| There are a lot of professional baseball hitters | | | | open stance. |
| setting up with an open stance today. If you're | | | | 1. An open stance will take a little bit more time |
| not totally sure what an open stance is, it's when | | | | to move into the preparation or load position |
| the front foot is back further away from home | | | | when a hitter shifts his weight to his back leg. |
| plate as compared to the back foot. Sometimes | | | | Because of this extra time, the hitter must make |
| the front foot will also be pointed slightly toward | | | | sure his timing is right and he generates |
| the pitcher. | | | | movement sooner than he would if he was in a |
| I've seen and heard quite a bit of discussion within | | | | regular stance position (with both feet parallel and |
| baseball circles about the positioning of the stance | | | | facing home plate). |
| as far as what works and what doesn't in | | | | 2. An open stance often times provides the hitter |
| preparing a hitter. The question I will answer is: | | | | with a better and more clear view of the pitcher |
| Does a particular style of stance give a hitter a | | | | as the eyes of the hitter are facing the pitcher |
| better chance at hitting a baseball hard versus the | | | | more equally. Because the front part of the |
| other? | | | | hitter's body is opened slightly, he will need to |
| The quick answer is no it doesn't make a | | | | make certain as he moves into the load position |
| difference on how a hitter stands when | | | | that he closes his front side off to the pitcher. |
| determining his eventual success in hitting a | | | | *** I realize that I'm using terminology (load |
| baseball. Having said that, here are a couple | | | | position) that may not be familiar to you. There |
| thoughts of caution to pay attention to if you | | | | are other articles I've written on that topic if you |
| work with a hitter who chooses to stand with an | | | | find yourself confused. |