Sentence examples for closed stance from inspiring English sources

He did it, Manuel said, by scrapping his closed stance and positioning his back foot close to the plate, so the outside pitch would seem right down the middle.

I had thought I began my forehand from a traditional closed stance, my right shoulder pointed toward the net.

The bigger racket has definitely helped him, and instead of taking a closed stance he has more of a semi-open one.

Avoid a "closed" stance, such as folding your arms, standing with legs crossed, putting your hands in your pockets, or clasping your hands behind or in front of you.

On every level, this closed stance is bad for business, and short-sighted.

While Bryan typically had used a closed stance in his earlier years, he explained that he had switched to more of an open stance associated with the modern game, "using leg strength and jumping or hopping to offset some of the torque through the hips".

Despite a certain wariness in her gaze and upper body, her stance is excellent — her weight mostly over the slightly flexed back leg, her front foot stepping boldly forward in preparation for the swing, which will initially take the bat up and back, then swiftly down into the reversing pivot and full-body turn that precede and accompany her Speaker-esque, closed-stance cut at the ball.

That study found an increase in sway area and an increase in sway velocity in the TS group relative to typically developing children, regardless of whether the eyes of the participants were open or closed during stance.

Progressions will also be made by including open and closed eyes, stance width, single (level 3) and double leg support (level 2), standing on unstable support surface (such as a flat ball and noodles) during standing.

Body weight was a significant covariate in the statistical analyses for Romberg with eyes open and closed, unilateral stance and the perturbation test and therefore was entered in all adjusted statistical models.

Postural sway measures were collected using a forceplate under two visual conditions (eyes open and closed) and two stance conditions (quiet and perturbed stances).