The Free Stroke! What is it? A free stroke is essentially any stroke that starts and ends at the same height. This could be a Full Stroke, Half Stroke, or Low Stroke. In this ‘Practice With’ session Claus takes you through a series of exercises which help you to balance a different stick height on each hand, throughout several binary rhythms. Each free stroke exercise is also practiced on both sides to keep everything equal! A great way to work on different dynamics in each hand.