What is a Stroke?

The fundamental ingredients of a stroke are: (1) Racquet to Ball Contact; (2) Stability/Consistency/Control; (3) Speed.

What is a Stroke? A tennis stroke is any action that moves the head of a tennis racquet into the path of a ball.

An efficient and effective tennis stroke must have three things:
  • A method of producing clean contact.
  • A method of stabilizing the movement of the racquet.
  • A method of accelerating the racquet head to any desired speed.