{"id":51448,"date":"2023-06-29T07:00:44","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T05:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/?p=51448"},"modified":"2025-09-19T14:34:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T14:34:31","slug":"interview-with-head-of-golf-europe-henrik-pantzar-on-the-new-cobra-puma-golf-assembly-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/corporate\/interview-with-head-of-golf-europe-henrik-pantzar-on-the-new-cobra-puma-golf-assembly-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview mit Henrik Pantzar, Head of Golf Europe, \u00fcber die neue COBRA PUMA GOLF Assembly Line"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/de\/\">Startseite<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/de\/category\/corporate\/\">Corporate<\/a>\/\n        Interview mit Head of Golf Europe Henrik Pantzar \u00fcber die neue COBRA PUMA GOLF Montagelinie\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowPostHeaderImage headerImageAnim\">\n    <div class=\"scrollAnim\" \n        id=\"postHeaderImage\"\n         style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;        aspect-ratio:2        ;\" >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AL_H.png\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;        object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide rowPostHeader\">\n    <div id=\"postHeaderText\" class=\"col tcenter\" >\n        <div class=\"cat\"><a class=\"secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/category\/corporate\/\">Corporate<\/a><\/div>\n        <div id=\"headerSocialIcons\" class=\"headerSocialIcons tleft\">\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fcorporate%2Finterview-with-head-of-golf-europe-henrik-pantzar-on-the-new-cobra-puma-golf-assembly-line%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fcorporate%2Finterview-with-head-of-golf-europe-henrik-pantzar-on-the-new-cobra-puma-golf-assembly-line%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/corporate\/interview-with-head-of-golf-europe-henrik-pantzar-on-the-new-cobra-puma-golf-assembly-line\/&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fcorporate%2Finterview-with-head-of-golf-europe-henrik-pantzar-on-the-new-cobra-puma-golf-assembly-line%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >Custom Fit Golfschl\u00e4ger<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >Interview mit Henrik Pantzar, Head of Golf Europe, \u00fcber die neue COBRA PUMA GOLF Assembly Line<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">29. Juni 2023 <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"\" class=\"headerSocialIconsMobile tcenter mobile\">\n            <a class=\"sharing\" id=\"mobileshare\" onclick='navigator.share({ \"title\": &quot;Interview with Head of Golf Europe Henrik Pantzar on the new COBRA PUMA GOLF Assembly Line&quot;, \"text\": &quot;Every golfer knows custom fit golf clubs are the key to success. Golf clubs tailored to an individual\\u2019s needs and their swing is something golfers of all capabilities look for to ensure optimal performance. Our COBRA PUMA Golf team offer just this! Producing custom fit golf clubs, COBRA PUMA Golf has just recently opened a second custom fit production facility in Europe to meet the growing demand. Its location? Helsingborg, Sweden. \\ud83c\\uddf8\\ud83c\\uddea\\nCATch Up chatted with Henrik Pantzar, Head of Golf Europe and the Project Manager for the new assembly line, on the importance of these custom fit centres for PUMA COBRA Golf.\\n&quot;, \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/corporate\/interview-with-head-of-golf-europe-henrik-pantzar-on-the-new-cobra-puma-golf-assembly-line\/\" })'  target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/corporate\/interview-with-head-of-golf-europe-henrik-pantzar-on-the-new-cobra-puma-golf-assembly-line\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/corporate\/interview-with-head-of-golf-europe-henrik-pantzar-on-the-new-cobra-puma-golf-assembly-line\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fcorporate%2Finterview-with-head-of-golf-europe-henrik-pantzar-on-the-new-cobra-puma-golf-assembly-line%2F&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fde%2Fcorporate%2Finterview-with-head-of-golf-europe-henrik-pantzar-on-the-new-cobra-puma-golf-assembly-line%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><span class=\"textStyle_intro\">Jeder Golfer wei\u00df, dass individuell angepasste