Perhaps its because the pelvic floor muscles are in use through the act of standing? Im not sure, maybe something to do with blood flow.
I remember it was very easy for me to get up while standing up. It was a common practice for me to fap while standing (have a long enough coat on and you can do this...), in any situation i could run one off a lot faster than if i were lying down.
Different positions produce different strength stiffys and faps. I remember ive fapped fr every which way. The hardest was sitting on a chair with one leg crossed over the other and propped up on my elbow.