A method, system and golf ball are provided to determine the deceleration
of a golf ball and, in turn, the speed of a green. The system may include
a golf ball and an offboard display device. The golf ball may include a
golf ball body, a motion sensor disposed within the golf ball body to
measure acceleration of the golf ball along each of three mutually
perpendicular axes, and a transmitter disposed within the golf ball body
to transmit data representative of deceleration. The display device may
include a receiver to receive data representative of the deceleration of
the golf ball from transmitter and a display to provide a representation
of the deceleration of the golf ball. At least one of the golf ball and
the display device may include a processor to determine deceleration of
the golf ball based upon the acceleration measured by the motion sensor.