Abstract: A sports simulator may include a piece of sports equipment bearing a marking that is configured to at least partially identify the piece of sports equipment, a first sensor configured to automatically detect the marking and a second sensor configured to detect a trajectory of a ball, and a display configured to display a sports simulation. The sports simulator may also receive an identification of the marking, identify a characteristic of a piece of sports equipment associated with the marking, receive the trajectory of the ball, generate simulation data indicative of a virtual ball with a virtual flight path responsive to the trajectory, store the characteristic of the piece of sports equipment in association with the virtual flight path of the virtual ball, and cause the display to display the virtual flight path of the virtual ball in the sports simulation.