What Is A Sweet Spot

What is a Sweet Spot?

Sporting origin

The term originally referred to various pieces of sporting equipment, notably cricket and baseball bats and tennis rackets.

When hitting the ball, the bat will rebound, however there is a location along the bat where this force is exactly and completely balanced out by the turning force of the bat. If the ball is hit closer to the end of the bat, the grip of the bat will try to rotate forward out of the batter's hands, whereas if the ball hits it closer to the handle, the bat's tip will try to rotate forward and drive the bat into the batter's hands. There is a small spot called the "sweet spot" where these two tendencies perfectly cancel out. The "sweet spot" location on a given baseball bat varies, however it is typically 6-1/2" from the end of the barrel of a regulation bat.

The sweet spot gives a powerful and clean hit, even though peak ball speed occurs nearer the tip of the bat where the bat is traveling at greater speed of course.

Non-sporting use

The term is now used in other fields to indicate any solution where competing factors produce a favored outcome between extremes.

Audiophiles and recording engineers may refer to a "sweet spot" as the focal point between two speakers where an individual hears perfectly the stereo audio mix, just the way it was intended to be heard by the artist. Sound engineers can also refer to the "sweet spot" of a noise-producing body that may be best captured with a microphone. Every individual musical instrument has its own sweet spot, the perfect location to locate the microphone to get the best sound from an instrument.

Another for instance, is in bridge-building where short gaps can be covered by a cantilever bridge, while deep gorges can be served only by a suspension bridge. In between these two extremes are gaps where the materials needed to construct an arch (for instance) would be about equal to the expense of the cabling needed for a suspension design. This is the optimum point or "sweet spot" for the cable-stayed bridge that reduces the cabling and the materials.

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The Sweet Spot | Celebration Cakes & more. inspired by food and all things sweet. CommentsPosts · HOME · About · Index · Gallery · Birthday Cakes · Children's Cakes · Cupcakes · Wedding Cakes · Corporate Cakes ...

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Sweet Spot Blog | One foot in front of the other.

2010-08-30

Our crew of "Ironman Groupies" cheered on all of them during the point in the run where they passed the same spot 4 times. We cheered as it got dark and most fans had gone home. We felt as if we knew many of these people that we'd seen ...

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Sweet Spot Blog | Creating the life you want - now.

2010-09-05

Similarly, I have created my business from my "sweet spot" - and one thing I have said I would ideally love is to work with clients and teaching programs 3 weeks out of the month, with the fourth week set aside either for vacation, ...

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Flashback Product of the Week: 2007 Upper Deck Sweet Spot Classic ...

2010-09-05

Let me start off by saying that 2007 Upper Deck Sweet Spot Classic was a great product. It has a terrific selection of older players and inside each tin are some nice hits. The major problem I have with this version of Sweet Spot is the ...

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Fly&Nest: Bad Guys, I've always had a sweet spot

2010-09-05

Bad Guys, I've always had a sweet spot. For the bad boy with a heart of gold. The latest addition to our animal farm. Raccoon, criminal, possibly a Casanova. Thank you Bobby Dazzler's Make Your Own Misfits! ...

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