Sounds familiar?
Trying to kick-up into a straight handstand, ending up doing something completely different?
Handstands aren't just about holding it longer and longer.
Actually, back to yesterday's topic: switching your priorities and looking at the bigger picture is the best thing you can do to hold longer and straighter handstands.
Accuracy is an essential, yet underrated, aspect of your practice. Being able to map out the sensations of WHAT YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING with WHAT IS ACTUALLY DOING is an endeavour that you should work on, whether you're just starting or trying to break through the 20 second, 50% consistency rate plateau.
Fear loses its significance when we can start freestanding, bailing without too much difficulty, without experiencing any form of anxiety.
However, under the 10-15 second mark, what usually happens is that you bail too soon.
You don’t feel the fear.
But you’re not yet SO comfortable that you wouldn’t bail out of something you could have (and will) hold.
This is a very important point.
Do not let ego brush away the fact that being vertical is still something you could get MORE comfortable at.
The more comfortable you become at bailing later and later, the longer you can fight for your handstands.
Here is a test I have more experienced people do in my courses:
C2W, hands at 15cm from the wall.
Head in, eyes closed.
Pike your way off the wall.
Stabilise there for 5 seconds, then extend the hips into as diagonal a line as possible.
Film yourself: are you bailing on time, or a little too soon?