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open stance

American  

noun

Baseball.
  1. a batting stance in which the front foot is farther from the inside of the batter's box than the back foot.


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Tovar demonstrated a proper open stance — then yelled, “Don’t look!” — before swinging the club and sending a golf ball sailing across the green.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2023

He crouches with an open stance, and he has a high load with his front leg.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2023

It’s the type of open stance that can appeal to everyone in the crowd, a blank canvas for the aggrieved.

From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2022

In 2008, in this same building, China had aimed to signal a new open stance toward the global community.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2022

You see, it all depends on taking an open stance and keeping a stiff right knee.

From Torchy As A Pa by Ford, Sewell

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