Straddling in Straddle Backs?

[gymnastgets10]

So I've just started working straddle backs, and they're going pretty well (my coach says he isn't really spotting and I've progressed from having the bars in to having them at my usual setting)... except I don't straddle, I just pike over the bar and then try to open my hips once my feet clear. In the drill I do for it (jump backwards to handstand from a springboard to a mat) I straddle, but when I go to actually do the skill, straddling just seems really complicated. My coach doesn't seem to be worried about it, but is there any real benefit to straddling? I could see how it would be a little easier to clear the bar and make it to handstand, but is it worth trying to figure out when I'm comfortable piking? I do have good pike flexibility, and I'm not necessarily trying to make handstand (although it would be nice). Any other tips for this skill? Thanks in advance for any advice!

 

[iwannacoach]

It sounds pretty good to me the way it is. You can always add the straddle later if you need it.