Extention Prep Do you think you're too small to base or too big to fly? See what happened when Mrs. Perron challenged our three flyers to lift our tallest base. Mrs. Perron has always said that anybody can do any part of a stunt. This shows that a majority of stunting involves using momentum, not arm strength. An extention prep is a good building block to learn on. You need to learn how to do this before you move onto a full extention, a liberty, and most other stunts. Remember, follow safety guide lines! The flyer puts her hands on the bases shoulders, the back spot grabs the flyer's waist. The flyer jumps up, into the bases hands. The bases sponge, to gain momentum to help them lift the flyer. Our flyer was nervous about this, since our bases were inexperienced. We brought in extra spotters as you can see. The bases start lifting the flyer up. The flyer pushes off the bases' shoulders. The backspot helps lift the flyer. The flyer starts to tighten up. The backspot releases her hold on the flyer's waist, and starts to grab her ankles. The stunt is not too steady, so the extra spot moves closer. The backspot has her hands on the flyer's ankles. The bases are almost up to the stop postion. The flyer starts to fall off balance, so the extra spot steps in to secure her ankle. (Using extra spots never hurts, it's actually encouraged) The stunt is up securely now. The extra spot steps away, and the bases are now ready to cradle. How to cradle, Page 2