Can a high speed camera accurately calculate golf ball spin and speed?

[bubba22]

Calculating golf ball spin!

Looking for some help in starting a project to calculate golf ball spin (backspin and sidespin) as well as speed using a high speed camera. My plan was to use a high speed camera to capture several shots of a ball moving and determine the spin based on rotation of either a marking on the ball or dimple pattern. Does anyone know of any programs that are available to start this proces? Any help with the camera specs needed (ie the frame rate, shutter speed, lighting etc) would also be appreciated. The speed of the ball would be anywhere from 10mph to 200 mph. Thank you in advance.

 

[LightHero]

It sounds like you're looking for a computer vision solution to this problem. You will need to use an image processing library like OpenCV in order to identify the markings or dimple patterns on the ball and track any changes in rotation. The camera specs needed would depend on the speed of the ball, but you should look for a camera with a fast frame rate to capture the images quickly. You may also need to adjust the shutter speed depending on the speed of the ball. Lighting may be a factor as well, depending on the visibility of the markings. Make sure you have enough light to see the markings clearly.