Sweet spot
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'''Sweet spot''' is the term used to apply to the portion of a swung weapon, generally on a [[sword]] or [[club]], where the foam breaks down and softens as the weapon is used over time. The term is used because the ''sweet spot'', a term borrowed from baseball [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball], where it applies to the bat, is the location on the striking surface most effective for strikes with a strung weapon, generally 2/3 to 3/4 up the blade from the grip, and is therefore the place that receives the most frequent and hardest impact. | '''Sweet spot''' is the term used to apply to the portion of a swung weapon, generally on a [[sword]] or [[club]], where the foam breaks down and softens as the weapon is used over time. The term is used because the ''sweet spot'', a term borrowed from baseball [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball], where it applies to the bat, is the location on the striking surface most effective for strikes with a strung weapon, generally 2/3 to 3/4 up the blade from the grip, and is therefore the place that receives the most frequent and hardest impact. |
Revision as of 18:20, 14 April 2006
Sweet spot is the term used to apply to the portion of a swung weapon, generally on a sword or club, where the foam breaks down and softens as the weapon is used over time. The term is used because the sweet spot, a term borrowed from baseball [1], where it applies to the bat, is the location on the striking surface most effective for strikes with a strung weapon, generally 2/3 to 3/4 up the blade from the grip, and is therefore the place that receives the most frequent and hardest impact.