Coaches Open shoulders issues

[All Chalked Up]

I'm having a lot of issues opening my shoulders in skills such as giants and free hips/free hip handstand.

My shoulders are very flexible and fairly strong. I think I may stick my head out in these skills also- could that be a reason why my shoulders won't open? Thanks for replies

 

[BlairBob]

Sometimes when the head sticks out, the shoulder will flex and close.