square stance
Shoulders facing target
A square stance positions the body with both feet parallel and shoulders facing directly forward toward a target or opponent.
In baseball, a batter with a square stance faces the pitcher straight on rather than angling the body.
The term appears across sports—golf, boxing, shooting—wherever foot placement affects technique.
He adjusted to a square stance before the pitch.
- balancedIn a state of equilibrium
- groundedStable and realistic
- boxingCombat sport using fists
- martialRelating to warfare
- feetLower limbs' ends
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square stanceopen stance
Foot position facing target
closed stance · staggered stance · fighting stance · orthodox stance · southpaw stance
square stancedefensive stance
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