First golfer busted for PEDs - Page 3

pittpanther

Glad to hear the tour does random testing. I was disappointed to read that the Tour is not required to do anything if a player tests positive for recreational drugs.

So cocaine or marijuana is OK. Steroids, not OK.

Where does crystal meth fall in the spectrum of drugs? Or crack?

*plugged*

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Where does crystal meth fall in the spectrum of drugs? Or crack?

Have you ever seen a tweaker? Those guys wouldn't last two minutes on a muni course, even with talent.

*Jay-Bird*

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Originally Posted by plugged

Have you ever seen a tweaker? Those guys wouldn't last two minutes on a muni course, even with talent.

Andre Agassi was tweaked out of his gourd for a while - while plaing tennis. US Airforce pilots routinely took speed on long flights in WWII. At the right dose - it COULD be very beneficial to performance - in the SHORT TERM of course.

Once I played softball on a team that had a tweaker. He showed up one game geeked out - and proceeded to hit MONSTER home runs.

*microcrayfish*

I doubt meth would work well for golf. Sure you might start hitting 350 yard drives but when you start trying for the same distance with your putts you're gonna be in trouble. It's hard to say whether or not there will be many golfers getting busted for PEDs. Obviously there's a lot of pressure on these guys with only so many tour cards out there so I can see people trying to get that extra edge if they're looking like missing out. Then again, you can still make a pretty decent living playing golf on some of the less prestigious tours so maybe guys won't risk getting banned. I certainly wouldn't be surprised if a few more test positive though.

*Gerardv*

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Originally Posted by DBeane

I dont think this will ever be a problem on the PGA tour. I just dont know of a drug that would be beneficial to a golfer. Golf is such a balance of power, touch, creativity, good temperment, coordination...I dont know of a drug that would enhance all of these.

-Beane

They used to say that about baseball too, that you would become muscle bound and lose your bat speed if you got too big in the upper body.

Look what happened there.

*TN94z*

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Originally Posted by lobsterzilla

different form of steroid. both anabolic but differnet none the less.

Why do you say they are different? I have friends that have been through many many cycles over the years and they get most of their stuff through doctors' offices. One of them went on to win a national bodybuilding championship.

*NormH3*

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Originally Posted by Jay-Bird

Andre Agassi was tweaked out of his gourd for a while - while plaing tennis. US Airforce pilots routinely took speed on long flights in WWII. At the right dose - it COULD be very beneficial to performance - in the SHORT TERM of course.

Once I played softball on a team that had a tweaker. He showed up one game geeked out - and proceeded to hit MONSTER home runs.

why would you allow him to play?

*MeanDeen*

I was just looking on the Adams Tour Winter Series to see if my friend was playing today and I saw Doug Barron's name on the list. It doesn't look like he played though. May not be the same guy though?

*DBeane* · 03:22 pm

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Originally Posted by 2bGood

I agree somewhat - but when lots of money is on the line people are going to try anything - look at the "Stack and Tilt"

Problem isn't so much the pro's but the aspiring pros try this kind of crap

LOL, Amen.

Minnie tours and drug usage, it would be easy to decide who to test, it would be the guy whos Mom was following him around in the fairway screaming "what pawn shop did you take my silverware to this time!!!"

-Beane