握短桿子是要幹嘛/Why do you need to choke down the golf club？

有時候看到一些球友會握短來擊球，說是可以打短一點。但其實一點都不會短。因為你握短一到兩寸長，對於距離基本沒有影響。反而可以讓你吃球更好，得到不錯的距離。實在不懂為什麼要握短來打？這樣可能比較帥，或可以開外掛。但握短的實際狀況就是會打更紮實，距離只會和你握到底一樣或更好。

我自己有做過實驗，就是用不同球桿，但握短1.5寸，對於距離影響是一點都沒有。不過我個人認為，鐵桿或挖起桿握短來打，對於亞洲球友來說，反而可以提升你觸球的紮實度。因為多數的鐵桿桿頭的仰角/Lie angle都設計比較陡峭，對於亞洲人的身高/手長來說，會容易讓桿頭平置在平地，桿趾比較陡峭。

這樣狀況對於你擊球時，觸球會影響吃球點。所以當你把桿子握短後，桿頭的仰角就比原本的角度要平一點。也就是說，桿趾的陡峭會比較小。如此你在擊球時，可以更容易觸球到桿面甜蜜點，或正確的桿面熱區。當你可以吃到對的位置，你的擊球效果會更容易發揮出來。反應到距離，反而會比你握到底的位置更好。

握短不會讓你的距離變短。選手握短有其目的和需求去達到。但一般球友，如果你想握短來減低距離，這絕對不是一個對的方法。要讓你的距離變短，不如拿短距離的桿子來打，這樣才能有立竿見影的效果。不然距離沒有變短，反而更好，一下就飛過頭。這一桿就沒有了。

Sometimes I saw golfers choked down the golf clubs with curiousness. Most golfers believe to grip down 1" or 2" can make the distance short but it's huge mistake. It won't let you drive short in distance but you get better result for sure. Or some golfers learn from professional golfers and think it's cool play. Being realistic, it's not what you think!

I have tried so many times with various golf clubs for choking down, it delivers the same distance and sometimes, the distance is even longer than my standard gripping. If you are not tall, gripping down 1" to 2" is good for you to strike the ball solidly on the sweet spot of the golf club face. Since the lie angle is upright for some golfers, and if you grip down, lie becomes flatter.

You can check when you play your irons on the ground, the head toe is upright or not? Gripping down will help you make the head toe flat for eating the ball solidly and accurately. That's why you can get better distance with contacting the ball better. That's the theory and also practical operation.

Therefore, if you would like to make your shot shorter, please picking up the right golf club to play instead of choking down the golf club. Playing smart is key to make your performance better.