Golfschl\u00e4ger der Schl\u00fcssel zum Erfolg sind. Golfschl\u00e4ger, die auf die Bed\u00fcrfnisse des Einzelnen und seinen Schwung zugeschnitten sind, sind etwas, das Golfer aller Leistungsklassen suchen, um eine optimale Leistung zu erzielen. Unser COBRA PUMA Golf Team bietet genau das! COBRA PUMA Golf hat vor kurzem eine zweite Produktionsst\u00e4tte f\u00fcr Custom Fit Golfschl\u00e4ger in Europa er\u00f6ffnet, um der wachsenden Nachfrage gerecht zu werden. Ihr Standort? Helsingborg, Schweden. \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddea<\/span>\n<br\/>CATch Up unterhielt sich mit <strong>Henrik Pantzar,<\/strong> Head of Golf Europe und Projektleiter f\u00fcr die neue Montagelinie, \u00fcber die Bedeutung dieser Custom Fit Center f\u00fcr PUMA COBRA Golf.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image multi 1 -->\n<div class=\"row rowImages3 spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3389544688027  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Capture.JPG6_.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.8507692307692  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Capture.JPG2_.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3248730964467  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Capture.JPG7_.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/><strong>K\u00f6nnen Sie uns ein wenig dar\u00fcber erz\u00e4hlen, warum das neue Produktionszentrum f\u00fcr Ma\u00dfanfertigungen geschaffen wurde?.<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Henrik: In der Golfbranche ist die individuelle Anpassung ein sehr wichtiger Teil des Gesch\u00e4fts, um als Top-Marke zu gelten. Wenn man sich allein das Gesch\u00e4ft mit der individuellen Anpassung ansieht, ist es in den letzten Jahren erheblich gewachsen, und wie wir sehen, wird es weiter wachsen.<br\/>\n<br\/>Wir haben unser Werk f\u00fcr Ma\u00dfanfertigungen seit 2015 in Leeds, England. Der Brexit vor ein paar Jahren schr\u00e4nkte den freien Warenverkehr auf den europ\u00e4ischen M\u00e4rkten ein und machte das Gesch\u00e4ft mit der Ma\u00dfanfertigung etwas komplexer. Um sicherzustellen, dass wir f\u00fcr k\u00fcnftiges Wachstum ger\u00fcstet sind, haben wir beschlossen, einen zweiten Standort zu er\u00f6ffnen, um das europ\u00e4ische Gesch\u00e4ft au\u00dferhalb des Vereinigten K\u00f6nigreichs bestm\u00f6glich zu unterst\u00fctzen und einen besseren Service f\u00fcr Verbraucher und Einzelhandelspartner in ganz Europa zu erm\u00f6glichen.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>K\u00f6nnen Sie uns sagen, was das neue Produktionszentrum bietet? Wie funktioniert es?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Henrik: Im Wesentlichen geht es um ma\u00dfgeschneiderte Golfschl\u00e4ger: Wir bauen Golfschl\u00e4ger nach den individuellen Bed\u00fcrfnissen der Kunden. Unsere Verkaufsteams in allen europ\u00e4ischen M\u00e4rkten f\u00fchren Fitting-Events durch, bei denen sie sich mit den Verbrauchern treffen, sie unsere Inline-Ausr\u00fcstung ausprobieren lassen und Fittings durchf\u00fchren, bei denen sie die Daten in Launch-Monitoren verfolgen, um sicherzustellen, dass sie die richtigen Spezifikationen der Golfschl\u00e4ger erhalten. Dann geben unsere Vertreter oder die Einzelh\u00e4ndler an dem Ort, an dem wir die Veranstaltung durchf\u00fchren, eine Bestellung auf, die durch das System flie\u00dft und in der Produktionshalle erscheint. Dann w\u00e4hlt das Custom Fitting Team in Helsingborg die f\u00fcr die jeweilige Bestellung ben\u00f6tigten Komponenten aus, baut den Schl\u00e4ger und schickt ihn direkt an den Einzelh\u00e4ndler zur\u00fcck, damit der Verbraucher ihn abholen kann.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AL_G1.png\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row two columns -->\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div ><br\/><strong>Wo werden die Anproben durchgef\u00fchrt?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Henrik: Sie werden sowohl in Golfclubs als auch in Einzelhandelsgesch\u00e4ften durchgef\u00fchrt. Unser Team veranstaltet w\u00e4hrend der Saison viele Fitting-Events, um so vielen Kunden wie m\u00f6glich die M\u00f6glichkeit zu geben, Cobra-Schl\u00e4ger auszuprobieren und sich fitten zu lassen. Viele Fittings werden auch durch unsere Einzelhandelspartner selbst durchgef\u00fchrt. Das Golfgesch\u00e4ft ist unterteilt in den so genannten \u201cOff Course Channel\u201d, d. h. gr\u00f6\u00dfere Gesch\u00e4fte au\u00dferhalb der Golfpl\u00e4tze, und den \u201cOn Course Channel\u201d, d. h. die kleineren Golfgesch\u00e4fte auf den Golfpl\u00e4tzen. Wir stellen ihnen Fitting-Tools zur Verf\u00fcgung, damit sie die Kunden jeden Tag auf der Driving Range (On Course) oder in der Halle an einem Simulator (Off Course) betreuen k\u00f6nnen.