Yes that right trap (trapezius) will definitely be fighting for its life (lol) to help in the regrap (meaning very little gap between the shoulder and ear). And it's not often talked about in cues, but body proportions have a lot to do with this as well. I haven't met you in person (yet), but students with shorter arms tend to need a very solid forearm stand (without the pole) first, so they can momentarily shift the weight to the outside arm and balance as they get the hand back on the pole. Which brings me to this question - do you have a freestanding forearm stand in your repertoire?
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2 things: I would think of it less as an Ayesha and more of an inside leg shape bc the connection point to the inner thigh at that moment (just like an inside leg hang is a really important point of contact). it would be pretty tough to balance with just the arms and no contact to the legs at that point.
2nd I say this a lot to myself too when I’m frustrated with a combo.. not every combo is meant for everybody. And good things typically dont happen when I approach a combo already in a frustrated mindset, so it might help archiving it for now, work on some forearm stand strength and conditioning over this next month and then picking it back up during review week to see if it feels different :)