your point is well taken. However, not everyone strikes the ball cleanly. And in addition to working on their game, they may also want a more forgiving frame. I'm not entirely certain that "all frames discussed" on this board are of equal stability. Seems to me that weight distribution, stiffness, string density and tension can all affect the feeling from ball contact -- and yes, that feeling can be described as more or less solid, and yes, these qualities are important when choosing a frame, and yes, these qualities are part of a larger equation that includes stroke mechanics (which -- I agree -- should be the primary factor). That is, it is more than fair to ask how the entire stringbed feels, not just the sweetspot -- even pros connect the ball off the sweetspot. Frames that are more head heavy typically send less shock to the arm and feel more solid at impact. Similarly, more flexible frames absorb more of the shock and have a more comfortable feel. Some of the people who ask about stability are merely asking how much feedback a frame has -- and that includes the feedback from balls hit in the sweetspot. That is, even balls hit in the sweetspot have a feeling associated with them, and that feeling is a function of the frame's overall weight, material, weight distribution, string density, tension, etc. And the people who use this board often want information on that feeling and one of the ways they describe that feeling is by using the word solid. If you would like them to use a different concept to "get at" the feeling of a frame's native feedback properties, than educate us further. But yes, I also agree with you 100%: it is never productive to ignore the role of stroke mechanics (but this is the Racquet section, not Instruction -- so my sense is that the role of stroke mechanics is assumed).