System and method for tracking sports balls

A system, comprising:

• a sensor array sensing data corresponding to current swing data corresponding to a swing of a club by a golfer and current travel data corresponding to travel of a golf ball hit by the golfer with the swing;
• a data repository;
• and
• a processor configured to calculate at least one club delivery parameters and current trajectory data for the golf ball based on the current swing data and the current travel data,
• wherein the processor is further configured to perform following steps:
• storing in the data repository, the current swing data and the current trajectory data, the data repository containing prior swing data and prior trajectory data for a first plurality of prior golf balls hit previously by the golfer and further swing data and further trajectory data for a second plurality of prior golf balls hit by a plurality of further golfers;
• determining an optimal shot achievable by the golfer based on the current swing data and the current trajectory data and the prior swing data and the prior trajectory data in addition to the further trajectory data for selected ones of the further golfers having further swing data similar to one of the current and prior swing data;
• identifying a difference between current travel data and the optimal shot;
• and
• determining a recommended action for display to the golfer, the recommended action being configured to minimize a difference between the current trajectory data and optimal trajectory data corresponding to the optimal shot.

A method, comprising the steps of:

• calculating club delivery parameters and current trajectory data for a golf ball hit by a golfer based on current swing data corresponding to a swing of a golf club used to hit the golf ball and current travel data for the golf ball;
• determining an optimal shot achievable by the golfer based on the current swing data and the current trajectory data and prior swing data and prior trajectory data for a first plurality of prior golf balls hit previously by the golfer in addition to further trajectory data for a plurality of further golfers determined to have further swing data similar to one of the current and prior swing data;
• identifying a difference between current travel data and the optimal shot;
• and
• determining a recommended action for display to the golfer, the recommended action being configured to minimize a difference between the current trajectory data and optimal trajectory data corresponding to the optimal shot.