Welcome to Boomtown!

aLAcrity Boomerangs is a group of boomerang enthusiasts from Los Angeles. At the moment, it is comprised of three people: Manny (a.k.a. v12aero), phnxhawk and Charles (a.k.a. hey_kuya).

Manny and I (phnxhawk) started this blog to share our interest in boomerangs--throwing and tuning, making our own rangs, as well as unraveling the science behind them. As we continue our journey into the world of boomerangs, we hope to make new friends and to expand our horizons. In this blog, we will post such things as videos from our regular throwing sessions, musings and lessons learned from throwing, and thoughts on making our own rangs.

Manny and I started throwing boomerangs since Spring 2009. It has been a long road as we developed a semblance of technique for throwing 'rangs. Nevertheless, after many a bruised hand or windy day, our fascination with these returning throwing sticks remains undimmed. We most certainly have more to learn about boomerangs, but we'll keep at it as long as we continue to have many happy returns.

--phnxhawk--

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Trick Catch Part 2

Merry Winter Season!

As promised, here are the remaining trick catches from the trick catch portion of official boomerang competitions.  In the first post, Trick Catch Part 1,  we showed you these catches:

  • Right-Hand Catch
  • Left-Hand Catch
  • Eagle Catch - A catch made from above the boomerang using only one hand
  • Behind the Back Catch (Two-Handed)
  • Tunnel Catch - Both of your feet on the ground and one hand passing between your legs to catch the boomerang
  • Foot Catch

In this second post, cleverly titled Trick Catch Part 2, we show you the remaining four trick catches, for a total of 10 in all.  They are the following:

  • One-Handed Back Catch
  • Hackey Catch
  • Two-Handed Under the Leg Catch
  • One-Handed Under the Leg Catch

Here is the video:


Now that we have managed to successfully complete all the single boomerang trick catches, the next step is the doubling portion of trick catch.  This will be much more of a challenge.  We hope to share the successes of that endeavor when we achieve it.  That might take a few months of practice though so keep that at the back of your mind for now.

As for me, my next post will be another boomerang review as we haven't done one of those in a while.  What boomerang will I be reviewing you may be wondering?  Not one boomerang but two: a set of Turbo doublers that I ordered from Kendall Davis.

You can see the Turbo here:  www.kendalldavis.us
Click on the "Advanced" tab on the left and scroll down to see the Turbo boomerang.

Once again, thanks for reading our blog and have a safe holiday season!

-aLAcrity

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