Doug DuFresne was one of America's best known boomerang manufacturers in the 1980s and 1990s. Doug manufactured a line of the highest quality boomerangs produced anywhere in the world. This include numerous models made out of plywood and strip lamination of Cherry and/or Ash. Everything was a great flyer and the manufacturing tolerances were as tight as you would see on automotive products. Doug stopped producing boomerangs in the late 1990s and the price of his boomerangs increased substantially. Doug was also one of America's top throwers and a boomerang team member in the earlier days of the American movement. Doug was active in formulating the competition rules for the USBA in the mid 1980s.

This large omega was Doug's design for the Australian Round event. This is a large omega best thrown by strong teenage or adult throwers. A lot of competitors really loved this one for it's stability in wind and large circular flight with a small amount of hover at the end of the flight. This particular Chinook was signed by almost everyone who attended the 1992 USBA Nationals. This competition was the 10th Anniversary of USBA events and a lot of famous throwers competed in this event. Some of the signatures on this boomerang include: Larry Ruhf, Al Gerhards, Ben Ruhe, Michael "Gel" Girvin, Dennis Joyce, Rob Parkins, Steve Cook, John Flynn, Eric Darnell, Norm Kern, Suzanne Lenz, Mole Man, Tara Whelan, Mike Laprade, John Köeller, Allen Grindle, Dave Barrett, Gary Friedman, Scott Barrett, Gary Friedman, Paul David, Peter Ruhf, Jeff LaCount, Carl Naylor, Ralph Bonheim, Arlene Travis, Bud Pell, Willie Davis, Jim Scramm, Chicago Bob, Mark Weary, Steve Kavanaugh, Will Gix, Betsylew Miale-Gix, Ron Tamblyn, Gary Broadbent, Doug DuFresne, Paul Sprague, Annie Prince, Stuart Jones, Karen Harker, Jim Jordan, Fred Malmberg, Bob Quinn and a lot of signatures that I cannot read. This boomerang is a premium collectable in mint condition that you can throw.