As someone who is 5'9, 140 pounds dripping wet, and still outdrive all my friends, I can safely say that muscle mass has almost nothing to do with how far you can hit the ball. If steroids made you taller, that'd be a different story...

 Willie -- 7/19/2006 10:12 PM  

And Hank Aaron is 6'0", 180, which is an avg. (or slightly below avg.) height and weight for a professional baseball player.

 Rick Karcher -- 7/19/2006 10:47 PM  

I'm looking forward to the day steroids are not the main issue in sports. You could be the strongest man in the world, but if you have my slice....it makes no difference. I would be 8 fairways over instead of 1 if I used steroids.

What about putting? Will they start testing for the relaxing (not sure the real name) drugs that some target shooters use to catch those golden putters?

There's too much to golf: thinking, short game, driving, putting, seeing the lay of the land, etc. for steroids to take a man to the top. That's my opinion.

I think the steroid issue is mostly due to lazy reporters. They can easily speculate on steroids and create a shocking story rather than doing a nice sports story. Don't know what to write about today? ---> just write up a story on steroids.

I'm patiently waiting for the BassMaster's Tour to investigate the guys that can throw the most casts in a day during the fishing tourney.

Questions: Do sports agents investigate their clients to make sure they aren't using steroids? I'm guessing they don't.
How about if contracts of players testing positive were void? Then I bet agents would make sure their clients were clean. Just an idea, but wouldn't hitting the pocket book of the guys making 3% almost be easier than anything else to regain the integrity of the game? I know if I was at risk of losing my cut of the contract, I'd do my best to keep a client clean.

 cj -- 7/19/2006 11:41 PM  

I actually think that the days when steroids are not the main issue in sports isn't that far away with the new issue of gene doping arising, perhaps not in golf, but definitely in Olympics sports.

The relationship between the golfers and the PGA/LPGA isn’t the same as that of the MLB players and MLB (or NFL, NBA and NHL). They are not really employees of the PGA/LPGA. Would that make it easier for the drug testing programs to be implemented since the labor laws can’t be applied to the same extent?

 sokkichen -- 7/20/2006 3:15 AM  

Maybe it's golfing fans who are taking steroids, in hopes they can build the strength to watch an entire tournament and actually be entertained.

Oh wait, I'm thinking of soccer...

 ChapelHeel -- 7/20/2006 9:09 AM  

Forget about golf, Mike I Want to talk about the Nba draft again!!!!
But seriously did you hear the mets signed a 16 year old kid to play baseball. International players work differntly, cause I think they pay for schoooling and what not, but 16 is prtty young.
Just trying to burst your bubble.
Kenny

 Anonymous -- 7/20/2006 9:34 AM  

Hell yeah! Forget steroids and golf, let's talk about minimum age and how the 2nd Circuit clearly misapplied antitrust and labor law causing up-standing invidvuals such as Maurice Clarett the right to earn a decent wage.

 Anonymous -- 7/20/2006 9:46 AM  

I think you're guilty of confusing the issue here. The linked article does not mention steroids even once. The article discusses "performance-enhancing substances," which are many and various.

Golf actually has a very high positive test rate for banned substances, at 5.21% in 2005. Of course, the number of tests is very small -- only 20 positive out of 384, as opposed to, say, cycling, who had 482 positives on 12,751 tests (3.78%).

Now, what those positive tests were for, I don't know. And if we found out that they were mostly for cocaine, for example, then we could debate whether it is reasonable for WADA to stick its nose into what golfers choose to do in their spare time. But I don't think this is about steroids.

 Amateur -- 7/20/2006 2:48 PM  

Amateur,

I apologize for making you think that I'm guilty of confusing the issue. The one quote I took from the article (Tim Finchem) mentions the word "steroid" three times. So apparently the PGA commissioner, when interviewed for the story, thought the issue was about steroids as well.

Sokkichen,

Good point about no labor laws involved here. What that would mean is that the PGA/LPGA, in theory, would not be required to negotiate the issue with the players. However, they do have boards comprised of administrative personnel and players in which they collectively establish rules and policies in accordance with their bylaws.

 Rick Karcher -- 7/20/2006 5:13 PM  

Well with golfers being the amazing athletes that they are...no wait that is that just about every other sport. If you have to cheat to be strong enough to play golf, you are just pathetic. Golf takes an amazing amount of practice and skill but, to put the steroid tag on golf is rather silly. For the game of golf's sake, I hope there isn't any truth to steroids in golf.

 Ron Jumper -- 7/20/2006 6:16 PM  

Please please PLEASE test our elected officials and leave the sports people alone!

Or just legalize steroids... who cares if people take them? Open it up for everyone and let the chips fall where they might.

Stephen

 Stephen -- 7/20/2006 7:45 PM  

We cant just let the elected officials to decide everything. One minute steriods will be legal, than marijuana, than beastiality. If something is wrong, it should stay wrong, when it is proven wrong or bad. NO STEROIDS!!!!!!!!

 Anonymous -- 7/20/2006 9:13 PM  

I am not saying I agree with this apparently over the top testing in Golf. But could this be also viewed as preemptive? We all know steriods development travels at the speed of light. Could there be substances in the future that enhance the levels of concentration and of muscle reaction, etc? Plus, players do get tired from all the walking and hitting and someone doped would have an advantage in that area.

Furthermore, in terms of image, could the tour be envisaging social drugs, like cannabis and cocaine?

 Luis Cassiano -- 7/21/2006 6:38 AM  

I am just wondering why willie likes to have driving competitions with his friends while he is dripping wet. I have never tried it, but I'll bet he would get better grip if he just used a towel!


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 BionicBuddha -- 7/21/2006 7:57 PM  

Golf is a sport as any other and should not be exempt from tests to determine if golfers are using "performance-enhancing substances".

Besides who are we to argue whether steroids really will give the golfer an advantage? There are so many factors involved. Granted, a small, short player who has the right technique can rip the ball 300 yds down the fairway, but he still has to give maybe 80-90% of his power into the shot. Give him steroids and he could still hit 300 with maybe 50-60% power, which would probably give his game greater accuracy (and we golfers know how vital that is don't we?).

Further, I agree with luis cassiano. There is the image of the game to think of. People call it a gentleman's game for a reason. Let's not give reason to call it otherwise.

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