Good Question: What Is The 'Sweet Spot' On A Baseball Bat?
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) – If you have been watching the baseball playoffs, you know part of the game is analyzing every pitch and hit. In this Good Question: What exactly is the "sweet spot" on a baseball bat?
ANSWER: According to David Barker at the San Francisco Exploratorium, the "sweet spot" on a baseball bat is the area of least vibration. It is sometimes called the "node" on a bat where the coefficient of restitution is maximum. Most bats have several "sweet spots."
(© CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
