Struggling to bail from handstands after months of practice
Hey everyone, Neal here (35m). I've been working on handstands for several months now and have made some progress. I can hold a chest-to-wall handstand for over a minute and maintain a freestanding handstand against the wall for 60+ seconds. I've even learned to correct myself when I start to fall by shifting weight to my fingers and palms.
However, I'm really struggling with bailing out of the handstand safely. No matter how many tutorial videos I watch, I just can't get the hang of the cartwheel bail technique. My legs don't split properly, my body doesn't know what to do, and I always land way too hard.
This fear of not being able to bail is seriously holding me back. I can't attempt a full freestanding handstand because I don't know how to get out of it safely. I'm starting to get pretty discouraged and wonder if this is even possible for me.
Should I put handstands on hold and focus on learning cartwheels first? Even those are giving me trouble though. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Could it be that I'm just not flexible enough to do the leg split for bailing?
Really hoping to overcome this hurdle so I can keep progressing with my handstand practice. Thanks in advance for any tips!
