noun
closed stance
A stance in sports such as golf or baseball where the front foot is closer to the target line than the back foot.
ゴルフでクローズドスタンスをとると、ボールが右に行きやすい。
In golf, taking a closed stance tends to make the ball go to the right.
Variant with interpunct; less common in running text.
Borrowed from English 'closed stance'.