diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 5114bafe..c70baac6 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 /Software/ @jamespilgrim
 
 # Python Web Server
-/Software/web-server/ @connorgallopo 
+/Software/web-server/ @connorgallopo
 
 # Yolo Model + Tooling
 /Software/GroundTruthAnnotator/ @connorgallopo
diff --git a/Software/web-server/static/css/dashboard.css b/Software/web-server/static/css/dashboard.css
index c059549a..b6045364 100644
--- a/Software/web-server/static/css/dashboard.css
+++ b/Software/web-server/static/css/dashboard.css
@@ -111,6 +111,44 @@
     font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 3vw, 1.5rem);
 }
 
+.ball-ready-image {
+    display: none;
+    margin-bottom: 1rem;
+    text-align: center;
+}
+
+.ball-ready-image.visible {
+    display: block;
+}
+
+.ball-ready-image img {
+    max-width: 320px;
+    width: 100%;
+    height: auto;
+    border-radius: 0.5rem;
+    box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
+    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+}
+
+.ball-hit-image {
+    display: none;
+    margin-bottom: 1rem;
+    text-align: center;
+}
+
+.ball-hit-image.visible {
+    display: block;
+}
+
+.ball-hit-image img {
+    width: 100%;
+    max-width: 640px;
+    height: auto;
+    border-radius: 0.5rem;
+    box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
+    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+}
+
 .image-grid {
     display: grid;
     grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(250px, 1fr));
@@ -291,4 +329,4 @@
     .metric-value span:first-child {
         font-size: 3.5rem;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/Software/web-server/static/js/common.js b/Software/web-server/static/js/common.js
index afdaab9e..08eeea31 100644
--- a/Software/web-server/static/js/common.js
+++ b/Software/web-server/static/js/common.js
@@ -263,4 +263,4 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
     
     setInterval(checkSystemStatus, 5000);
     setInterval(checkPiTracStatus, 5000);
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
diff --git a/Software/web-server/static/js/dashboard.js b/Software/web-server/static/js/dashboard.js
index d14dae62..0211720d 100644
--- a/Software/web-server/static/js/dashboard.js
+++ b/Software/web-server/static/js/dashboard.js
@@ -1,6 +1,148 @@
 // Dashboard-specific functionality (theme and dropdown handled by common.js)
 let ws = null;
 
