COBRA Golf Get Fast Go Low in 2019 – Fitness

Editor Mike Harris turns his attention to fitness in the third phase of his quest for improvement with the help of COBRA Puma Golf with this COBRA Golf Get Fast Go Low Fitness instalment...

COBRA Golf Get Fast Go Low - Fitness

Throughout 2019, GM editor Mike Harris has immersed himself in a comprehensive ‘Get Fast Go Low’ campaign with COBRA PUMA Golf, eager to get his faltering golf game back on track.

Phase one saw a full COBRA Golf driver-to-wedge custom-fitting in March while phase two saw Mike receiving expert swing advice from the brand’s popular YouTube coach, Alex Elliott.

In phase three, Mike turned his attention to fitness, looking to build on some of the Theraband exercises Alex introduced during his lesson. “The stretching work with the Theraband has really helped,” Mike told Alex, “not so much in terms of scores yet, but I’m definitely hitting it further off the tee and am hitting my irons better as a result of improved flexibility.”

“I think the important thing about fitness is understanding that sometimes our body limits how we can swing the golf club,” Alex explained. “If you’ve got a shoulder injury, for example, it may limit your ability to release the club. It’s about understanding what stretches and mobility exercises we can actually do to improve our body, and hopefully the way we swing.

"You don’t have to swing it or be like Brooks Koepka, but rather in the best physical shape for you so you can swing it the best you can. It’s understanding the limitations of your body and how you can improve things a little to find those marginal gains on the course.”

You can watch demonstrations of the specific exercises Mike worked on with Alex in the video accompanying this story.