they would do that Chuck , but ,it would leak out by someone if he ever tested positive and he would retire "to spend time with the family"

No chance. It would be squashed and the person who leaked it would get sued and eventually take a package and go away.

Probably not, U.S track covered up positive tests.
Bud Selig had his head buried in sand, there is no doubt he knew what was going on in baseball and allowed it to carry on until token testing was mandated. I don't know if Tiger is using anything to enhance his game, I really hope he is the exception, but when one examines other superstars in other sports, Marion Jones, Lance Armstrong, Roger Clemons just to name 3 off the top of my head, it's hard not to atleast wonder. Is he?

i would be shocked if he is using something , i don't think it can help with the chipping and putting

If he didn't he would certainly stand alone, there are just so many that do now. Heck even Royce Gracie was caught using HGH when he fought Sakurabi the second time. It's everywhere, you don't have to look under a haystack to find a news article about athletes on steriods.

The best example of undetected steroid use or looking the other way is the NFL. The standard they have is similar to horse racing. If they put a policy in and do as little as possible to enforce it, only the morons will test positive and they can use those guys as examples of how well their testing works.

The difference between the NFL and MLB is that the NFL has a much better grasp of PR and strategic planning. To think that the vast majority of NFL players are 100% clean is ludicrous

The same was once said about steroids and pitchers, would make them too muscle bound. Oops....

Tiger is much bigger than he was a few years ago. His arms are huge, they werent always. Not that I am making an implication or anything.....

The PGA Tour is testing, and as a matter of fact, Tiger was even tested during his time off after his surgery this past year.

In the other post, where you talked about being able to hit the ball further without more effort ,making you a better golfer...well, no offense, but thats just insane.

Top 5 players in driving distance stats so far in 2009

1. Bubba Watson
2. Gary Woodland
3. Scott Piercy
4. Robert Garrigus
5. Chris Couch

those same guys and their rank on the money list

Bubba - 36
Woodland - 158 :rolleyes:
Piercy - 33
Garrigus - 82
Couch - 187:rolleyes:

Hitting it long, with or without less effort, doesn't do anything to make anyone a better player. If you can't get the ball up and down from inside 120 yards in 2 shots a great majority of the time, you ain't sh*t on the PGA Tour.

Drive for show PUTT FOR DOUGH....

BEOTCH

I think the strength that you would get would help in your stamina and training more than anything. Train harder, get fitter, make fewer mistakes when tired. is this a logical theory?

Maybe, but poll all the players on the Tour and ask them when they make more mistakes, when they are physically tired or mentally tired. My educated guess says a GREAT majority of them say mentally tired. Tigers biggest advantage isnt his physical strength that he has, its his mental strength that makes him head and shoulders above the rest.

Without Dala's expert pyschoanalysis i dont know how deep we can delve into this but isnt being physically tired a direct factor for being mentally tired? I cant see how a player couldnt improve by being stronger. It wont make a bad player good but may certainly give him an advantage later in tournaments.

I'll use this as an example, if a player is ranked 100 - 200 in the world rankings and is looking for an edge in breaking into the top 50 in rankings, if someone came up to them and said I can guarantee you another 15-20 yds in distance, that isn't going to improve your game? 15-20 yds on approach shots to the green can mean the difference from using a wedge to using an iron. You may disagree but without getting into a golf discussion this evening, I say distance does matter, is it the only variable in golf, obcourse not but it does come in play in golf. Just as putting, course Mgt..ect...

That's what I don't understand. People still will deny it is not possible.:zz:

I see what you're saying, and yes there is a direct correlation (google it Scavs) linking the two. I think there have been plenty of guys through the years that have gotten stronger and their games gone downhill. Look how bad Duval got when he lost a ton of weight and got much fitter. People don't realize how much of an effect that has on your swing. Look at how gradual Tigers build has changed. It wasn't a one or even two year deal...nothing was sudden at all, very gradual.

Being fitter doesnt always improve a golfer, especially if it drastically changes the dynamics of your swing. I lost 50lbs between ages 20-22. Once I lost that weight, it took me quite a while to get used to swinging completely different than I was used to.

Do me a favor. Go back to the mid 1980s and find out what the average driving distance was for PGA Pros then and check the average driving distance now. Then, checking the average scoring average then vs now.

EVERYONE is hitting it further, but scoring averages arent going down. If hitting it further makes you better, then scoring averages should be plummeting....but they arent.

The problem with your argument is Golf Courses are longer now, it is not an accurate representation to use that data.

Anyone remember Augusta National after 97 will know where the term 'Tiger proofing" came from. Imagine the scores now if they left the course the way it was then.