Proportions and Pose Practice How to improve with minimum time.

Recently I have been on a mission to improve my drawing proportions and to create more appealing poses. As I don't get much time to practice I think I have come up with a fast way to improve. The first step is to get to google images and search for action poses or sexy poses or any poses you would like to draw.  

Once you have found a pose you like draw a simple stick figure as quickly as you can while taking particulate note of the proportions and the positions of all the joints. These stick characters only take a couple of minutes and I have found that I am getting quicker the more I do.

Once the stick character is complete I like to flesh them out a bit which helps me check that I have observed all the right proportions. If the stick character is totally out then this is highlighted when you are adding detail. I find I have a bit of a problem positioning the hips in relation to the torso but I seem to be improving. 

Practicing this way you can draw loads of sketches any time you have a couple of minutes as using only a pencil and any scrap paper you can find. I have defiantly seen an improvement in my drawings since adopting this method. Also I find it has helped me become less attached to my drawings which may sound like a bad thing, but it allows you to keep drawing new things and not spend so much time trying to fix a drawing you have spend loads of time an and are totally invested in. 

You may have noticed by the sketches I have posed here that I proffer to draw women. I also noticed I was neglecting the male form so I had a go at a quick spider-man pose which includes a bit of for-shortening. 

What do you think to this method have you tried it let me know in the comments. Also do you like me sharing tips even though I am just learning myself.