuff which to me is a sign
everything went well and lots of fun was had by all. maybe next year
i'll make it down. is this event twice a year?

David F
Grants Pass, OR
Bear Boomerang


--- In boomerangchat@yahoogroups.com, "johnvboomerangertiltheend"
<whishhbone@...> wrote:

>
> David, here's a little constructive critique on the booms of
yours
> that I've thrown. Your Designs and craftsmanship are outstanding
but I
> think you could use a little more development in the area of tuning
> and airfoiling. Everyone has their own style of crafting and also
> throwing but generally speaking, a good flying boom is one that's
user
> friendly to nearly anyone. I would practice with plywood to make
your
> trailing edges longer but mainly with a more shallow angle and not
> such a sharp edge. leaving 1mm of thickness on the trailing edge
> allows a space for the passing air on the upper and lower surfaces
to
> reunite more harmoniously. Just an observation I've realized over
the
> years. When I met up with the boom community in 2000, I thought my
> booms were great because I had nothing to compare them to. Now that
> I've acquired a small collection and have done some study and
> experimentation and had some superb mentoring from list members, my
> booms look and perform considerably better than they did back then.
> You should try to get in contact with Doug Dufresne of Outback booms
> as Dana suggested. He was one of the very best mass producers of
strip
> lam booms ever before he recently retired from boom production. He
> might give you a few pointers. I love your booms but I think they
> could perform as well as they look.
>
>
> John V.