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closed stance

noun

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


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of closed stance1

First recorded in 1930–35
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Roberts said part of the problem might stem from Kimbrel’s closed stance..

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Set up in a closed stance, dropping your trail foot away from the target line.

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Say a player is seeking relief from a poor lie because, by assuming a very closed stance that would promote a big hook, the outside of his foot touches the edge of a cartpath.

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If he insists he’d play a 40-yard hook—and form the closed stance to do it—if the path weren’t there, my style is to say, “If you can live with that, then I can.â€

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Jose Maria does something very simple on greenside shots that all golfers should try: He plays from a square or even closed stance.

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