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When is an overhand stroke useful in wall handball?
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In wall handball, the overhand stroke is specifically useful for returning high-bounding balls or fly balls. It is one of the common strokes used in the game, alongside the underhand strokeāwhich serves as the basic service strokeāand the sidearm stroke, which is considered the most effective for executing a kill shot.1