Many other types of sports and recreation equipment, such as skis, ice hockey sticks, lacrosse sticks and archery bows, were commonly made of wood in the past, but have since been replaced with more modern materials such as aluminium, fiberglass, carbon fiber, titanium, and composite materials. One noteworthy example of this trend is the golf club commonly known as the wood, the head of which was traditionally made of persimmon wood in the early days of the game of golf, but is now generally made of synthetic materials. COUNT 5
QSN1 What pieces of equipment for shooting arrows used to be wooden? ANS1 archery bows QSN2 Which pieces of ice hockey equipment were once made out of wood? ANS2 sticks QSN3 When the golf club called the "wood" was actually made out of it, what type of wood was used? ANS3 persimmon QSN4 What is the golf club known as the "wood" usually made out of today? ANS4 synthetic materials QSN5 What other modern material has joined composites, carbon fiber, titanium, and aluminum to replace wood in the manufacture of sporting equipment? ANS5 fiberglass