+const normalizeText = (value) => (value || '').toLowerCase();
+
+const BALL_STATUS_RULES = [
+    {
+        className: 'initializing',
+        title: 'System Initializing',
+        defaultMessage: 'Starting up PiTrac system...',
+        match: ({ type }) => type.includes('initializing'),
+    },
+    {
+        className: 'waiting',
+        title: 'Waiting for Ball',
+        defaultMessage: 'Please place ball on tee',
+        match: ({ type }) => type.includes('waiting for ball'),
+    },
+    {
+        className: 'waiting',
+        title: 'Waiting for Simulator',
+        defaultMessage: 'Waiting for simulator to be ready',
+        match: ({ type }) => type.includes('waiting for simulator'),
+    },
+    {
+        className: 'stabilizing',
+        title: 'Ball Detected',
+        defaultMessage: 'Waiting for ball to stabilize...',
+        match: ({ type }) => type.includes('pausing') || type.includes('stabilization'),
+    },
+    {
+        className: 'ready',
+        title: 'Ready to Hit!',
+        defaultMessage: 'Ball is ready - take your shot!',
+        match: ({ type, message }) =>
+            type.includes('ball ready') ||
+            type.includes('ready') ||
+            type.includes('ball placed') ||
+            message.includes("let's golf"),
+    },
+    {
+        className: 'hit',
+        title: 'Ball Hit!',
+        defaultMessage: 'Processing shot data...',
+        match: ({ type }) => type.includes('hit'),
+    },
+    {
+        className: 'error',
+        title: 'Error',
+        defaultMessage: 'An error occurred',
+        match: ({ type }) => type.includes('error'),
+    },
+    {
+        className: 'error',
+        title: 'Multiple Balls Detected',
+        defaultMessage: 'Please remove extra balls',
+        match: ({ type }) => type.includes('multiple balls'),
+    },
+];
+
+const HIT_IMAGE_NAME = 'ball_exposure_candidates.png';
+const HIT_IMAGE_URL = `/images/${HIT_IMAGE_NAME}`;
+let hitImageTimer = null;
+
+const setBallReadyImageVisible = (isVisible) => {
+    const container = document.getElementById('ball-ready-image');
+    if (!container) {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (isVisible) {
+        container.classList.add('visible');
+    } else {
+        container.classList.remove('visible');
+    }
+};
+
+const clearShotImages = () => {
+    const imageGrid = document.getElementById('image-grid');
+    if (imageGrid) {
+        imageGrid.innerHTML = '';
+    }
+};
+
+const hideBallHitImage = () => {
+    if (hitImageTimer) {
+        clearTimeout(hitImageTimer);
+        hitImageTimer = null;
+    }
+
+    const container = document.getElementById('ball-hit-image');
+    if (!container) {
+        return;
+    }
+    container.classList.remove('visible');
+    const img = container.querySelector('img');
+    if (img) {
+        const baseSrc = img.dataset.baseSrc || HIT_IMAGE_URL;
+        img.src = baseSrc;
+        img.onload = null;
+        img.onerror = null;
+    }
+};
+
+const resolveImagePath = (path) => {
+    if (!path) {
+        return null;
+    }
+    if (path.startsWith('http://') || path.startsWith('https://')) {
+        return path;
+    }
+    if (path.startsWith('/')) {
+        return path;
+    }
+    return `/images/${path.replace(/^\/+/, '')}`;
+};
+
+const showBallHitImage = (overridePath = null) => {
+    const container = document.getElementById('ball-hit-image');
+    const img = container ? container.querySelector('img') : null;
+
+    if (!container || !img) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const cleanup = () => {
+        img.onload = null;
+        img.onerror = null;
+        hitImageTimer = null;
+    };
+
+    img.onload = () => {
+        cleanup();
+        container.classList.add('visible');
+    };
+
+    img.onerror = () => {
+        cleanup();
+        hideBallHitImage();
+        clearShotImages();
+    };
+
+    const baseSrc = resolveImagePath(overridePath) || img.dataset.baseSrc || HIT_IMAGE_URL;
+    img.src = `${baseSrc}?t=${Date.now()}`;
+};
+
 function connectWebSocket() {
     const protocol = window.location.protocol === 'https:' ? 'wss:' : 'ws:';
     ws = new WebSocket(`${protocol}//${window.location.host}/ws`);
@@ -56,14 +198,14 @@ function updateDisplay(data) {
 
     // Update images - only show images for actual hits, clear for status messages
     const imageGrid = document.getElementById('image-grid');
-    const resultType = (data.result_type || '').toLowerCase();
-
-    // Only show images for hit results
-    if (resultType.includes('hit') && data.images && data.images.length > 0) {
-        imageGrid.innerHTML = data.images.map((img, idx) =>
-            `<img src="/images/${img}" alt="Shot ${idx + 1}" class="shot-image" loading="lazy" onclick="openImage('${img}')">`
-        ).join('');
-    } else if (!resultType.includes('hit')) {
+    const resultType = normalizeText(data.result_type);
+
+    if (resultType.includes('hit')) {
+        imageGrid.innerHTML = '';
+    } else if (resultType.includes('ready')) {
+        imageGrid.innerHTML = '';
+        hideBallHitImage();
+    } else {
         imageGrid.innerHTML = '';
     }
 }
@@ -74,53 +216,43 @@ function updateBallStatus(resultType, message, isPiTracRunning) {
     const statusMessage = document.getElementById('ball-status-message');
 
     indicator.classList.remove('initializing', 'waiting', 'stabilizing', 'ready', 'hit', 'error');
+    setBallReadyImageVisible(false);
 
     if (isPiTracRunning === false) {
         indicator.classList.add('error');
         statusTitle.textContent = 'System Stopped';
-        statusMessage.textContent = 'PiTrac is not running - click Start to begin';
+        statusMessage.textContent = 'Start PiTrac...';
+        hideBallHitImage();
+        clearShotImages();
         return;
     }
 
