Bluetooth enabled ball analyzer and locator

A method for analyzing performance of a game of golf, the method comprising:

• detecting an impact with an accelerometer;
• measuring rotation with a Magnetoresistive sensor, said Magnetoresistive sensor sending a rotation signal to a microprocessor located inside of a golf ball, said microprocessor electrically connected to a communications interface;
• measuring acceleration with the accelerometer, said accelerometer sending an acceleration signal to the microprocessor;
• converting the rotation signal into a rotation speed and a rotation direction, said rotation speed determined by a frequency of the rotation signal and said rotation direction determined by a magnitude of the rotation signal, through a calculation in the microprocessor;
• storing the rotation speed, the rotation direction, and the acceleration signal in a memory electrically connected to the microprocessor;
• and sending the rotation speed, the rotation direction, and the acceleration signal to the communications interface for transmission to a central interrogator for analysis on a golfer's performance.

A golf ball with embedded electronics, the golf ball comprising:

• an accelerometer;
• a processor electrically connected to the accelerometer, communications circuitry, and memory, wherein the processor stores accelerometer data from the accelerometer in the memory;
• a Magnetoresistive sensor electrically connected to the processor, said Magnetoresistive sensor directing rotation data regarding rotation of the Magnetoresistive sensor to the processor, where the processor converts the rotation data regarding the rotation of the Magnetoresistive sensor into a rotation speed and a rotation direction, said rotation speed determined by a frequency of the rotation data and said rotation direction determined by a magnitude of the rotation data, through a calculation and stores said rotation speed and said rotation direction in the memory;
• the golf ball encompassing the processor and the Magnetoresistive sensor;
• and the communications circuitry configured to communicate the accelerometer data, the rotation direction, and the rotation speed to a central interrogator for analysis on a golfer's performance.