The traveling valve is opened on the down stroke and closed on the upstroke.

The power of the low-pressure steam would assist the vacuum created by the condensation, increasing the power of the down stroke, and the speed of the engine.

Some hammering methods rely entirely on gravity for acceleration on the down stroke.

'I warm up for the down strokes by doing fast alternate picking.'

"I've missed you," she whispered, squirming her hips at the base of the down stroke, striving to keep him deep inside against his upward leverage.

The Jacobs Engine Brake then releases the compressed air and the energy stored in it before it can push back on the piston during the down stroke.

Calabro is known for using the phrase from the George Clinton song whenever a Sonic player makes an exciting play, "get on up for the down stroke!"

"Get on up for the down stroke!"

By doing this, a drummer can produce two strikes of the drum with each full motion (one on the down stroke, and one on the upstroke).

He also frequently uses the upstroke as opposed to the down stroke, especially on the high strings (strings B and E).