A pull of the sally of the rope so as to swing the bell through a full circle.
Compare with backstroke
Example sentencesExamples
- When a touch comes round at handstroke you need to call ‘That's all’ at the backstroke before.
- The bell is held in this position until the other ringers have rung their handstroke as well.
- You then follow this bell's handstroke with your backstroke and its backstroke with your handstroke.
- The funny part was he forgot the handstrokes and he was opening apps without hitting anything.
- Thy hands should be touching each other on both the handstroke and the backstroke to ensure an even pull.
- That's an interesting problem I didn't realize lefties also have handstrokes that are different.