How To Play Baseball: Foot Placement

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There are three basic stances that players assume when considering their feet. One is an open stance where the lead foot is slightly open. Second would be more of a square stance where the toes are parallel. The third would be a close stance where the front foot is closer to home than the back foot.

Hitter is using the open stance feel that they see the ball better. They must make sure their back foot is close enough to the plate to achieve plate coverage. The hitter will bring his front foot to a parallel stance upon front foot contact. Failure to do this will leave him susceptible for the outside pitch.

With the close stance, the hitter wants his front foot to contact the ground close enough to the plate, so that he can reach the outside corner.

The toe of the back foot is in line with the arch of the front foot. Hitter is using this stance, or striding or diving toward home plate. They also feel it helps them to keep the front shoulder and head in on a pitch longer. A hitter using the stance must have excellent sequential body rotation to hit the inside pitch.

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The parallel stance is really the easier of the three. We recommend using the square stance because it provides less body movement for the hitter and the hitter is striding directly to the pitcher.


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