Doug DuFresne was one of America's best known boomerang makers. He manufactured a line of the highest quality plywood and strip laminated boomerangs. Most of the strip laminations were of Cherry or Ash. Everything that he made was a great flyer. Doug stopped producing boomerangs in the late 1990s and the price of his boomerangs increased dramatically. Doug was also one of America's top throwers and a member of the American boomerang team during the formation of the American organization. Doug was active in the formulation of USBA ompetition rules in the mid 1980s.

This extra light weight strip laminated U is an early prototype and one of Doug DuFresne's first strip laminated boomerang products. This design preceeded the famous FC II that looks the same except for having a thick elbow section. It is with this early design that I first broke the 20 second Fast Catch barrier. Made out of Ash strips and with a plastic band on the elbow to reduce delaminating tensile stresses in the elbow. A coin has been added to the lift arm and this boomerang has been tuned to extend the range out to 40 metres. It is easy to throw, an exceptional flyer, light weight and it has terrific range. Great for either sport throwing or competition. A good collectable. Has some light wear from use, but no dings or cracks or any kind of structural damage.