The Physics of Baseball
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Sweet Spot

People often refer to sweet spots of a bat. What is this "sweet spot?" The sweet spot is the location on the bat where the ball will travel the furthest distance. It if often refered to as the "fat part" of the bat because it is the thickest part of the bat. Remember that the thickest part of the bat is only as wide as the ball. Another reason why hitters hit better with an aluminum bat is because it has a greater area of a sweet spot.

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