AR-15 Golf Ball Launcher

[Bluesman57]

I was lucky enough to be asked to help at an event at Orchard Ridge Country Club in Fort Wayne to benefit Hope for the Warriors https://www.hopeforthewarriors.org/

I "worked" at the tee of a long par 5 where, for a donation, you could use an AR-15 to launch a golf ball and use it as your tee shot.   It was something similar to this: https://davidsondefense.com/heavy-duty-steel-ar15-golf-ball-launcher  I met a lot of unbelievable men and women, active and retired military personnel. I heard some stories that almost made me weep, and upon meeting the subjects of the stories, was without exception thanked for my time. Talk about being humbled.

A few minor/local celebrities were involved; Johnny Bench donated a signed bat that went for $1700 and I had the distinct pleasure of explaining how to use an AR-15 to launch a golf ball to ex-Bear James "Robocop" Thornton. After politely listening to my spiel, he told me he'd done it a hundred times, and told me to take his shot. True to form, my ball sliced out of bounds. I had a great day.

 

[cksurfdude]

Sounds like fun and that's a great organization