Boomerang Association of Australia — Articles

BAA Handbook

Some articles on this page have been adopted from the BAA Handbook. This 48-page tome, updated annually and sent to club members, is the authoritive source on the history of boomerangs and the Boomerang Association of Australia. Along with other exclusive items, a downloadable copy is also available in our members-only section.

The Basics

What is a Boomerang? — Tony Butz explains the origins of boomerangs and hunting sticks, and how they are very different things.
Boomerang Glossary — Wondering what all those terms, like ‘dihedral’, mean? Here's a huge list of boomerang terms, broken up into categories. Goes from the basics through to bommerang construction through to in-depth tips!
Boomerang Competition Events — How can boomerang throwing be a sport, you ask? Here’s the answer to that question.
Boomerang Competition Records — Ever seen a boomerang fly for minutes on end? Or be thrown and caught (at least twenty metres each time) five times in less than 15 seconds? Here’s a compilation of international and Australian boomerang throwing records to marvel at, and aim for!
How to throw a boomerang — Slightly more advanced instructions than you’ll generally find, we’ll have to improve the basic stuff later (more tips on throwing can also be found in the Boomerang Glossary)
Why your boomerang won’t come back — Some of the common errors when throwing a boomerang
How to tune a boomerang — do some fine tuning of your boomerang to get better returns (again, more tips on tuning can be found in the Boomerang Glossary)

Australian-only articles

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