open stance
noun
: a stance (as in golf) in which the forward foot is farther from the line of play than the back foot compare closed stance
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Gorski took batting practice using an open stance to force himself to keep his back leg quiet. 
Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 28 June 2022 The Trump administration increased economic pressure on Cuba, reversing a shift under President Obama to a more open stance toward the nation that had led to an increase in travel between the two countries. Mengqi Sun, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2022 Rather than doing this and increasing frustration, try taking an open stance with her. Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2021 The first line of defense is self-control, showing a non-threatening, open stance. Patricia Fersch, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2021 Archbishop Lefebvre rejected the break with liturgical tradition as well as other elements of the 1962-65 Second Vatican Council, known as Vatican II, including the church’s more open stance toward other religions. Francis X. Rocca, WSJ, 16 July 2021 An open stance and easy movements to the hitting positions enable him to quickly barrel baseballs with a short upper-cut stroke. Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2021 Biden has pledged to take a more open stance on immigration. Clare Duffy, CNN, 4 Nov. 2020 The Trump administration has increased its economic pressure on Cuba, reversing the Obama administration’s shift to a more open stance toward the nation that had led to an increase in travel between the two countries. Mengqi Sun, WSJ, 30 Oct. 2020 See More
Wilson Moore, The Indianapolis Star, 28 June 2022 The Trump administration increased economic pressure on Cuba, reversing a shift under President Obama to a more open stance toward the nation that had led to an increase in travel between the two countries. Mengqi Sun, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2022 Rather than doing this and increasing frustration, try taking an open stance with her. Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2021 The first line of defense is self-control, showing a non-threatening, open stance. Patricia Fersch, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2021 Archbishop Lefebvre rejected the break with liturgical tradition as well as other elements of the 1962-65 Second Vatican Council, known as Vatican II, including the church’s more open stance toward other religions. Francis X. Rocca, WSJ, 16 July 2021 An open stance and easy movements to the hitting positions enable him to quickly barrel baseballs with a short upper-cut stroke. Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2021 Biden has pledged to take a more open stance on immigration. Clare Duffy, CNN, 4 Nov. 2020 The Trump administration has increased its economic pressure on Cuba, reversing the Obama administration’s shift to a more open stance toward the nation that had led to an increase in travel between the two countries. Mengqi Sun, WSJ, 30 Oct. 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
1909, in the meaning defined above