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And raw strength really doesn't help much in golf. Precise and predictable muscle motions are needed for accuracy, when you're knocking a ball 300 or so yards even a 1/4 of a degree of incorrect direction can put you right off course. Steroided muscles are notoriously innacurate and often suffer from spasms.

I didn't see much of this weeks action but in the last two it seems he has suffered since the courses demanded accurate drives.

(seems he uses his strength to compensate for accuracy)

But Woods' accuracy with the club has never been complete and the 27-year-old's domination of the game is due to other factors.

Chief among those is his ability to hit a low, straight and powerful tee-shot with his long irons, therefore eliminating the need to take driver at a number of holes.

His statistics for 2003 bear out his lack of faith in the driver - in six tournaments, he has used the club just 48 times - an average of twice a round.

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