There is nothing quite as embarrassing as having your 7 year old niece tell you "You should be throwing it that way, because the wind is blowing from over here" after you have made a big show of reading the instructions.
Actually it took close to 20 throws until I figured out I was aiming it across the wind instead of into it. Taking the kids out to the park meant giving this a good test, since the favourite park is actually a scenic reserve with plenty of huge open spaces, you know, just in case this turned out to be somewhat less than homing. This doesn't seem to bother the kids very much at all, so who am I to complain really. This Review: 9.5/10 Price: Comfort: Ease of Use: Personal Choice:Ī toy that comes back is a lot of fun, but doesn't do much for the "calorie burning" requirement of fun in the sun. I think that this thing is good for all ages, it is a good way to exercise the arm, shoulder and wrist muscles, and it is also extremely fun. The performance was awesome, the thing didn't even touch the ground, and it almost looked like it was controlling itself! I loved the way that the constantly rotating triangle shape of the boomerang gave it a star shape, so as it travelled, it looked like a shooting star! It is a bit unfortunate that the orbiter needs a lot of space, because this would be a great toy for parents to use with their kids, they can throw the boomerang, send the kids after it, and then they'll become exhausted by the time they realize that the boomerang has already come back, so they don't even need to take one step! Controlling this thing will take a lot of practice so if you find it hard to use on your first few tries, don't get upset. I found it a little difficult to throw the boomerang, I either launched it at to much of a flat angle, so it just went up, then came back down and nearly hit me in the stomach or I threw it almost vertical, so it just hit the ground. The grip was comfortable it was reasonably soft and it also made any impacts less painful. The design was excellent it looked much better than the "V" shaped boomerangs. Well, this thing was definitely a cool toy. This Review: 9.3/10 Price: Comfort: Ease of Use: Personal Choice: Overall though, it was a lot of fun to play with, easy to use though not so easy to control, that would take a lot more practise.
I would more likely keep it for the adults throwing something around at the beach for example. This thing really can get both a lot of air and a lot of distance (thank you kind neighbouring house for helping us retrieve it off your roof *blush*) so I would allow even more room than suggested, a couple of football fields ought to do it.īetween this and the Squidgie Disc which we also got to try, this possibly wouldn't be my first choice if headed to the park with our young kids. It is very comfortable to hold and you can quickly get the hang of throwing it so that it does come back to you, the difficulty I had was that it didn't just come back, it continued on back past me and did a few more spirals before hitting the ground. I'm not exactly known for my skills with a boomerang so it was going to be interesting to see how I went with this. Well we headed out into a nice big open field to give this a go. This Review: 8.5/10 Price: Comfort: Ease of Use: Personal Choice: The Boomerang is probably great for a group of teenagers or adults so we will still be taking it to the beach this summer!!
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I like a challenge though and this is something that I will persevere with so I can be a Boomerang pro and show off It was also way beyond my young childrens' abilities to use this whereas with the other products we all had fun as a family with them.
I prefer the other products we have tried ie squidgie and flying ring, but only because we had a lot of fun running around after them whereas with the Boomerang if you get the technique right you don't have to move much. The Boomerang is soft to catch (if you can!!) which I like and also not so painful when you miss the catch and it gets you in the head. This is definitely best for a big open space for the times when you don't get the "throw" where you want it! I need to head down to the park minus the kids and get some practice in! Probably the most challenging of the products I have tried so far, and it does take a while to get the "throw" right. We are huge fans of the Aerobie products and the Boomerang did not disappoint. This Review: 8.0/10 Price: Comfort: Ease of Use: Personal Choice:
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