For a first pass test, on the current set-up, I would buy excellent new brake pads and set the brakes to engage sooner. Shorter pull and lighter feel may do the trick.
otherwise, all I have from personal experience is:
short and shallow bars can solve some problems, hood position on bar.
narrow bars might help, or angle of hoods/levers tweeked for anatomically natural pull
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Classtime = Weinmann offered shorter reach options.