open stance
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
Rather than doing this and increasing frustration, try taking an open stance with her.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 12, 2021
It is best known as the squash shot, in part because Federer played squash in his youth, and it is a lunging forehand slash, typically from an open stance.
From New York Times ● Jul. 3, 2021
You see, it all depends on taking an open stance and keeping a stiff right knee.
From Torchy As A Pa by Sewell Ford
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