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Couple things:
Many people don't bench press but bounce press, using their ribcage as a bar trampoline. Spend a few workouts really emphasizing the negative and pushing off the chest with no bounce. You will have to lighten the weight, but the slower movement will reduce that lazy partner, Mo. Mr. Mentum is always trying to slip in their and take away your effort.
Also, your body gets stronger in the positions you use it. For instance, isometrics work at that joint angle, with about 15 degrees of joint angle on each side picking up some effect. So here is a way to work that particular position. Put a regular flat bench in a power rack. Set the hooks so that the bar would be just above your chest. Set the safety rods at the point where your bench sticks. Now load up that bar with a heavy weight, and jam it as hard as you can through the safety rods. Pin that weight there. Hold it until you cannot keep that barbell against the rods. Your goal is to push as hard as you can in that position until you can no longer hold the weight up. Do this a couple of times in your workout, for a few workouts. You should feel a difference in that position.
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