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The Thing Returnsâ„¢
The perfect compliment to THE THINGâ„¢ is now available, THE THING RETURNSâ„¢. The new Pearl Soakerâ„¢ Resin Coverstock, accompanied by a higher RG system, makes entry angles possible that were previously thought unreachable by mere mortals. Using the latest advancements in Soaker technology, you can rest assured that THE THING RETURNSâ„¢ will get through the front easily and return strong on the backend, time, after time, after time.
THE THING RETURNSâ„¢ is destined to become a vital part of your arsenal. Become the envy of your lanes.


Technical Details

Weight Block: Multi-Core / Triple Density
Cover Stock: Pearlized Soakerâ„¢ Resin
Weights: 12-16 lbs
Finish: Polished
Color: Solar Flare Orange / Plasmic Purple
Radius of Gyration: Low @ 2.56
Differential: High @ 0.045
Flare Potential: Medium
Hook Potential: 20 out of 20

Success!  That is what Dynothane must have been screaming when they made this ball.

For all of you out there who loved The Thing, but hated having to put the ball away too soon, you'll love The Thing Returns!  Like The Thing, The Thing Returns has tremendous hitting power and carry.

With the Soaker coverstock, The Thing would bite through oil and still give you the reaction you needed, but now with the new Peralized Soaker coverstock on The Thing Returns, the ball not only bites through oil, but stays in play longer!  It works great in light medium to oil conditions, and as the lanes begin to break down from a fresh medium oil, this ball holds strong.

I drilled The Thing Returns with a 4.5" x 3" layout, and the ball gave me length, a smooth and strong hook, with plenty of control.  Being a cranker myself, this ball worked tremendously in my hands.

Whether you are a cranker, tweener, or a stroker, The Thing Returns would be very friendly in your hands.  I give it two thumbs up for a medium to oil condition ball.

BowlProJr

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Lets say man ohhh man...I used the return on wood surface oiled 38 ft...and whoooo...750 missing 4-4 pins...

Then back to house 40 ft blend..and even stronger...definately a ball for guys who like to have a ball recover and carry on those tricky medium oil shots that break down ugly....

If you don't have a Dynothane then you better get one!!
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Rev monster but where have you been hiding  Dyno-Thane has been making balls for quite sometime now. I hope you where kidding when you traded a wholesale ball cost $140 for a ball that could be bought off of ebay for $20.00 and is illegal. One thing about Dyno-Thane stick with the patterns that They ship with the ball. I was hoping this was a stupid post if not you have turned out to be one of the strangest ppl on here. What is sad you could have got alot more than just a damn quasar for the thing returns.

I have had The Thing Returns for about a month, so this review will have some dust on it!

This ball is a fifteen-pounder, 2 1/4" pin out, drilled 5" X 4 1/4" pin under bridge, CG in positive thumb quadrant, mass bias in strong position.  With the low top weight (2.34 ounces), an X-hole was unnecessary.

The Thing Returns by Dyno-Thane is great on medium oil, but carrydown can cause this ball to skid past the breakpoint.  I can play this ball up the boards (thanks to the higher RG) with a fair amount of speed.  Power at (AND in) the pocket was exceptional.  The Thing Returns can send messengers and carry corners on some seemingly flat or light hits, but this ball needs dry backs to finish.

I finished third (and won $50) in our association singles tournament last month with a 738 series (237-258-243).  I have hit 774 (non-sanctioned) with this ball, my best series in over three years!  In addition to four 700-plus series, The Thing Returns has netted me four games over 275, including a 299 last night in league play (solid 7-pin kept me from perfection, but I still won another $50 for my effort)!
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Behind the approaching front, the perfect Storm is about to be unleashed...

Got my Thing Returns drilled up today. Exactly the reaction I was hoping for on the medium house shot I bowled on tonight. Good length, awesome backend. Went 258-214-279= 751 tonight. I'll post a more detailed  review after I try it on different conditions and houses. So far I like what I see!

The Thing Returns is an amazing piece of plastic!

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I got my 14# T/R lightly used, from bamaster.  Tony has a hand the size of a catcher's mitt, so I had to have it plugged and redrilled before I could even try it.  It has a 2" pin, so layout options were somewhat limited.  We put the pin just below and to the right of the ring finger, 3" from PAP, and put the CG just above grip center, 5" from PAP.

The shot they put down at the local house is a Christmas tree pattern, with a puddle in the middle, tapering off to 4 units outside of 5.  They run the pattern to 36' and buff to 42'.

My Thursday night league is coming down to the wire, so I was a little nervous about using the T/R with no prior experience.  I also thought the fresh shot might be a little too much oil for it, so I started with the Super Power.  I couldn't get it off my hand cleanly though, kept hanging on my thumb, so in the 5th frame, I said the hell with it, at least I know I can get a clean release with the Thing Returns.  Let's take her out for a spin!

14 strikes later, I pulled it a little high and left a 4 pin.  Spare, sheet, 279 preceded by a 258.  Finished with 224 for a nice 761, my first 7 of the year.  Needless to say, I'm very glad I put the Thing Returns up on the rack.

With its 3x5 layout, the ball starts up a little sooner than it normally would, but still gets the nice length you expect from a pearl, and makes a strong arcing motion toward the pocket at the breakpoint.

This thing (returns) has so many ways to knock over 10 pins, they're hard to keep track of.  10 in the pit, can openers, rolling the 10 pin, trip 4s, you name it.  Awesome striking machine, very forgiving of operator error.

I haven't tried it on anything other than a fresh, medium oil house shot, so I can't say whether or not it can handle more oil, or how it would have worked after another three games, but for what I bowled on last night, it was perfect.

10 out of 10.  I don't know how a ball could get any better than this.

Oh yeah, thanks again Tony!
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seadrive
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Are people still buying other brands of equipment?  I purchased this ball in Jan of '04 and raised my average by 11 pins by the end of the season in April from 215 to 226.  This included two 800s, a 300 and an uncountable number of 700s.  This ball carries so much that my own teammates were getting mad at me.  Three out of the five went and bought their own.  

The ball rolls beautifully and then gets to the backends and jumps into the pocket throwing the pins on to each other like a priest on a child.  I consider this the luckiest ball I have ever owned and I think it is diminishing my credibility as a good bowler due to the amount of luck.  See if care though, I won over a $1200 in the first 5 weeks of ownership.  I have since sold off all of my other equipment making that 3 ball bag I have very empty.

IF YOU ARE READING THIS REVIEW CONSIDERING WHAT TO BUY FOR A HOUSE SHOT, DO NOT BUY ANYTHING ELSE (UNLESS IT IS ANOTHER DYNOTHANE BALL).