the sweet spot

sweet spot

A particular point, area, or range where something will be most effective or beneficial. The tension is in my shoulders. Move your hands a little higher… there! That's the sweet spot. There isn't a very strong signal out here, so you have to move the dial until the radio finds a sweet spot.
See also: spot, sweet
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

the sweet spot

a particularly fortunate or beneficial circumstance or factor.
The sweet spot on a tennis racket is the point believed by players to deliver the maximum power to the ball. In 1997 a physicist in Australia claimed to have disproved its existence.
1997 Times Enjoy the ‘sweet spot’ now, but don't expect a boom.
See also: spot, sweet
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • have nothing going for (someone or something)
  • be more trouble than it's worth
  • to good purpose
  • to little/good/some/no purpose
  • a silver lining
  • be in for a treat
  • blessed with (something)
  • a double-edged sword
  • have too much of a good thing
  • tout as
References in periodicals archive
Super rounded up new drinks and desserts that will satisfy your cravings and hit the sweet spot.
The meeting point of all these angles is the sweet spot. It's where the idea takes off.
'With inflation now in a downtrend, the economy has the opportunity to return to the sweet spot of low inflation and high growth just as election spending boosts overall demand,' BPI Lead Economist Emilio Neri Jr.
Every golfer knows the value of the sweet spot. When your ball kisses the sweet spot, the sound is different.
The underlying was near the sweet spot of the spread ($32) before today's spike and the contracts expire at the end of next week.
We talk about "silver bullets" and "sweet spots." Verint Global Consulting Service's John Chmaj, Senior Practice Director, Knowledge Management, sees the sweet spot for self-service as having a good knowledge base and fine-tuned knowledge delivery system.
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Swing your club fluidly so you can hit your ball on the sweet spot, without losing your balance.
Once the final sweet spot group is established, I average the ten rounds producing that group to find the sweet spot length.
By projecting a stream of UV light patterns that represent an object, polymers can start linking up on the metal plate within the sweet spot. Then the researchers slowly raise the plate, allowing for more resin to enter the sweet spot and solidify based on the projected UV patterns.
The Sweet Spot's first MWTC experience is the embodiment of what the founder of SSTA is dedicated to achieving.
When he plays in India or in the other Asian countries, the sweet spot is lower down the bat and the bottom part is heavy," Gautam, who has been managing players' gear for about 20 years, pointed out.
Their business models are all similar: Buy minority stakes in hedge funds ("a 10% to 20% stake is the sweet spot," the executive told me) and access the lucrative fee stream that comes with it.