sweet spot
noun
plural sweet spots
1
sports
: the area around the center of mass of a bat, a racket, or the head of a club that is the most effective part with which to hit a ball
If the bat connects near its sweet spot … it vibrates very little, much as a tennis racket feels solid if you hit the ball on the racket's sweet spot.—
Sharon Begley
Sharon BegleyThe shape of the clubhead has a pronounced effect on [golf] shots that are not hit out of the sweet spot of the club …—Steen Winther
Steen Winther2
: an ideal or most favorable location, level, area, or combination of factors for a particular activity or purpose
Many doctors have concluded that there is something of a sweet spot on the age-education-experience continuum. They seek out clinicians who are no more than 10 years out of residency, old enough to have some mileage, young enough to be up to speed.—Nancy Gibbs et al.
Nancy Gibbs et al.To seafood men, Fulton is the jewel of the Atlantic coast, the sweet spot on the seaboard, and the best fish from Maine to Florida rolls into the markets in refrigerated trucks.—Jonathan Gold
Jonathan Gold"We are considering a lot of options with the site," says Zach Nelson, executive vice president of marketing. "I think we are right in the sweet spot of what's required to make e-business happen."—Daniel Roth
Daniel RothThe winery in Rutherford, best known for its loamy Cabernet Sauvignon, has a sweet spot of 8 acres for Chardonnay, which has produced spectacular wines.—James Laube
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Sunday Citizen Snug Lumbar Pillow $100 Sunday Citizen Sunday Citizen’s lumbar pillow hits a sweet spot that balances attractive and practical.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 14 Mar. 2025
How to untangle the spaghetti of wires in an Indian street is as complicated as finding the policy sweet spot between promoting national industry and maintaining renewable targets.
—Sverre Alvik, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
With extra magnification and not too much extra weight, 10x50 binoculars are the sweet spot for portable stargazing.
—Rich Owen, Space.com, 7 Mar. 2025
The sweet spot where performance is optimized, in this data, is 78 grams of carbohydrate per hour, consistent with the idea that 60 to 90 grams is the right range.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 3 Mar. 2025
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 14 Mar. 2025
How to untangle the spaghetti of wires in an Indian street is as complicated as finding the policy sweet spot between promoting national industry and maintaining renewable targets.
—Sverre Alvik, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
With extra magnification and not too much extra weight, 10x50 binoculars are the sweet spot for portable stargazing.
—Rich Owen, Space.com, 7 Mar. 2025
The sweet spot where performance is optimized, in this data, is 78 grams of carbohydrate per hour, consistent with the idea that 60 to 90 grams is the right range.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Sweet spot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweet%20spot. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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