Sweet Spot Rankings - 2002

The center of percussion (COP), also known as the "sweet spot," is a point.   It's not an area.  This point is located along the racquet's centerline, and the higher this point, i.e. the closer to the tip, the better for reducing the resultant force from impact.  See the formula for locating the sweet spot.  A high sweet spot is good; a low sweet spot is bad.

The sweet spot varies according to where the racquet is held, and choking down, as for the serve under the Second and Fifth Benchmark Condition (2, 5 BC), will lower the sweet spot.  A good (low) rank number means a high sweet spot.  The rankings in the left column are for a forehand (1 BC), volley (3 BC), or return (4 BC) where the hand is at the 7 cm axis.  For some of the long racquets (e.g. the Prince TT Hornet), you may get better accuracy if you don't  choke down on the serve. 

Rank	Sweetspot 2002		Tip to Sweet Spot (cm) 1,3,4 BC
1	Prince	Graphite Classic OS	15.5
2	Prince	Triple Threat Warrior MP	15.9
3	Prince	Triple Threat Hornet MP	16.0
4	Prince	Triple Threat Bandit MP	16.1
5	Head	I.Prestige Mid	16.3
5	Wilson	Hyper Hammer 6.3 MP	16.3
7	Babolat	VS Drive	16.4
7	Prince	Triple Threat Rebel MP	16.4
9	Prince	Triple Threat Vendetta MP	16.5
9	Weed	T-Zone	16.5
11	Babolat	VS Control	16.6
11	Blackburne	DS-107	16.6
13	Wilson	Hyper Hammer 5.3 Stretch OS	16.7
14	Prince	Triple Threat Graphite OS	16.8
14	Blackburne	Excalibur Ti 97	16.8
14	Prince	Triple Threat Graphite MP	16.8
14	Head	Classic MP	16.8
18	Prince	Triple Threat Attitude MP	16.9
18	Babolat	Pure Control	16.9
18	Cayman	Excel Comp II	16.9
21	Blackburne	Excalibur Ti 107	17.0
21	Wilson	Hyper Hammer 5.3 Stretch MP	17.0
21	Wilson	Hyper Hammer 6.3 Light MP	17.0
21	Babolat	VS Power	17.0
25	Wilson	Hyper Hammer 6.3 OS	17.1
25	Head	i.S2 MP	17.1
25	Prince	Triple Threat Scream OS	17.1
28	Yonex	Muscle Power 3i	17.2
28	Wilson	Hyper Hammer 6.3 Light OS	17.2
28	Cayman	Strike X	17.2
31	Prince	Triple Threat Bandit OS	17.3
31	Yonex	RD Ti-70 88	17.3
31	Volkl	V1 Classic	17.3
31	Pro Kennex	Ti Intensity PBT Reach	17.3
35	Prince	Triple Threat Vendetta OS	17.4
35	Prince	Triple Threat Attitude OS	17.4
37	Dunlop	300G 98	17.5
37	Gosen	Carbon Plus I	17.5
37	Prince	Triple Threat Warrior OS	17.5
37	Wilson	Hyper Pro Staff 6.5 MP	17.5
41	Volkl	Quantum Force	17.6
41	Babolat	Soft Drive	17.6
41	Babolat	Soft Power	17.6
41	Prince	More Game OS	17.6
41	Babolat	Pure Power Zylon 360	17.6
41	Wilson	Hyper Pro Staff Extreme 6.7	17.6
47	Wilson	Hyper Pro Staff Zone 7.1	17.7
47	Gosen	Carbon 15	17.7
47	Prince	Triple Threat Sovereign OS	17.7
47	Pro Kennex	Kinetic Pro 5g	17.7
51	Wilson	Hyper Hammer 2.7	17.8
51	Weed	3/4 Weed XL	17.8
51	Slazenger	Pro Braided	17.8
51	Volkl	Quantum V1 MP	17.8
51	Cayman	Pro Smash II	17.8
51	Pro Kennex	Core 1 No. 20	17.8
51	Prince	Triple Threat Graphite Mid	17.8
51	Yonex	Ultimum RQ Ti-2000 Long 120	17.8
51	Pro Kennex	Core 1 No. 24	17.8
60	Volkl	Quantum V1 OS	17.9
60	Wilson	Hyper Hammer 4.0 OS	17.9
60	Prince	More Game MP	17.9
60	Cayman	Catalyst II	17.9
60	Babolat	Pure Drive	17.9
65	Volkl	Quantum 10 RAP	18.0
65	Pro Kennex	Kinetic Pro 15g	18.0
65	Babolat	VS Nanotube Drive	18.0
