Golf range lighting system

A golf range lighting system, comprising:

• a ball tracking system configured to monitor a position of a golf ball throughout a flight path, and the ball tracking system transmitting position data;
• a plurality of lighting units distributed across a golf range;
• a control system operatively connected to the ball tracking system and the plurality of lighting units;
• wherein the control system:
• receives the position data from the ball tracking system during flight of the golf ball;
• determines a sequence of the plurality of lighting units corresponding to the flight path based on the position data;
• sequentially activates the plurality of lighting units along the flight path to create a visual representation of ball trajectory from a launching position to a landing location.

A golf range lighting system, comprising:

• a ball tracking system comprising:
• multiple high-speed cameras positioned throughout a golf range;
• radar systems positioned throughout the golf range;
• computer vision processing for ball detection and trajectory calculation from the cameras;
• the ball tracking system configured to provide cross-validated trajectory data from both the cameras and the radar systems during flight of a golf ball;
• a plurality of lighting units positioned at target areas on the golf range, wherein at least one lighting unit comprises:
• a main bracket;
• an extension bracket connected to the main bracket;
• one or more floodlights that each include an LED array, each LED array capable of variable intensity output and variable color output;
• actuators operatively connected to each of the one or more floodlights, the actuators enabling vertical rotation;
• a powered rotating base connected to the main bracket, the powered rotating base enabling horizontal rotation;
• a cantilevered support bracket connected to the powered rotating base at a cantilevered support bracket pivot, wherein the main bracket is connected to the cantilevered support bracket;
• a control system connected to the ball tracking system and the plurality of lighting units, the control system:
• receives the cross-validated trajectory data from the ball tracking system during flight of the golf ball;
• calculates a predicted impact zone based on the cross-validated trajectory data while the golf ball remains airborne;
• calculates a direction toward the predicted impact zone;
• transmits control signals to the communication and control module to adjust the horizontal rotation via the powered rotating base and the vertical rotation via the actuators to direct illumination from one or more floodlights toward the predicted impact zone;
• activates the first LED array, the second LED array, and the third LED array with a selected color output and intensity level before the golf ball reaches the predicted impact zone.