@George Santos sure, I agree with all these cues. Additionally to the hand placement I also suggest to distribute the weight only on your fingertips and the backside of yout palm. Also, to keep control, start from the bottom, without momentum - it’s all about balance - so rushing in means falling quickly. Also it looks like you never experienced how to “fall down” from handstands therefore I would suggest to exercise this first in order to loose fear of falling. @David Jean-Baptiste do you know how to do so? (The reason I suggest this is because it looks like you either do not know or are afraid of putting all the weight on your shoulders which is totally normal)