I never rode in the drops the whole first year I had the bike. It felt very awkward and uncomfortable.

After spending the winter indoors on the trainer, I'm entering this season in much better shape than I entered last season. I've changed nothing on the bike itself in terms of seat position etc. I find that I ride in the drops for relief of back discomfort when on a longer ride. I also like the drops for rolling terrain, I seem to be able to power up the hills more effectively in this position. I am also a spinner more than a masher and when I'm in the drops I seem to focus more intently on my pedal stroke and concentrate on pedaling all the way through the rotation of the crank.

Perhaps you'll just find that as your fitness improves and you spend more and more time on the bike, it becomes more natural for your body to be in this position.

Good luck with it.