Hand balancing

[Phil D]

I want to start training some hand balancing, at the moment i can hold a handstand for about 7 seconds (with a lot of shuffeling about) and i can go from a handstand into a headstand a press back up into a handstand (i find the lowering part the hardest to keep balanced). Should i just work these everyday until my balance improves? Or are there specific drills i should be focusing on? I seem to be pleanty strong for hand stand presses (i can do about 10 with someone holding my feet/against a wall) so it just my balance thats whack yo

Goals:
To be able to consistently hold handstands for 10 secs+
To be able to walk a significant distance on my hands (can only do about 3m at the moment)
Eventually be able to do one handed handstands

[Shaedar]

There is a comprehensive guide in this forum, just search for hand balancing.

[JimmyKewl]

well it seems u have good shoulder and arm strength, but u lack core strength.
I hate people always mentioning "balance". If u have strong back and abdominal (back is more important) muscles u will easilly stand for long period on your hands even its first attempt of your life. So get your core stronger.

[Ashtar]

Apparently for balance you just keep practicing over and over again. For endurance I usually read it saying to kick up against a wall for time.

[Source]

The other really important thing is body alignment. Serious hand balancing aims to eliminate arching and piking.

[Ashtar]

Piking is when you allow the hips to flex or abduct right? Although training with that is another way (you see a lot of gymnastics girls doing this in pics) being able to align perfectly is the most challenging for balance definitely. Less stressful on the leg muscles too.

[ButtHash Hero]

how long did it take for everyone to get pretty decent at handstands? ( balancing still for about 10+ seconds)