closed stance
noun
: a stance (as in golf) in which the forward foot is closer to the line of play than the back foot compare open stance
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Whenever the left-handed hitter finished his swing, his front foot would land across his body — or, in baseball parlance, in a closed stance.
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Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2025
To anyone who will listen (and some who won’t), Richard Williams demands that his young daughters Venus and Serena use an open-stance technique, not the closed stance favored by most others.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023
On Sunday, Franco began with an almost closed stance.
—Matt Breen, Philly.com, 26 Feb. 2018
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Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2025
To anyone who will listen (and some who won’t), Richard Williams demands that his young daughters Venus and Serena use an open-stance technique, not the closed stance favored by most others.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2023
On Sunday, Franco began with an almost closed stance.
—Matt Breen, Philly.com, 26 Feb. 2018
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“Closed stance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/closed%20stance. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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