batting stance
Hitter's ready posture
The position a batter assumes at the plate before and during a pitch.
A batting stance encompasses foot placement, weight distribution, bat angle, and body posture—elements that vary widely among hitters.
Some stand upright and still; others crouch low or waggle the bat.
He adjusted his batting stance to generate more power.
- plateFlat dish for food
- hitterOne who bats
- crouchLow bent-knee stance
- gripSecure manual hold
- loadCarried weight or burden
stride · baseball · slugger · home plate · open · closed · square · feet · front foot · shoulders · elbow · knees · setup · ready · box · coiled · balanced · planted
- baseball skillspitching, catching, fielding, throwing, hitting
- battingbatsman, bat speed, full swing, level swing, power hitter
- stancesready position, en garde, crouch, squat, lunge
- fighting stancesorthodox, southpaw, on guard, en garde, peek-a-boo
- Left-handednessleft hand, lefty, southpaw, sinistral, left-handed
batting stanceswing
Suspended recreational seat
follow-through · swing motion · swing mechanics · contact · cut
batting stancepitching motion
Throwing arm's movement pattern
fielding position · defensive stance · ready position · set position
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