To all.....got to answer my own question....
Dealer had two 997s right next to each other....one with short shift the other standard. Compared both....
I'm usually not the one to recommend costly options for an object that is already there.....but the short shifter for $765 will be money well spent on a Cayman......I highly recommend it. Shift travel was vastly reduced and is snick-snick perfect. I could see where it would cause more smiles while driving than Sport Chrono and other features. I also didn't notice any real increase in effort needed for shifting.....may be a little more in winter as the docs says, but it was down right fantastic, much more sporting.
It is now high on my config list.