Boomerang : Pattern
Star
Intermediate
Zebra
Beginner
Triangle
Beginner/intermediate
Command Four
Beginner
* These boomerangs have been grouped into the categories "beginner", "beginner/intermediate",
and "intermediate", based on their flight characteristics and tuning difficulty. We suggest starting
with the easier boomerangs.
The JBA logo printed on the boomerangs is
the logo of the Japan Boomerang Association.
Boomerang
Boomerangs are well-known as the wooden projectiles used by Australian aborigines for hunting and in religious ceremonies. But items considered
archetypes of the boomerang can be found around the world, in places like Egypt, Europe, India, the United States, and Colombia. A boomerang
was even said to be found in the tomb of the Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamen. Although V-shaped boomerangs are the best known, sport
boomerangs generally have three wings. Recently, four- and five-winged boomerangs have appeared as well. Although any flying device with a
wing that cuts through the wind can be made to return to the thrower, those with X and Y shapes return especially well. Devices with shapes such
as those of C and O will not return to the thrower because they have no wing to cut through the wind.
Editor : Yasuhiro "Togi" Togai
Representative, Kansai Boomerang Network. Represented Japan in seven consecutive World Boomerang Championships over the period 1994 2006. Overall champion in the Japan Cup in 1998 and 2004. Won first prize in the individual and Aussie round competitions at the World
Boomerang Championships in Asahikawa in 2006. Publishes essays on life with boomerangs in the Hobo Nikkan Itoi Shinbun. Frequently
contributes to magazines and appears as television guest to promote boomerangs. Primary published works include the Kami Boomerang ("Paper
Boomerangs") (Seibundo Shinkosha), the Kami Boomerang & Hikoki ("Paper Boomerangs and Airplanes") (Hikarinokuni), the Nagero! Kami
Boomerang ("Let's Throw Paper Boomerangs!"), and Super Boomerang ("Super Boomerangs") (Kanzen). Kansai Boomerang Network:
http://www.kbn3.com/
Parts list (pattern): Seven US letter sheets (No. 1 to No. 7)
No. of Parts : 12
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Boomerang : Pattern
Zebra Beginner
Top surface
Middle surface
2
Boomerang : Pattern
Command Four
Beginner
Top surface
Middle surface
3
Boomerang : Pattern
Zebra
ing;
throw
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t-han
d
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up fo
le
Fold own for
d
fold
Beginner
Bottom surface
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wi g
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d t thro
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ht-h an
rig ft-h
for r le
up n fo
w
ld
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fol
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for le handed th
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wi ng
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d t thro
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4
Boomerang : Pattern
Star Intermediate
Top surface
Middle surface
5
6
Cut along this line
Fold down for right-handed throwing;
fold up for left-handed throwing
Cut along this line
Cut along
this line
Fold down for right-handed throwing;
fold up for left-handed throwing
Cut along this line
Triangle Beginner/intermediate
Boomerang : Pattern
Boomerang : Pattern
Star Intermediate
Bottom surface
;
ing g
ow in
thr row
ed th
nd ed
ha nd
ht- ha
rig leftfor for
up n
ld ow
Fo ld d
fo
Fold
fold up for ri
dow
g
n fo ht-hand
r
le
ft-ha ed thro
nde
d th wing;
row
ing
Can
on C
Beginner/intermediate
g;
rowin
ed th rowing
and
th
ght-h anded
ri
r
up fo r left-h
Fold own fo
d
fold
tive
P
ark
Boo
mer
ang
(Sta
r)
Fold up for right-handed throwing;
fold down for left-handed throwing
Triangle
rea
Fold down for right-handed throwing;
fold up for left-handed throwing
Cut along
this line
Canon Creative Park Boomerang (Triangle)
Cut along this line
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