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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

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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