After a month of inclement weekend weather in normally sunny Southern California and various other distractions, Manny and I have finally found our way back out to the throwing field. However, we do have content that we will be publishing in the next month. Here is some of what we will be posting soon:
- Another edition of "Ask aLAcrity" discussing our current choice of boomerang throwing gloves.
- More trick catch practice videos.
- A look at phnxhawk's first attempts to carve his own boomerangs.
- Long overdue updates to phnxhawk's boomerang collection list.
Sometimes, the most memorable moments on the field are not those awesome catches and ridiculously low throws, but those fleeting moments of inspiration (or silliness, perhaps) that exemplify how much fun you are having there. While we three were going retro, throwing copies of the Eric Darnell Pro Fly, Charles pointed out some of the lesser known features of that model. All that for the low, low price of...the contents of one full Giant's Wallet from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
[EDIT: After watching some of my favorite infomercials from the past several years, all I have to say is: Here's to you, Billy Mays!]
Incidentally, in case you were wondering what could possibly have kept us away from throwing sticks...
For my part, I have been distracted by a most epic video game: Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
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| From December 11, 2011 |
If pressed, I might try to argue for Skyrim's relevance to wind-related activities by noting the presence of dragons and the use of shouting as a tool and weapon. On second thought, that could simply suggest I am blowing hot air.
Well, if nothing else, our distractions have not been completely unrelated to boomerangs. For instance, Manny and I have been replaying The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. And what is one of the gadgets the protagonist Link uses in the game?
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| From December 11, 2011 |
Young Link seems to employ a fair amount of layover--not to mention that he is a Southpaw--but at least he is not throwing it like a frisbee. Perhaps his dependence on layover might be due to his limited strength at his age. Not to mention that I have never used a boomerang to grab distant items and return them to me. And--well, it is probably best not to dwell on these details, but instead focus on how awesome it is to play a video game with a boomerang in it!
So, as always, thank you for your patience! And we hope you will look forward to our future posts about boomerangs!
..."Putting my spin on boomerangs"
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