Yes, now we´re going to do something really fun... We´re going to learn how to fly a boomerang... but first let me tell you where the boomerang originally came from ...
The oldest Australian Aboriginal boomerangs are ten thousand years old but older hunting sticks have been discovered in Europe.
King Tutankhamun, the famous Pharao of ancient Egypt, who died 2,000 years ago, owned a collection of boomerangs of both the straight flying (hunting) and returning variety. No one knows for sure how the returning boomerang was first invented, but some modern boomerang makers speculate that it developed from the flattened throwing stick, still used by the Australian Aborigines and some other tribal people around the world. A hunting boomerang is delicately balanced and much harder to make than a returning one.
So now we know where boomerangs came from, let's discover how to fly them...
The curved, or decorated side should always be held towards your body and the flat unpainted side should always be facing away from you. The easiest way to grip the boomerang is to make a closed fist and slide the boomerang between your thumb and first finger. The "elbow" of the boomerang can be facing either forward or backward as seen in the image to the left.
Always throw your boomerang in the traditional over arm style Aim the boomerang at or just above the horizon prior . When thrown correctly, the boomerang will fly in a circle and reach the apex of its flight at the point furthest away from you. As the boomerang returns it will begin to slow down and hover towards the ground.
And finally....
Catch the boomerang using both of your hands in a clapping motion as shown in the diagram to the left. Only attempt to catch the boomerang while it is slowly hovering towards you and is below shoulder height.
Aim for the center section of the boomerang as you catch it, and try to avoid the faster moving wing tips. NEVER try to catch a boomerang that is diving or moving fast.
Now would you like to see a link related to boomerangs and how to fly them..
And to finish ...let's see how a boomerang is really thrown...
Well tomorrow we're hopping off to another place.... where will we be going?...
