Technology is closing in as the steroid of golf, which doesn't test for illegal substances in a game increasingly tied to extra yardage.

Schilens was also a factor in the outside blocking game, adding extra yardage on running plays with key blocks.

Now, he is not getting that extra yardage.

Rather than slide, he put his head down to get extra yardage.

Ryan felt his muscles strain for the final whip of the wrist that would yield extra yardage on the cast.

Instead of sliding, as most quarterbacks would, Carlson challenged two linebackers and dived for extra yardage.

He's a good stiff-arm receiver, and when he makes a catch he gets extra yardage.

Adams is a sound receiver who seldom gets extra yardage on runs or passes.

As new golf courses have grown longer, extra yardage has become more crucial to good scoring.

Weather is an important factor in the extra yardage achieved in some events.