Boomerang Video Beta Tape Archives Price: $57 ; Availability: 1

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This item is my personal master archives of boomerang videos, collected during the golden age of boomeranging during the 1980s and early 1990s. Many of these videos are the best copies currently available. The tapes are in the NTSC [USA] Beta format. If you do not have a Beta player, you can pay a low fee at a video transfer store to convert the video to VHS or DVD format. Click on this link to see a listing of all the videos on these three tapes. There are news, home films, movie clips, commercials, etc., all with a boomerang theme. Total time is 6+ hours. A small amount of duplication. Please see Pat Steigman's Youtube Video Archives which has some of these videos in lower resolution.

The source of these video clips was from Ben Ruhe and the original USBA archives before they were heat damaged because of storage in a garage in Phoenix and then lost. The video saved in Beta format is a higher quality than any tapes you may find in VHS format. I have dozens of hours and hundreds of dollars involved in gathering these master archa ives. The information has significant historical value for our sport. I am hoping that someone will pick these up and convert them to digital format and properly archive the material for future generations. If you want a Beta player so that you can edit the video, I have one that works and is in mint condition. YI paid $400 to have it refurbished a few years ago to convert family video into DVDs for my relatives. You can purchase my Beta player for $200 plus shipping or save on shipping and pick up the Beta machine at my home.

The Boomerang Book by John Cassidy with Dan Russell;s Skyturn Traditional Price: $25 ; Availability: 2

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This wonderful oversized soft cover book was written in 1985 during the golden age of boomerangs. It is loaded with information about the history of boomerangs. It has photos, drawings and boom plans (Janetzki brothers, Al Gerhards, Herb Smith, Rusty Harding, Lorin Hawes, etc.). The book originally came with a Dan Russell "SkyTurn" boomerang. If you purchase the book/boomerang combo, the boomerang may be seperated from the cover. There may be minor flaws on the cover, corners, etc., but the book/boomerang that you receive will be in overall very good condition. Please visit the link showing graphics of selected internal pages

Images D'Un Reve... by Christophe Dautriche Price: $18 ; Availability: 2

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This beautiful soft cover book has 148 pages of color photographs taken by Christolphe Dautriche at the 2004 World Boomerang Cup. Although the book is published in French, photographs are the universal language and this book has all kinds of action shots. After going through my personal copy of this marvelous book, I felt as if I had been at the event! There is only a limited number of these books available and I cannot get any more. These books are in brand new condition and they still have the original shrinkwrap packaging. Get your own copy before they are all gone. This book costs 29 Euros in France.

The Ultimate Boomerang Book by Michael Siems Price: $15 ; Availability: 32

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This is a terrific book by one of Germany's leading technologist. Start off with Science basics and then learn how to make, shape, tune and throw everything from sports models to high tech competition boomerangs. Comes with an extensive reference listings and 4 large fold out sheets with full size boom plans. Excellent and mandatory reading for anyone interested in serious boomerang throwing!

Die Neue Bumerang Mappe by Michael Siems Price: $15 ; Availability: 3

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Before "The Ultimate Boomerang Book" was published, Michael Siems issued a German language edition of the book. This is the orignal German language book and it includes boomerang science and instructions for how to make, shape, tune and throw everything from sports models to high tech competition boomerangs. Comes with an extensive reference section and 4 large fold out sheets containing boom plans. Good for collectors of boomerang books and excellent reading for any boomerang throwers who can read German.

Achtung Bumerang by Michael Siems Price: $16 ; Availability: 23

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Another Michael Siems publication from 1995. This is an oversized soft cover German language book with a vintage triFly mounted on the cover. This book also has a stiff cardboard center with scored lines for cutting out and making your own cross stick boomerang. Has really good instructions for working with triFlys. Also tells you how to tune, make a traditional boomerang, airfoiling, throwing, etc. Also has a photo gallery and plans for different models.

Replica Aircraft of Bulgaria by Georgi Dimantchev Price: Free ; Availability: 8

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Everyone knows Georgi Dimantchev as a boomerang designer and manufacturer. He is also a top designer of light weight aircraft in Bulgaria. This 38 page soft cover booklet has information about the construction of several vintage light weight aircraft, beginning with the German Albatros from 1911. This book was written in Bulgarian (similar to Russian). Lots of illustration in B&W and color photos. Free if you also order a boomerang by Georgi Dimantchev at the same time that you request a copy of this book.

An Introduction to Boomerangs by John Mauro Price: Free - download here

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This charming booklet was written by John Mauro to give novice throwers an understanding of basic boomerang science and an introduction to competition events, as they were in the 1980s. This booklet has details about a science experiment that John did to determine the effects that varying the angle between the blades would have on the flight of the boomerang. A student can copy this experiment and make a really good science project. John Mauro's wife Dorothy gave me the rights to make and distribute an electronic edition of this book. The electronic edition of this book cannot be sold. It can only be distributed as a free download through the flight-toys website.

The Boomerang Book by Michael Hanson Price: Free - download here

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This charming booklet is the first boomerang book that I purchased as a newbie thrower in the early 1970s. Written by a wonderful friend and school teacher in Scotland. Loaded with history and instructions about how to make and throw boomerangs. Easy to understand and full of great illustrations. Michael (and the illustrator) gave me the rights to distribute an electronic version of this booklet. It can only be distributed as a free download through the flight-toys website.

Boomerangs by Herb Smith Price: Free - download here

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This wonderful booklet is an introduction into the history of boomerangs and a summary of Herb Smith's early development effort in the world of boomerangs, including his world record long distance boomerang throw using a traditional boomerang. Herb's widow, Anim, gave me the rights to distribute an electronic version of this booklet. It can only be distributed as a free download through the flight-toys website