好桿身能提升距離嗎/ Hey, can a good shaft really boost your distance？~上集

我玩球桿和做球桿訂製已經20多年了，不斷去測試、闖關，使用不同特性和品牌的桿身，經過個人化的規格設定後，得到最佳化的使用結果。今天就把我這20年來對桿身的定位和特性來做分享。簡單來說，桿身在一支球桿裡，對操控、性能（飛行軌跡和落地）、容錯有很重要的地位。這裡的含金量是高於桿頭，所以要提升這些使用特性，除了桿身沒有其他。

很多球友或業內人士都會說，用好的桿身，尤其是桿身品牌直接販售的產品/aftermarket shafts會有更好的開掛“距離”。為什麼是距離？因為業餘球友，或假日球友來說；時間是用來加班，不是用來練球，而提升距離是成績的捷徑。更重要的是，距離提升可以讓你在球友間的人氣指數，成跳躍性成長。也就是說，你今天可以開球超過270碼，那就是Super等級。多數球友的開球距離在210～230碼，連別人的車尾燈都看不到，能不羨慕嗎。

另一個原因是，要成績好，距離沒開掛是做不到的。如果開球不到250碼，多數4桿洞超過400碼，都是需要用到中鐵或球道木，而越長的桿子進攻果嶺想不失誤都很難。所以要成績好，沒有距離就是“自嗨”。然而提升開球距離真的是桿身嗎？我個人覺得“是”，也“不是”。以下我就會詳細的說明我的論點：

1. 距離的提升最硬的因素就是你本身的力量，也就是揮桿速度。揮速越快，距離就越遠。所以提升自己本身的身體條件和質量，是最立竿見影的做法。撇開人這個部分不討論，以桿子特性來說，桿頭是擊球能量來源，不是桿身！這是核心。你的身體力量傳遞到桿頭，利用桿頭的特性把能量轉換到球，讓球產生速度、旋轉、和出球角度，從而產生飛行軌跡。而這就是我們得到的距離結果！

2. 球桿特性和距離的關係。上面的擊球過程沒有桿身上場的機會，但桿身是間接參與擊球和能量的產生。對於球的飛行，桿身卻有舉足輕重的地位，因為你要如何讓擊球者可以精準的擊中桿面甜蜜點，以得到最好的飛行和滾動結果？這和桿身有絕對關係。另外，多數業餘球友擊中桿面熱區（桿面甜蜜點周圍）的比例都是低於50%。所以在沒有擊中對的位置，要距離遠那是做夢。就算是現在高容錯和複合式材質桿面，非甜蜜點擊球的距離也是會短10～20碼。

3. 現實裡，多數球友擊球的面往往都不是方正的觸球，導致球的側旋變多，進而影響擊球的方向性和距離。所以今天桿身的核心在於以下三個因素；
a. 操控，b. 容錯，c. 飛行特性。擊球就是論，能否打到桿面的甜蜜點？這是王道，不是噱頭或行銷詞。就算現在木桿桿頭科技提升下，也無法做到非甜蜜點的擊球結果和打到甜蜜點的結果是一樣。

本文未完，中集請點下方。

好桿身能提升距離嗎/ Hey, can a good shaft really boost your distance？~中集
https://www.peargolf.com/article/haoganshennengtishengjulima-hey-can-goo...

好桿身能提升距離嗎/ Hey, can a good shaft really boost your distance？~下集
https://www.peargolf.com/article/haoganshennengtishengjulima-hey-can-goo...

I've been playing clubs and doing custom fittings for over 20 years now. I've constantly tested and used shafts from all different brands and specs, tweaking them personally to get the absolute best results. Today I just wanna share what I've learned about shafts over these 20 years—their role and characteristics.

In simple terms, the shaft plays a huge role in a club when it comes to control, performance (ball flight and roll-out), and forgiveness. It's actually more important than the clubhead in a lot of ways. So if you really want to improve those things, you gotta put real work into the shaft.

A lot of golfers—or even people in the industry—will tell you that using a premium shaft, especially the aftermarket ones sold directly by the shaft brands, will magically give you way more 'distance.' Why distance? Because for most amateur or weekend golfers, time is spent working overtime, not practicing. Gaining distance is the quickest way to drop scores. Plus, longer drives make you look like a beast among your buddies—it's a clear status thing. Hit 270+ yards off the tee? You're suddenly 'Super' level. Most guys are stuck at 210–230 yards, barely seeing the other guy's taillights. Who wouldn't be jealous?

Another big reason: to score well, you pretty much need distance. If your drives are under 250 yards, on most par-4s over 400 yards you're pulling out mid-irons or fairway woods. The longer the club, the harder it is to attack the green. No distance = you're just fooling yourself thinking you're playing well.
But is distance really all about the shaft? I say yes... and no. Here's my take in detail:

The biggest, hardest factor for distance is your own power—your swing speed. Faster swing = longer ball. So the fastest way to gain yards is improving your body, strength, and swing mechanics. Leaving the human side aside for a sec, when it comes to the club itself, the clubhead is the main source of energy hitting the ball—not the shaft! That's the core truth. Your body transfers power to the head, and the head's design turns that into ball speed, spin, and launch angle, which gives you your distance.

How club specs tie into distance. In that impact process I just described, the shaft doesn't directly hit the ball. But it plays a huge indirect role in energy creation and flight. The real key question is: how do you make sure the golfer consistently hits the sweet spot on the face for max flight and roll? That's 100% tied to the shaft. Most amateurs hit the hot zone (sweet spot area) less than 50% of the time. If you're missing the center, dreaming of big distance is pointless. Even with today's high-forgiveness, multi-material faces, off-center hits still lose you 10–20 yards easy.

In real life, most golfers aren't squaring up the face perfectly, so you get extra side spin, which kills direction and distance. That's why the shaft's real job boils down to three big things:
a. Control
b. Forgiveness
c. Flight characteristics

Hitting the sweet spot is king—it's not hype or marketing BS. Even with all the modern driver head tech, off-center hits still don't perform like center strikes.Control means your ability to actually use the club. Can you transfer your speed and power to the ball in the most efficient way during the swing? Getting your body to rotate properly is already super hard—now add controlling the club to hit at the right spot and time.

Hey, can a good shaft really boost your distance？~Part II
https://www.peargolf.com/article/haoganshennengtishengjulima-hey-can-goo...

Hey, can a good shaft really boost your distance？~Part III
https://www.peargolf.com/article/haoganshennengtishengjulima-hey-can-goo...

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