像小麥一樣利用地面獲得更多距離
Use the Ground Like Rory to Get More Distance
模仿羅裡·麥克羅伊的動作，讓你的開球更遠。
Copy the powerful mechanics of Rory McIlroy to get more distance on your tee shots.
如果你正在困擾如何又遠又直地發球，羅裡·麥克羅伊的揮杆是一個很好的參考範例。畢竟他可是憑著一號木平均距離319.7碼的好成績領先2018季度職業高爾夫巡迴賽呢。
If you’re looking for tips on hitting your driver far and straight, we think Rory McIlroy’s swing is a good place to start. He did, after all, lead the PGA Tour’s 2018 season with an average driving distance of 319.7 yards.
所有球手都有自己的獨特揮杆，麥克羅伊也不例外。但是他和那些打遠距離的球手之間還是有一些共同點的，其中特別的一點你可以模仿的就是：利用地面。可以幫助你在發球時立竿見影地獲得更多距離。
Like all golfers, McIlroy’s swing is unique. But there are some common elements he shares with all long hitters, and one in particular you can emulate to immediately get more distance on your tee shots: using the ground.
像羅伊一樣曲膝
Bend'em like Rory
很明顯，麥克羅伊不是巡迴賽裡塊頭最大的一個，然而，他經常憑藉技巧將託尼·費諾和達斯汀·約翰遜甩在後面。他是如何打出這麼遠的球呢？
Obviously, McIlroy isn’t the biggest guy on Tour. Nonetheless, he often outdrives guys like Tony Finau and Dustin Johnson because of his technique. So how does he hit the ball so far?
在增加距離的動作裡，下杆的時候，當球杆與地面平行時，麥克羅伊的膝蓋微曲，回到跟瞄球時一樣的膝蓋狀態。從這時到擊球，再到送杆，他逐漸蹬直雙腿並且有效地利用地面的“推力”來強化自己的力量。
Among distance-enhancing moves, in the downswing when the shaft reaches parallel to the ground, McIlroy’s knees return to the same bent position they were in at address. From here through impact and the follow-through, he straightens both of his legs and effectively “pushes” from the ground up to maximize his power.
這種膝蓋和腿部的動作不僅僅有助於獲得更多力量，同時有助於修正太過往下的擊球角度——業餘球手丟掉距離的常見問題。
This movement pattern with the knees and legs won’t just help you gain power, it also serves to improve an angle of attack that is too downward – a distance-zapping move common with many amateurs.
通過雙腿蹬直和身體逐漸向上移動，球杆的軌跡會隨之朝著目標方向，往上揮杆。向上的擊球角度是完美結合起飛倒旋和增加開球距離的一個必不可少的成分。
By straightening your legs and subsequently moving your body in an upward direction, the path of your club will follow suit and swing more upward into the ball. An upward angle of attack is one ingredient for an optimal launch-spin combo and long tee shots.
練習方法
How to Make It ?
理論知識有了，那麼實際如何操作呢？
Tracking with us to this point, but wondering how in the world to do it?
不用擔心，讓你的揮杆完全消化這個動作也不是特別難。只需要腦海中有堅定的意識，從那開始並且做一些空揮練習，自然而然動作就能做到。
Fret not, because engraining this motion in your swing isn’t overly difficult. It just takes a solid idea of where to start and some practice to make it happen.
首先，做幾個平穩緩慢的揮杆，開始下杆時，同時感覺雙膝保持彎曲（臀部離地面低一點）。雙腿蹬直擊球，隨後送杆，在收杆的時候保持臀部向前（目標方向）推，超過左腿，上半身輕微向後彎曲，遠離目標。
To begin, take some slow and smooth swings while feeling your knees staying bent (and hips low to the ground) at the start of the downswing. You’ll then straighten your legs into impact and the follow-through, while finishing with your hips pushed forward, over your lead leg, and upper body bent slightly backward, away from the target.
一旦你平穩地掌握了這個揮杆動作，開始全揮杆時你就會擁有和麥克羅伊或者眾多大炮手們一樣的力道。
Once you nail this move with with your smooth swings, start ramping up to full shots and you’ll soon be exhibiting the same power moves of McIlroy and many of the world’s longest hitters.
也許你可能無法一開始就像拿下四個大滿貫冠軍得主一樣打出320碼的發球距離，但是你絕對會刷新自己的距離新記錄！
And while you may not start hammering drives 320 yards like the four-time major champ, you’ll definitely see gains in distance like never before.
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