Leave Size Changing To Folks Without Another Shtick

There have been a couple of times in Avengers history where Hawkeye dumps the bow and starts using Pym Particles, and starts calling himself Goliath. I always find that annoying. The last time I know for sure it happened was around Infinity Crusade (Avengers West Coast #96), so it's not a pressing concern or anything. But I was reading through my Essential Defenders stuff, and in Sub-Mariner #35 some of the Avengers clashed with the Defenders (not the Avengers-Defenders War, before that), and he was Goliath, and it bugged me.

Hawkeye's deal is he's so good at archery that with no actual powers he can be on teams with thunder gods, women who wave their hands and who knows what'll happen, a guy essentially wearing a flying tank, and a green lady strong enough to crush the guy wearing the flying tank against her forehead like a beer can, among others. If he's dumping the arrows in favor of size-changing gas that gives him super-strength, he's admitting being skilled isn't enough. Or at least, he's not skilled enough to hack it. One thing I don't see Hawkeye ever lacking is self-confidence (or arrogance, depending on your point of view).

Maybe it works as a one-time story, where he loses faith in himself for awhile, then gets it back. I think that's how it played out the first time, from what I've read in reprints and such. Even then, it's hard for me to picture Hawkeye ever doubting that he's good enough as is, but strange things happen all the time, so sure, why not? But going back to the Pym Particles again later? No.

Plus, I think he's written differently when he's Goliath. It might just be the writers, but he doesn't seem to make with the smart remarks as much. It's more loud threats that he's going to pound someone, which is more like the Hulk, or a less eloquent Thor.