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Wie werden die Verbraucher von dem neuen Zentrum profitieren? <\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Henrik: Den Verbrauchern bieten wir nat\u00fcrlich das Beste aus unserer Produktpalette und die M\u00f6glichkeit, es auf ihre individuellen Bed\u00fcrfnisse abzustimmen. Sie k\u00f6nnen nicht nur die h\u00f6chste Qualit\u00e4t erwarten, sondern auch schnelle Lieferungen. Mit der neuen Einrichtung und der bereits bestehenden in Gro\u00dfbritannien wollen wir n\u00e4her an unsere Kunden herankommen und zusammenarbeiten, um mehr Kunden die M\u00f6glichkeit zu bieten, sich mit Cobra-Schl\u00e4gern ausstatten zu lassen.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div ><br\/><strong>Wie lange dauert es von der Bestellung bis zum Erhalt der Ware?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Henrik: Derzeit streben wir in der Hochsaison 5 Arbeitstage (Kundenwartetage) an. Dies wird gemessen von der Freigabe der Auftr\u00e4ge im System bis zum Versand aus dem Lager. Im Moment liegen wir bei durchschnittlich 1,5 Bautagen und insgesamt etwas unter 4 Kundenwartetagen. Wir gehen davon aus, dass wir im Jahr 2023 etwa 100.000 Golfschl\u00e4ger f\u00fcr Verbraucher in ganz Europa (ohne Gro\u00dfbritannien) produzieren werden.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Die Nachfrage nach ma\u00dfgefertigten Golfschl\u00e4gern ist also gro\u00df?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Henrik: Ja, auf jeden Fall. Das hat sich in den letzten Jahren beschleunigt, nicht nur, weil das Golfgesch\u00e4ft gewachsen ist, sondern auch, weil sich mehr Verbraucher die Zeit nehmen, ein Fitting zu machen. Wenn man Golfschl\u00e4ger herstellt, ist man in Bezug auf die Entwicklungsm\u00f6glichkeiten und die Leistung, die man in sie einbauen kann, ziemlich eingeschr\u00e4nkt. Bei einem Fitting kann man die Ausr\u00fcstung so abstimmen, dass sie besser zu dem jeweiligen Golfer passt. Durch ein Fitting kann man also mehr Weite und Fehlerverzeihung und all diese Extras erreichen, die dem Kunden mehr Freude am Golfsport bereiten. Aus diesem Grund liegt das Custom Fitting derzeit voll im Trend und wird vor allem von erfahrenen Golfern beim Kauf von Golfschl\u00e4gern in Anspruch genommen.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><strong class=\"textStyle_description\">\u201cDas Gesch\u00e4ft mit der Ma\u00dfanfertigung macht derzeit etwa 25% des gesamten Clubumsatzes aus. Das ist von Markt zu Markt etwas unterschiedlich: einige M\u00e4rkte sind h\u00f6her, andere niedriger, aber ich w\u00fcrde sagen, der Durchschnitt liegt bei etwa 25% und w\u00e4chst.\u201d<\/strong>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image multi 1 -->\n<div class=\"row rowImages3 spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.75  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/3-Grading-station-2-scaled-1-scaled.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7505  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Image-4.jpeg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.75  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/2-Irons-cutting-station-scaled-1-scaled.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row two columns -->\n<div class=\"row rowTwoColumnsWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div ><br\/><strong>Was will COBRA PUMA Golf mit diesem neuen Zentrum erreichen?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Henrik: Unser Ziel ist es, dem Golfsport einen h\u00f6heren Stellenwert einzur\u00e4umen und der Kategorie zu helfen, innerhalb von PUMA weiter zu wachsen. Ein sehr wichtiger Teil davon war, den n\u00e4chsten Schritt im Bereich der Anprobe zu machen und sicherzustellen, dass wir den Service bieten, den sowohl die Verbraucher als auch die Einzelh\u00e4ndler von uns erwarten. Wir freuen uns darauf, dies in die Wege zu leiten und die Einrichtungen in Gro\u00dfbritannien und Schweden \u00fcber viele Jahre hinweg weiterzuentwickeln.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Warum wurde beschlossen, das Zentrum f\u00fcr Ma\u00dfanfertigung in Schweden zu bauen?