| | |  | Play Vehicles | Home » » » Spirit Of Fire Boomerang | | | | | | | Description: | | Handcrafted of Baltic Birch and created in 3 unique shapes that fly different elevations, distances and flight patterns. Features a 25-yard elliptical flight. Made in the U.S.A. | | | Features: | |
• Recommended Age 9+
• Handcrafted from Baltic Birch
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 14.2 inches | | Product Width:
| 1.9 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.3 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.25 pounds | | Package Length:
| 13.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 8.5 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.3 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.3 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 27 reviews |
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28 of 29 found the following review helpful:
 A lot of fun. Perhaps there are better options for first timers?May 24, 2007
By S. Gordon
I bought this after trying a friend's (free) plastic boomerang. It was the first "real" boomerang I'd ever thrown, and I had a great time with it. I'm sure there are better out there, and I'm not sure if I'd recommend it as a first boomerang, only because there is little available description online for comparison sake (flight range, weight, etc.), and I have no reason to think this is the best to learn with. But it certainly did return for me (I'd say I catch it 20% of the time), and everyone that has seen me throw it, friends and strangers alike, has left the field excited. I have thrown only one other since then: it was a much lighter (still wooden), more classic looking boomerang, and although it was probably easier to throw, the flight path was nowhere near as pretty, and all in all it was far less exciting. I'd certainly choose this heavier, longer range boomerang over that one as my first.
I still don't know the dimensions, but I remember the packaging said the range is 45 yards.
15 of 15 found the following review helpful:
Boomerangin'Jan 12, 2008
By Marc A. Bishop
This boomerang is by far the best one out of the Spirit of Fire and Spirit of Wind. It came back to me more than either of the other ones did. Once you teach and learn from experience with boomerangs, you can have them come back to you more each time they are thrown. This one may be more expensive than the other ones, but is worth the money!
19 of 23 found the following review helpful:
 Not a good boomerangSep 17, 2006
By D. Reese
The Channel Craft Spirit of Wind boomerang doesn't return without significant tuning (bending) because of how they're manufactured. Tuning instructions are not included with this boomerang. This is not a good boomerang for beginners. Even though the package says that each one is flight tested, this is probably not true, because the ones I've thrown are incapable of returning and I've been throwing boomerangs for 16 years and own around a hundred. Save your money and buy a real returner.
6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Great for wide open spaces!Jun 14, 2010
By N. Krumpe
We have a park in town that is perfect for boomeranging. Multiple adjacent soccer fields make a great place to throw. I'm an amateur, and was looking to learn how to throw. This proved to be perfect. It offers pretty consistent performance. I'm gradually learning how to stand in relation to the wind, and how to adjust my throw. It DOES come back to me quite often.
This boomerang has held up well, even after straying occasionally from the grass and landing on the asphalt walkway. Minor nicks and scratches have not noticeably affected its performance.
I'm thinking of getting a couple more boomerangs, and would not hesitate to return to this company for their other models.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Full CircleSep 28, 2011
By Dillon E. Price
I got this boomerang on a whim when I was at hobby lobby. I don't know anything about boomerangs at all. I've been throwing it for 2 days now.
I can get it to return to me about 80%-90% of the time. I almost got caught it today after having it come in full circle. I looked up a lot of information on how to throw boomerangs and even this specific boomerang. I think people are having a hard time succeeding with it because it is difficult, and may be giving up too easily.
The way to throw the boomerang, I found, is to throw at about 30-45 degrees upward, with as much spin as you can, and because the boomerang is so light, you have to throw it very hard; probably harder than other boomerangs. I follow the common wind instructions throwing about 45-90 degrees with the wind to my left and adjusting with the wind strength.
It's flight path (mine is a right hander) is counter clockwise, and about halfway through it turns over and rises up like a helicopter, then will head downwards pick up mediocre speed, and quickly hover back to you(not dive to the ground). You have to throw it just right or else it'll fall straight down and dive into the ground , which I have noticed it has a tenancy to do if you throw it too lightly. The wind resistance saps a lot of energy out of the throw since it is so light.
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Durability wise? It is pretty good, I throw it in a dirt/grassy park. I have a minor crack in it, I hit about 8 trees with it, and the worst was when it hit a railroad track while diving down. But it still works just fine with very minor nicks.
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