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Launch monitor technology such as the market leading Trackman system has revolutionized the understanding and teaching of the long game, but until recently there has been no equivalent way of analyzing the putting stroke.

The Capto Putting Sensor aims to solve this problem.

High-speed photography, computer analysis, launch monitors, bio-mechanics  and sports science have all contributed to an enormous improvement in the understanding of the swings of both elite and ordinary golfers.

This new information has been reflected in an ever-increasing flood of instructional material being made available in books, magazines, videos and online courses. 

All golfers know about the dramatic advances in equipment technology which have taken place over the last few decades.

And for tour players, technological innovation has also made possible the collection of ever more detailed and sophisticated statistics about every aspect of their games.

The pros now take it for granted that they need to pay close attention to their stats in trying to find their maximum competitive edge.

Player statistics have come a long way in recent years. It used to be that even tour pros had to make do with a few basic metrics such as driving distance, greens in regulation and number of putts per round.

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