Planche technique

I've not been progressing as fast as I'd like in my planche work, mostly due to wrist discomfort.
Basically I can't lean forward enough to balance properly as my wrists start hurting under the pressure.
I did some reading on this problem, and tried out a couple of new things today.

1. I went back to the paralettes. I've been avoiding them for ages now due to forearm pain, but this seems to have subsided, and I got though 30 seconds in 3 reps without too much discomfort.

2. I then went back to my hands on the ground, fingers poiting forward like normal, but I scrunched up my fingers so the middle knuckles are off the ground. I'm not sure exactly why this works, but it seems to reduce to wrist strain.

I got through my 60 seconds in just 7 reps!

Also did some pistols, handstands and lever rows to round out the workout.