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A * Thomas J. Kilroy Members of the first golf team of McHenry Qounty Collie shown above are (left to right) Pete Klocek, Woodstock; Scott Fisher, McHen- ry; Tim Foran, McHenry; Ray Kearney, Mar- •ngo; Coach Gerald Steward. Coach Gerald Stew­ art has posted disappointing results of two matches of the McHenry County College golf team as follows: October 14, at Cary Country Club 1st place: Lake County College 337 points 2nd place: MCC 344 points October 16, at Cary Country Club 1st place: Joliet Junior College 321 points 2nd place: Illinois Valley College 328 points 3rd place: Highland College 332 points 4th place: MCC 338 poiirts As the beginning of the ski season draws near, I feel we must devote some time and ser­ ious thought to the subject of equipment. Starting from the ground up, this discussion must naturally begin with the skis. These long unwieldly, unman­ ageable, sometimes devlish pieces of wood which skiers use to ply their sport have under­ gone a complete metamorpho­ sis from the simple uncom­ plicated barrel staves of pre­ vious years. No longer is a sld a simple, flat, long board with an upturned nose or tip. Skis today are sophisticated, highly engineered complex pieces of equipment which are only, in a few instances, made of wood. A temporary structure, 300 by 150 feet, was built for the ball at Grant's second inaug­ uration--but no arrangements were made for heat. The party froze out in four-degree-above- zero weather, the coldest in­ augural day on record. Today, we can divide skis into many different categories purely on the basis of the ma­ terials used in their construc­ tion. Briefly these are the wood ski, the metal ski and the fiber­ glass ski. Wooden skis are still made in large numbers today although they are rapidly losing popularity. These skis are im­ ported usually from Austria, Japan and France and marketed under different brand names in the United States. Basically, this ski is made of many dif­ ferent layers of wood which are glued together to make what is called a laminated ski. A sim­ ple rule of thumb to follow is the greater the number of lam­ inations the higher the cost. , Wooden skis are usually made of hickory, ash or oak or any combination of these woods. Hickory is probably the most popular and it is the most dur­ able. It is, therefore, found in the higher priced wood skis. Wood has many advantages and many disadvantages as the material of choice for construc­ ting a ski. The only advantage for using wood alone in making a ski lies in its minimal cost. A pure wood ski is the least expensive of the skis on the market. This makes a wooden ski desirable for a beginner because during the initial «t«£es of skiing the neophyte subjects his equipment to much abuse. Inexpensive wood skis allow the beginner to start the sport and find out if he is going to en­ joy it without going to a great expense. The disadvantages of wood skis, however, are many. These skis are the most easily broken of any of the three previously mentioned types. Wooden skis are the least durable, the most difficult to maintain and they have the poor­ est resale value. Their price $15 to $90 make them ideal for someone who wishes to start the sport with only a small in­ itial expense. Next week we shall consider, in depth, the many different types of metal skis. Since this column is intended to4" benefit its readers from a technical aspect, I shall wel­ ter? any letters with questions pertaining to the sport. I shall select the best question each weelr and^ubliah ^ ».*th an an­ swer in the following week's column. LOOK! What Has Opened In McHenry The V.I.P. 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