After swapping out my 120 mm stem for a 100, riding in the drops feels perfect but I feel cramped on the hoods. I've had it that way for a couple of hundred miles, to see how I adjust to it, but my shoulders still tend to hunch up some times on the hoods. With the 120 the hoods feel ok but in the drops is a little awkward. Classic round shaped drops, not shallow or compact.

If it means anything, I can see the front axle way in front of the bars using the 100 stem, when riding hoods. My proportions are smack in the middle of average so assume there's nothing exceptional in that direction. What do you think, is it always a compromise or is there a tricky adjustment that might help?