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Henrik: Als wir mit diesem Projekt begannen, haben wir nat\u00fcrlich verschiedene Alternativen gepr\u00fcft. Die Wahl fiel auf Schweden, weil wir in Schweden mit COBRA eine sehr starke Tradition haben. COBRA hat in Schweden den h\u00f6chsten Marktanteil der Welt, und es war in den letzten fast 20 Jahren ein sehr starker Markt f\u00fcr COBRA. Die Position von COBRA in Schweden wurde offensichtlich von einem sehr talentierten Team mit viel Erfahrung geschaffen. Ich war sehr zuversichtlich, dass wir bereits \u00fcber die richtigen Leute verf\u00fcgten, um dieses Gesch\u00e4ft der Ma\u00dfanfertigung zu f\u00fchren. Au\u00dferdem hatten wir freien Platz im PUMA-Lager in Helsingborg, einem hochmodernen und automatisierten Vertriebszentrum f\u00fcr die nordischen M\u00e4rkte.<br\/>\n<br\/>Unter verschiedenen Alternativen war es eine ziemlich klare Entscheidung, sich f\u00fcr Schweden zu entscheiden. Wir bekamen sehr gute Unterst\u00fctzung von PUMA in Schweden, um das Projekt schnell zum Laufen zu bringen. Da Helsingborg im s\u00fcdlichen Teil Schwedens liegt, ist es auch f\u00fcr die kontinentaleurop\u00e4ischen M\u00e4rkte zug\u00e4nglich. Ungef\u00e4hr die H\u00e4lfte des Ma\u00dfanfertigungsgesch\u00e4fts, das wir au\u00dferhalb Gro\u00dfbritanniens t\u00e4tigen, findet derzeit in Schweden statt. Wie bereits erw\u00e4hnt, ist der schwedische Markt f\u00fcr uns sehr wichtig, da wir eine starke lokale Bindung haben, und die Produktion vor Ort wird uns dabei helfen, diese vorteilhafte Beziehung zu unseren Kunden in Schweden aufrechtzuerhalten.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div ><br\/><strong>Ist ein gro\u00dfer Teil des Gesch\u00e4fts, das aus dem Produktionszentrum im Vereinigten K\u00f6nigreich kam, jetzt nach Schweden verlagert worden?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Henrik: Man k\u00f6nnte sagen, dass etwa die H\u00e4lfte der Produktion, die zuvor im Vereinigten K\u00f6nigreich stattfand, jetzt nach Schweden verlagert wurde. Die Kehrseite davon ist, dass wir nat\u00fcrlich auch im Vereinigten K\u00f6nigreich eine sehr gute Kapazit\u00e4t haben. Das Vereinigte K\u00f6nigreich ist der gr\u00f6\u00dfte Markt in Europa, und durch die Verlagerung des Services nach Kontinentaleuropa und in die nordischen L\u00e4nder haben wir die M\u00f6glichkeit, auch die britischen Kunden besser zu bedienen. Das Gesch\u00e4ft mit der Ma\u00dfanfertigung war bisher auch in Gro\u00dfbritannien erfolgreich. Wir werden diese Einrichtung beibehalten, um den britischen Markt zu bedienen, es ist eine Art Win-Win-Situation, und wir wollen das Gesch\u00e4ft auf allen M\u00e4rkten in Europa ausbauen.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Gibt es neben dem Vereinigten K\u00f6nigreich und Schweden noch andere Zentren f\u00fcr die individuelle Anpassung?<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Henrik: Weltweit hat COBRA eine Fitting-Einrichtung in Carlsbad, wo wir auch unseren Hauptsitz haben, um die nordamerikanischen M\u00e4rkte zu bedienen. Wir haben auch eine Einrichtung zur individuellen Anpassung in Australien und S\u00fcdafrika und haben vor kurzem eine Anpassungseinrichtung in Japan er\u00f6ffnet. Es gibt also eine Struktur, um Verbraucher auf der ganzen Welt zu bedienen und ihnen zu helfen, Golf noch mehr zu genie\u00dfen.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" ><h2>Cobra Custom Fitting<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cobra Custom Fit Helsingborg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_iEya_ZRDYE\" width=\"412\" height=\"733\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnNarrow spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Narrow;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AL_S1.png\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"row articleMulti1 spacing\">\n\t    <div class=\"col articleTeaser\" >\n\t\t\t<a class=\"hoverzooma  scrollAnim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/corporate\/celebrating-50-years-of-cobra-golf\/\" \n\t\t\t     tabindex=\"-1\" \n\t\t\t    id=\"49991\"\n\t\t\t     style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t\t\t    aspect-ratio:1\t\t\t    ;\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t    class=\"hoverZoom\"\n\t\t\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Header-4.png\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t\t\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/category\/corporate\/\" class=\"secondary2\" style=\"margin-top: 