65	Head	i.Speed MP	18.0
69	Head	i.S2 OS	18.1
69	Wilson	Hyper Pro Staff Surge 5.1	18.1
69	Pro Kennex	Core 1 No. 22	18.1
69	Head	i.S4 MP	18.1
69	Babolat	Pure Drive Zylon 360	18.1
69	Wilson	Hyper Hammer 6.2 MP	18.1
75	Prince	More Thunder OS	18.2
75	Yonex	Ultimum RQ Ti-2000 Long 110	18.2
75	Yonex	MP Tour-1 Mid	18.2
78	Head	I.S6 OS	18.3
78	Volkl	C10 Pro	18.3
78	Head	I.S10	18.3
78	Dunlop	Vision 110	18.3
78	Wilson	Hyper Hammer 5.2 MP	18.3
78	Head	i.S9 OS	18.3
78	Volkl	Catapult 1	18.3
85	Pro Kennex	Type S	18.4
85	Cayman	Airlite	18.4
85	Babolat	VS Nanotube Power	18.4
85	Wilson	Hyper Pro Staff 6.1 MP	18.4
85	Cayman	Pro Heat II	18.4
85	Dunlop	Vision 102	18.4
91	Pro Kennex	Kinetic Pro 7g	18.5
91	Prince	Triple Threat Scream MP	18.5
91	Prince	More Dominant OS	18.5
91	Wilson	Hyper Hammer 5.2 OS	18.5
95	Yonex	MP Tour-1 MP	18.6
95	Dunlop	Spirit 100	18.6
95	Head	I.S18	18.6
95	Cayman	Energizer II	18.6
95	Wilson	Hyper Pro Staff 6.1 MP Stretch	18.6
95	Topspin	CL 628	18.6
101	Yonex	RD Ti-70 Long 98	18.7
101	Volkl	Quantum 10 Tour	18.7
101	Wilson	Hyper Hammer 6.2 OS	18.7
101	Prince	Triple Threat Hornet OS	18.7
101	Volkl	Quantum 8 RAP	18.7
106	Babolat	Pure Control +	18.8
106	Yonex	Muscle Power 5i OS	18.8
106	Head	I.S12	18.8
106	Head	i.Prestige MP	18.8
106	Head	Classic Mid	18.8
111	Volkl	Tour 10 Mid	18.9
111	Wilson	Hyper Hammer 4.0 MP	18.9
111	Yonex	Ultimum RQ Ti-1500 Long 105	18.9
111	Yonex	Muscle Power 5i MP	18.9
111	Dunlop	Inferno 118	18.9
111	Gosen	Tri Tube 400C	18.9
111	Babolat	Pure Control Zylon 360	18.9
111	Volkl	Catapult 3	18.9
119	Head	I.Prestige MP XL	19.0
119	Dunlop	Inferno 104	19.0
119	Yonex	Ultimum RQ Ti-1700 Long 110	19.0
119	Topspin	CL 633	19.0
123	Fischer	Pro No. One	19.1
123	Yonex	Ultimum RD Ti-50	19.1
123	Wilson	Pro Staff Original 6.0 85	19.1
123	Yonex	Ultimum RD Ti-80	19.1
123	Volkl	Catapult 2	19.1
123	Fischer	GDS Spice	19.1
123	Head	i.extreme MP	19.1
130	Yonex	V-Con 20	19.2
130	Cayman	Energizer Ti	19.2
130	Cayman	Pro Talis II Long	19.2
130	Cayman	Pro Talis II	19.2
130	Cayman	Energizer II Pro	19.2
130	Yonex	Ultimum RQ Ti-1700 Long 98	19.2
136	Head	I.S6 MP	19.3
136	Weed	T-Zone Plus	19.3
136	Fischer	GDS Rally FT Titanium	19.3
136	Volkl	Quantum 5	19.3
136	Fischer	GDS Spirit	19.3
136	Cayman	Sidewinder Ti	19.3
136	Yonex	V-Con 20	19.3
136	Prince	Precision Graphite Classic MP	19.3
136	Cayman	Catalyst II Pro	19.3
145	Topspin	CL 603	19.4
145	Dunlop	Inferno 110	19.4
145	Topspin	TPC1000	19.4
148	Dunlop	200G 95	19.5
149	Fischer	GDS Take Off 710	19.6
149	Fischer	GDS Take Off 1210	19.6
149	Dunlop	Spirit 110	19.6
149	Fischer	GDS Take Off 910	19.6
153	Head	I.Radical OS	19.7
153	Wilson	Triad Pro Staff 6.0 MP	19.7
155	Head	i.S4 OS	19.8
156	Volkl	Tour 8	19.9
157	Wilson	Triad Hammer 5.0 OS	20.0
158	Wilson	Triad Hammer 4.0 OS	20.1
158	Wilson	Triad Hammer 4.0 MP	20.1
160	Yonex	Ultimum RD Ti-50 Long	20.2
160	Wilson	Triad Hammer 5.0 MP	20.2
162	Volkl	C-10 Pro OS	20.4
162	Fischer	Pro Tour FT Air Carbon Ti	20.4
164	Head	I.Radical MP	20.5
165	Fischer	Pro Extreme	20.8
166	Wilson	Triad Hammer 3.0	21.0
167	Wilson	Triad Hammer 2.0 w/Rollers	21.8
		Average	18.31
		Standard Deviation	1.10
		Worst	21.76
		Best	15.51
		Median	18.35