All-Star What stunts annoy you!?

I honestly can't stand when teams (usually level 1 or 2) will have an elevator or extension spin in a circle. Especially when they spin slowly, it gets so boring. Sometimes flyers can do something cute to make it better but when they just spin in high v's I just can't stand it

I'm over the straddle (teddy bear) sit in level 1.
I'm over full ups and tick tocks for level 3-5.
I've been over the log roll at level 2 for years now.
I'm sick of the same old same old pyramids in everyone's routines. (ETA: I would rather do a thousand release moves and transitions with maybe 2 structures instead of the same old up and down basic structures)

I'm all about unique and creative LDT's. I think that is what truly sets teams apart in stunting.

i would say the only stunts that annoy me are the ones done badly, if they are done perfect how can they annoy you?!

Assisted Single based stunts. It is not a single based stunt if more than one person touches it until the cradle.

adumigan said:

i would say the only stunts that annoy me are the ones done badly, if they are done perfect how can they annoy you?!

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This is true! Even the stunts I listed that annoy me can be great if they're done well and with creativity.

Itsamidwestthing said:

Assisted Single based stunts. It is not a single based stunt if more than one person touches it until the cradle.

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Word up to that! Thats the number one thing that drives me crazy, hold your own stunt so others can stunt or tumble inbetween

Sponging out of pyramids. Maybe if teams did it well, but most fliers I see are like
"Thank God that's over, I need a rest" and are in such a hurry they just sit down. Like I need all the stunts to hit the same level before sponging or it looks wonky

The amount of times I just want to go... Get down! Ugh let me show you how its done!! lol

imrichhowboutu said:

i hate when stunts are falling and arms are flailing.
i would think swinging your arms in circles isn't going to help, just draw more attention to yourself that youre falling.

and as a backspot. i HATE when a stunt falls and the bases are just holding onto the foot and let the backspot catch the whole thing.

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This is one of my biggest pet peeves as a backspot!!! I'm like "maybe someone would like to help catch this and not just let it all fall on me".

I hate when a flyer's chest spins faster than her legs spin in double downs...it looks so weird

socratesofcheer said:

What stunts annoy me?

Those that fall.

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I laugh every time I think of this post.

When the flyers are tiny, but don't ride in their basket tosses! They would go so high, but they just hit the body position immediately

Num1Stunta said:

How about teams that STILL fly on the left leg? EEW

And I also hate when Level 2 or 3 stunts cradle out of side one-legs (scorp, scale, arabesque) and BEND the leg when they swing it through.. EEW

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I hate that too because when they go up to level four their twist out of a one leg cradle have bent legs also

Scale to arabesques
When bases just hold on to the feet and let the flyer fall all on the backspot (someone already said this and it reminded me of how much I hate it)
Extension double downs because if they don't have good technique then the double is to the side
When flyers do waterfalls (so many names for this, bird front, pancake, yoyo, fold etc.) with bent legs
Double downs with helicopter legs
Kick doubles that dive... from a backspot point of view it looks like your about to be beheaded.

When teams hold body positions for like ages... like we get it your heel stretches look phenom, time to move on to something else.