17px;\">Corporate<\/a>\n\t        <h4>Wir feiern 50 Jahre COBRA Golf<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"description shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\tAlles Gute zum 50-j\u00e4hrigen Bestehen von COBRA Golf! 1973 gr\u00fcndete der Clubdesigner und ehemalige australische Amateur-Golfmeister Thomas Crow das kleine Golfunternehmen COBRA Golf. Heute, 50 Jahre sp\u00e4ter, hat sich COBRA Golf zu einer technologiegetriebenen Marke entwickelt, die mit ihrer Ausr\u00fcstung das Spiel ver\u00e4ndert. Im Jahr 2010 \u00fcbernahm PUMA COBRA Golf und brachte damit PUMA weiter in die Golfszene. In diesem Jahr feiern wir f\u00fcnf Jahrzehnte Equipment-Performance!\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/de\/corporate\/celebrating-50-years-of-cobra-golf\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">Story lesen<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeder Golfer wei\u00df, dass individuell angepasste Golfschl\u00e4ger der Schl\u00fcssel zum Erfolg sind. Golfschl\u00e4ger, die auf die Bed\u00fcrfnisse des Einzelnen und seinen Schwung zugeschnitten sind, sind etwas, das Golfer aller Leistungsklassen suchen, um eine optimale Leistung zu erzielen. Unser COBRA PUMA Golf Team bietet genau das! COBRA PUMA Golf hat vor kurzem eine zweite Produktionsst\u00e4tte f\u00fcr Custom Fit Golfschl\u00e4ger in Europa er\u00f6ffnet, um der wachsenden Nachfrage gerecht zu werden. Ihr Standort? Helsingborg, Schweden. \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddea<br \/>\nCATch Up chatted with Henrik Pantzar, Head of Golf Europe and the Project Manager for the new assembly line, on the importance of these custom fit centres for PUMA COBRA Golf.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":51450,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_top_article":false,"is_featured_article":true,"EasyPostViewCounter":1692,"meta-headline":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"class_list":["post-51448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-corporate"],"fullData":{"ID":51448,"post_author":"16","post_date":"2023-06-29 07:00:44","post_date_gmt":"2023-06-29 05:00:44","post_content":"<!-- wp:puma\/row-post-header {\"image\":{\"width\":1140,\"height\":640,\"file\":\"2023\/06\/AL_H.png\",\"filesize\":370424,\"sizes\":{\"medium\":{\"file\":\"AL_H-300x168.png\",\"width\":300,\"height\":168,\"mime-type\":\"image\/png\",\"filesize\":38121},\"large\":{\"file\":\"AL_H-1024x575.png\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":575,\"mime-type\":\"image\/png\",\"filesize\":339182},\"thumbnail\":{\"file\":\"AL_H-150x150.png\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150,\"mime-type\":\"image\/png\",\"filesize\":18419},\"medium_large\":{\"file\":\"AL_H-768x431.png\",\"width\":768,\"height\":431,\"mime-type\":\"image\/png\",\"filesize\":198492},\"trp-custom-language-flag\":{\"file\":\"AL_H-18x10.png\",\"width\":18,\"height\":10,\"mime-type\":\"image\/png\",\"filesize\":807}},\"image_meta\":{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\",\"keywords\":[]},\"id\":51450,\"alt\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AL_H.png\",\"title\":\"AL_H\",\"aspect_ratio\":1.78125,\"focalPointLeft\":0.5,\"focalPointTop\":0},\"headline\":\"Custom Fit Golf Clubs\",\"content\":\"Interview with Head of Golf Europe Henrik Pantzar on the new COBRA PUMA GOLF Assembly Line\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u003cspan class=\\u0022textStyle_intro\\u0022\\u003eEvery golfer knows custom fit golf clubs are the key to success. 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The position for COBRA in Sweden was obviously created by a very talented team with a lot of experience. I was very confident that we already had the right people in place to manage this custom fitting business. We also had some free space in the PUMA warehouse in Helsingborg, a top-modern and automatised distribution centre for the Nordic markets.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;Among different alternatives, it was a pretty clear decision to go for Sweden. We got very good support from PUMA, in Sweden, to get this up and running fast. Since Helsingborg is in the South part of Sweden, it is also accessible to the continental European markets. Approximately half the of the custom fit business we do outside of the UK currently sits in Sweden. 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