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
We are in that sweet spot of December in which you're (hopefully) full of the holiday spirit but without the stress of having to spend every waking moment with your family.—Katie Yee
Katie YeeTo 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
James LaubeExamples of sweet spot in a Sentence
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The only difference that emerged in the testing is that the sweet spot for the torpedo bat was about a half-inch farther from the bat's tip than the standard bat.
—New Atlas, 6 Apr. 2026
For a professional internet troll, nothing hit the sweet spot like a comment that involved a human rectum.
—Ben Mezrich, Vanity Fair, 6 Apr. 2026
Why this scam works so well These messages hit a sweet spot for many people.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
This is the psychological sweet spot that defines elite performers.
—Brendan Keegan, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
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New Atlas, 6 Apr. 2026
For a professional internet troll, nothing hit the sweet spot like a comment that involved a human rectum.
—Ben Mezrich, Vanity Fair, 6 Apr. 2026
Why this scam works so well These messages hit a sweet spot for many people.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
This is the psychological sweet spot that defines elite performers.
—Brendan Keegan, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Sweet spot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweet%20spot. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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