When you lack flexibility, many handstand drills can feel uncomfortable or downright impossible. For beginners, improving overhead shoulder mobility and wrist flexibility are key components to stacking your upper body over your balance point. Additionally, greater hamstring flexibility is an underrated element of a smooth kick-up. Pancake, pike, and side splits are integral to a whole slew of intermediate handbalancing skills including: various press to handstands, jumping entries, legs shapes,