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Safety First Fly your boomerang safely by choosing a wide, open space away from buildings, trees, power lines or other obstacles. A grassy oval or sandy beach are ideal. make sure there are no people close to your flying circle. Spectators should stand well away from the flying circle. Other participants should stand behind the thrower when it is not their turn. When flying your boomerang, avoid very windy days, as control will be reduced. Allow only one boomerang in the air at any time and make sure everyone present watches the boomerang. You can easily get out of the way of the boomerang if you watch its flight. Catching a boomerang can be dangerous and is not recommended. Develop your skill by getting it to land at your feet. How to Hold Your Boomerang Choose one of the following grips, depending on the size of your returning boomerang. The "flat side" is away from you and the "curved side" towards you. Pencil Grip Hold your boomerang as if you were about to write with it. One or two fingers are hooked over the end to help impart Spin. (See Illustration 1) Fist Grip Similar to the "Pencil Grip" but all fingers are hooked over the boomerang. Gives more control for bigger boomerangs. (See Illustration 2) Find The Wind Direction If you are right handed, you will need a right-handed boomerang. You will launch your boomerang 45° to the right of the wind. If you are left-handed, fly your left-handed boomerang 45° to the left of the wind. (See Illustration 3) Wind direction can shift very quickly so keep testing for changes. To determine wind direction, throw a handful of grass into the air or take a windsock. Make a windsock by attaching a piece of ribbon to a stick. Launching Your Boomerang Keeping the boomerang on the vertical, or a few degrees off the vertical, as illustrated below. (See Illustration 4) WARNING: Never lay the boomerang on the side (horizontal plane) as you launch it. This will cause it to go straight up in the air and come straight back down very fast. Dangerous and could result in a broken boomerang. If you are right-handed, put your left foot forward and extend your left arm. (Opposite if you are left-handed.) Point to an imaginary "target" in the distance at eye level. This is to remind you to keep your launch at eye level. Relax your body, keep your knees "spongy" and. when you throw your boomerang, step forward with your right foot and move your whole body forward behind the throw. Bring your arm back behind your head and throw your boomerang forward at eye level. Extend your arm and snap the wrist at the moment of launch to impart spin. Did Your Boomerang Come Back? If yes, congratulations, you have mastered the art. If not - what went wrong? Here are some tips: If your boomerang lands a long way in front and to the right (if you are left-handed, to the left), your adjustment for the wind is too wide. If your boomerand lands behind you and to the right (if you are left-handed, to the left), your adjustment for the wind is too narrow. Boomerang keeps going once it has completed its return. You are throwing too hard or it is too windy. Boomerang flies straight into the ground. It was tilted off the vertical towards your body, or, you threw it downwards instead of straight out at eye level. Boomerang lands a long distance in front of you. Check the wind direction. It is probably behind you. If it rises high into the air in front of you and races back towards you. The boomerang was tilted too far off the vertical when it left your hand. Concentrate on keeping it closer to the vertical when you launch it. If the boomerang flies in an arc but fails to complete the return, throw a little harder anf make sure you snap your wrist to get it spinning as it leaves your hand. You may need to tilt it a little off the vertical (approximately 20°). We wish you "many happy returns" with your returning boomerang.