Sweet spot
The sweet spot is the part of the face where a hit performs best — most forgiving and most powerful. Its size and position follow the shape and balance, which is why it deserves a place in this list: it is where the other characteristics come together for a particular racket.
Diamond — small and high
The sweet spot is small and sits high near the top, right where a power swing's ball leaves. When a hit lands there it is devastating; when it does not, the racket punishes the off-centre contact.
Teardrop — medium and central
The sweet spot sits in the middle of the face, a moderate size that balances forgiveness with reachable power for an all-court game.
Round — large and low
The sweet spot is at its largest and sits low, near the throat. That is the forgiving shape: a wider area still performs when the hit is not perfectly central.
A large low sweet spot forgives and controls; a small high spot rewards a precise powerful swing and punishes the miss.
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