Handstands are all about bone-stacking. Imagine your body is like a straight stick, your handstand will feel effortless. Therefore finding the alignment in handstand practice is the No. 1 priority. This article will go through the essential components for balancing the handstand. It’s a frequently spoken topic in handstand training but still challenging to put all the necessary pieces together at once. If you are practicing handstands for a while and need to improve your balance skill to the next level, I hope, this article could offer you some useful ideas for your balance skill.
Missing Pieces - Why You Can't Hold Balance?
A lot of people can get stuck on the wall or stuck not being able to balance a freestanding handstand.
The straight shape is the easiest alignment to hold the balance longer with minimum strengths. The straight shape means your wrists, elbows, shoulders, spine, hips, and toes are on the same line from the side. Monitor your practice and check what your handstands look like because you cannot see yourself in a mirror while you are going upside-down. Find your problem which part of your body is not in a straight line. If your shape looks like….
![Underbalanced image How to fix underbalanced handsatnd](http://aaiiaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Underbalanced-image.jpeg)
![Overbalanced image How to fix overbalance in handstand](http://aaiiaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Overbalanced-image.jpeg)
![Underbalanced demo1](http://aaiiaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Underbalanced-demo1.png)
![Overbalanced demo 1](http://aaiiaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Overbalanced-demo-1.png)
Recommended Drills:
Straddle to Tuck Combo Halfway:
![straddle-tuck-halfway1-300x249 Press to straddle halfway](http://aaiiaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/straddle-tuck-halfway1-300x249-1.png)
Hinge the hip joint to fold forward
![straddle-tuck-halfway2-300x251 Press to straddle halfway](http://aaiiaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/straddle-tuck-halfway2-300x251-1.png)
Leaning forward, keep thighs close to the chests
![straddle-tuck-halfway3-300x251 Straddle Position](http://aaiiaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/straddle-tuck-halfway3-300x251-1.png)
Hips directly over the shoulders, Gaze between both wrists
![straddle-tuck-halfway4-300x250 Tuck Hold position](http://aaiiaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/straddle-tuck-halfway4-300x250-1.png)
Shoulders over the wrists, keep both thighs attached to the chest and point the toes
![straddle-tuck-halfway5 Tuck negative press](http://aaiiaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/straddle-tuck-halfway5.png)
Press even harder against the ground, come down very slowly
![straddle-tuck-halfway6-300x251 Straddle tuck hafway drill](http://aaiiaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/straddle-tuck-halfway6-300x251-1.png)
Land softly with negative press
Tuck Hop Hold
![Tuck hop 1 Hop to Tuck](http://aaiiaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Tuck-hop-1-300x245-1.png)
Starting position
![Tuck hop 2 Hop to Tuck](http://aaiiaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Tuck-hop-2-300x254-1.png)
Prepare the Hop
![Tuck hop 3 Hop to Tuck](http://aaiiaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Tuck-hop-3-300x248-1.png)
Hop
![Tuck hop 4 Hop to Tuck](http://aaiiaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Tuck-hop-4-300x247-1.png)
Tuck position
![Tuck hop 5 Hop to Tuck](http://aaiiaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Tuck-hop-5-300x248-1.png)
Come back down
![Tuck hop 6 Hop to Tuck](http://aaiiaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Tuck-hop-6-300x248-1.png)
Ending Position
I hope, this article could offer you some useful tricks for your balance issue. Enjoy your handstand journey and happy handstand practice!
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