Throwing Instructions

Grip
Layover
Aim
Direction
Throw
Catch

Troubleshooting

for right handed boomerangs

Left handers: Please replace the word "right" with "left" and vice versa. Use mirror images of the pictures.

Safety rules!

Boomerangs are no weapons but modern sports devices. Remember that a a boomerang can cause injury, especially if it hits your face or another part of your body where the bone is very close to the skin. Read the following rules carefully befor you begin to throw your boomerang!
Throw on a large, flat, grassy field only.
Spectators and not involved persons must be kept well away!
Don't throw if it's windy!
More than one thrower: Only one boomerang airborne at a time!
The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for injuries or damage incurred under any circumstances.

OK. Now that you have a great boomerang and want to throw it and make it come back right into your hand like a good boomerang would do, right? Well, let be assured that, if you read and follow these tips and throwing instructions it won't be long until exactly this will happen to you. Over and over again!

Take the boomerang in your right hand and hold it with its flat underside (usually the un-coloured side with writing on) in your palm.

Not unlike a pen or pencil your boomerang should be held using your thumb, index and middle finger.

The layover (angle of inclination or tilt) is very important for a successful boomerang throw and return: Do never throw your boomerang flat or like a Frisbee™. Hold your boomerang vertically (never sidearm!) with no or just a bit of layover.

Throw your boomerang almost parallel to the ground and only a bit upwards. Aim for the top of a distant tree to get the right angle between eye level and launch angle (between 5 and 15 degrees in most cases).

Never throw your boomerang straight up into the air. This would only make it climb and crash. If you throw too low, your boomerang will hit the ground, if you will throw too high, your boomerang won't be able to stabilize and crash.

Determine the direction of the wind by dropping a few blades of grass and observing which direction they fall. Imagine the wind is coming from 12 o'clock and face 2 o'clock for the launch. The stronger the wind, the more you have to throw to the right. The weaker the wind, the more you have to throw to the left.

Cock the boomerang back over you shoulder, step forward on the foot opposite to your throwing arm and simultaneously launch outwards. Release the boomerang with a snapping motion of your wrist (like cracking a whip).


This will impart the the all-important spin. The more spin, the better the throw!

When you begin to get a good return, try catching the boomerang. A boomerang that hovers slowly down to you is the easiest to catch. Watch the boomerang closely and let it drop down until it reaches about chest height. Now catch it by clapping your palms together with the boomerang between them. This is the basic sandwich catch. We recommend you to wear gloves and unbreakable plastic safety sunglasses.

Never try to catch a boomerang that crashes down or comes back above chest height at high speed!

Pictures made by Oliver Brandt

If your boomerang won't come back perfectly, the throw is incorrect in most cases. You will find some hints to fix the problem in this section.

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