| Year |
Brand |
Comment |
| 1968 |
MacGregor - Byron Nelson
(1945ish) |
Given To Me By My
Grandfather, Was A Great Club That The Raptor Tried To
Refinish With A Bench Grinder - Needless to say bench
grinders and persimmon don't mix...Now Occupies A Hallowed
Position In The Raptor Golf Club Hall Of Fame |
| 1972 |
Royal w/ Shallow Face (New) |
Junk - The Raptor Tried To
Modify It In the Late 80's - NFG - Now Occupies A Hallowed
Position In The Raptor Golf Club Hall Of Fame |
| 1975 |
MacGregor - Mike Souchak -
(1965ish) |
A Raptor Fav - The Raptor
Gave Club To Ben Thorndill For Restore In Late 80's -
Unfortunately, Ben restored it to junk status...NFG
- Club Looks Good - Now Occupies A Hallowed Position In
The Raptor Golf Club Hall Of Fame |
| 1985 |
Clone Metal Head - Ben
Thorndill Brand |
Junk |
| 1989 |
Taylor Made Burner w/ Aldila
HM40 Shaft |
Junk |
| 1991 |
Golfworks Composite Head w/
Aldila HM55 Shaft |
Junk & More Junk |
| 1993 |
Taylor Made Midsize |
Junk - But Had Ultra Cool Two
Tone Shaft - Club Was Used By Nick Price In His Glory
Years - At Least He Could Hit It! |
| 1994 |
Taylor Made Burner Bubble |
A Raptor Fav - Ball Went A
Long Way |
| 1996 |
Taylor Made TiBubble |
Junk - Awful Junk |
| 1997 |
Taylor Made TiBubble II |
Better Than The TiBubble, But
Still Junk |
| 2000 |
Callaway Hawkeye Titanium |
A Raptor Fav - A Truly Great
Club - Purchased With Crane $$$$ From Lakeview Tournament
Winnings. Had Draw Bias - The Raptor Recalls That I
Reached 13 At Lakeview Several Times Using The Callaway
and Made Two Put In Eagles, One Of Which Was Witnessed By
My Daughter |
| 2004 |
Cobra 440 Titanium |
This Club Was Won In A Club
Auction At Lake Shore CC And Was A Great Club.
Unfortunately, The Raptor Had A Tendency To Hit The Ball
Too High With The Cobra |
| 2006 |
Taylor Made R7 w/ TP Shaft |
The Raptor's New
Driver. Used At End Of 2006 Season With Tremendous
Success. Has Four Adjustable Weight Ports - The
Raptor Has Ball Flight Set Up For Mid Draw - Ultra Cool! |
| 2008 |
Callaway FT-5. 9.5 degree
loft |
Feeling that the R7 was not
performing for The Raptor, The FT-5 is going to be the new
ideal. Already used successfully during the past few
weeks, it has proved to be a winner. According To
Raptor Playing Partner, Ray Kallner, FT stands for Full
Throttle. |
