Speed Racer Fast Catch Boomerangs - Orange!
By: Ideastream Public Media
Logan Broadbent, at age 31, is a passionate boomerang player hailing from Cleveland. Involved in the sport since the early age of 14, Broadbent has both nurtured his craft over the years and nabbed impressive achievements along the way. These include becoming the reigning US champion of boomeranging and being the youngest member of the reigning World Champion United States Boomerang Team. He competes in six different boomerang events, namely accuracy, aussie round, endurance, fast catch, maximum time aloft, and trick catch, which all require precise skill, accuracy, athleticism, and mastery of varying weather conditions.
Broadbent's dedication to the sport is profound, from daily training to maintaining his athletic physique by competing in the Boston Marathon and "American Ninja Warrior" television competition. Not only does he consistently work on enhancing his expertise, but he also enjoys teaching new enthusiasts. The video captures Broadbent's patient teaching style as he successfully instructs a boomerang novice. In a city like Cleveland that exhales sports passion, Broadbent's hope for this little-known but captivating sport to flourish is not far from becoming real.