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Event Schedule

Thursday, Oct 16

US National Long Distance Championships

  • 9:00 – Registration and warm-ups
  • 10:00-18:00 – Long Distance Competition
Friday, Oct 17

US National Championships, Individuals Day 1

  • 9:00 – Registration and warm-up
  • 10:00 – Opening Ceremony/Mass boomerang throw ("Ben Ruhe has a Posse")
  • 10:30 - Fast Catch
  • 15 minute break, then Endurance
  • 15 minute break, then MTA
Saturday, Oct 18

US National Championships, Individuals Day 2

  • 9:00 - Accuracy
  • 15 minute break, then Trick Catch
  • 15 minute break, then Aussie Round
  • 19:00 - 23:00 -- Catered Banquet, LD Awards, Individuals Awards, Craftsmanship Competition Awards, USBA meeting, USBA Auction
Sunday, Oct 19

10:00 - ??:?? Team Events, GLORP, Demos, General Fun

See the USBA Competition Rulebook.

Accuracy is target practice with boomerangs. You throw from a bullseye painted on the ground. You get points based on where the boomerang lands in relation to the bullseye.

Trick Catch. Throw the boomerang then catch it one-handed, under the leg, behind the back, with your feet or hackey it. Now try the same catches with two boomerangs thrown at the same time.

Fast Catch is all about speed. Whoever can make five throws and catches the fastest wins.

Endurance is Fast Catch for five minutes. Most number of catches in five minutes wins.

Maximum Time Aloft (MTA). How long can you get your boomerang to stay in the air before you catch it? Although all events use a specific type of boomerang, MTA boomerangs are extremely specialized.

Australian Round combines distance, accuracy and catching. A boomerang with a range of 50 meters gets maximum distance points. A catch in the bullseye gets maximum accuracy and catching points.

All boomerangs must have a minimum range of 20 meters, as measured by range judges positioned throughout the boomerang field (below). In Aussie Round, you get bonus points for going further than 20 meters.

An official USBA Boomerang Field

An official USBA Boomerang Field

 

(from http://www.usba.org/The_Sport/Format.html)