Jim Mayfield became interested in the sport of boomerangs in the mid 1980s. He travelled to boomerang tournaments to compete and to collect boomerangs from other top competitors. Jim learned how to make his own boomerangs rather quickly. He began producing commercial boomerangs at his Gunnison Colorado home in the late 1980s. A few years after forming Colorado Boomerangs, Jim sold his company to Richard Pollock-Nelson. Jim worked with Richard after the sale to make sure that the quality of Colorado Boomerang products remained high after his departure. Jim Mayfield was critically injured in a motorcycle accident on 11 October 1999. He died two weeks later at the age of 48. Early examples of Jim's products are very collectable. Colorado Boomerang products made under the direction of Richard Pollock-Nelson are high quality replicas of the original Mayfield boomerangs. 

This is the original design of the " Phoenix ", made by Jim Mayfield in 1992. Jim Mayfield's signature and the date of manufacture (10 August 1992) was written in blue ink on the underside. Thre is a single small weight in the tip of the lift arm. Nicely painted. This boomerang is in mint condition. This may be one of the few remaining Mayfield manufactured boomerangs in mint condition. It is an excellent collectable.

Specifications: Right Handed ; Tip-to-tip Span = 35 cm ; Weight = 66 gm