     if (resultType) {
-        const normalizedType = resultType.toLowerCase();
-
-        if (normalizedType.includes('initializing')) {
-            indicator.classList.add('initializing');
-            statusTitle.textContent = 'System Initializing';
-            statusMessage.textContent = message || 'Starting up PiTrac system...';
-        } else if (normalizedType.includes('waiting for ball')) {
-            indicator.classList.add('waiting');
-            statusTitle.textContent = 'Waiting for Ball';
-            statusMessage.textContent = message || 'Please place ball on tee';
-        } else if (normalizedType.includes('waiting for simulator')) {
-            indicator.classList.add('waiting');
-            statusTitle.textContent = 'Waiting for Simulator';
-            statusMessage.textContent = message || 'Waiting for simulator to be ready';
-        } else if (normalizedType.includes('pausing') || normalizedType.includes('stabilization')) {
-            indicator.classList.add('stabilizing');
-            statusTitle.textContent = 'Ball Detected';
-            statusMessage.textContent = message || 'Waiting for ball to stabilize...';
-        } else if (normalizedType.includes('ball ready') || normalizedType.includes('ready')) {
-            indicator.classList.add('ready');
-            statusTitle.textContent = 'Ready to Hit!';
-            statusMessage.textContent = message || 'Ball is ready - take your shot!';
-        } else if (normalizedType.includes('hit')) {
-            indicator.classList.add('hit');
-            statusTitle.textContent = 'Ball Hit!';
-            statusMessage.textContent = message || 'Processing shot data...';
-        } else if (normalizedType.includes('error')) {
-            indicator.classList.add('error');
-            statusTitle.textContent = 'Error';
-            statusMessage.textContent = message || 'An error occurred';
-        } else if (normalizedType.includes('multiple balls')) {
-            indicator.classList.add('error');
-            statusTitle.textContent = 'Multiple Balls Detected';
-            statusMessage.textContent = message || 'Please remove extra balls';
+        const normalizedType = normalizeText(resultType);
+        const normalizedMessage = normalizeText(message);
+        const statusContext = { type: normalizedType, message: normalizedMessage };
+        const rule = BALL_STATUS_RULES.find((r) => r.match(statusContext));
+
+        if (rule) {
+            indicator.classList.add(rule.className);
+            statusTitle.textContent = rule.title;
+            statusMessage.textContent = message || rule.defaultMessage;
+            setBallReadyImageVisible(rule.className === 'ready');
+
+            if (rule.className === 'ready') {
+                hideBallHitImage();
+            } else if (rule.className === 'hit') {
+                if (hitImageTimer) {
+                    clearTimeout(hitImageTimer);
+                }
+                hitImageTimer = setTimeout(() => showBallHitImage(), 2000);
+            }
         } else {
             statusTitle.textContent = 'System Status';
             statusMessage.textContent = message || resultType;
         }
+    } else {
+        setBallReadyImageVisible(false);
     }
 }
 
@@ -182,4 +314,4 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
             connectWebSocket();
         }
     });
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});
diff --git a/Software/web-server/templates/dashboard.html b/Software/web-server/templates/dashboard.html
index 4c696003..fc6ab76a 100644
--- a/Software/web-server/templates/dashboard.html
+++ b/Software/web-server/templates/dashboard.html
@@ -74,6 +74,16 @@
 
 <div class="image-gallery">
     <h2>Shot Images</h2>
+    <div class="ball-ready-image" id="ball-ready-image">
+        <img src="/images/log_ball_final_found_ball_img.png" alt="Ball Ready View" loading="lazy">
+    </div>
+    <div class="ball-hit-image" id="ball-hit-image">
+        <img
+            src="/images/ball_exposure_candidates.png"
+            data-base-src="/images/ball_exposure_candidates.png"
+            alt="Ball Exposure Candidate"
+            loading="lazy">
+    </div>
     <div class="image-grid" id="image-grid">
         {% for image in shot.images %}
         <img src="/images/{{ image }}" alt="Shot {{ loop.index }}" class="shot-image" loading="lazy">
@@ -89,4 +99,4 @@ <h2>Shot Images</h2>
 
 {% block extra_scripts %}
 <script src="/static/js/dashboard.js"></script>
-{% endblock %}
\ No newline at end of file
+{% endblock %}