A term in gymnastics used to express the act of flying off the high bar at a high velocity without the express intent of doing so. One usually peels when one's grips aren't tightened or have too much/too little chalk on them. Peeling is very unexpected, usually happening near the end of a turn cycle, and there is almost always no warning before peeling. One simply shoots off the bar, hitting the ground before there's even a chance to absorb the fall through the legs. Though peels are rather unnerving, they're usually harmless if there's proper padding around the base of the bar, but they can be dangerous right before a dismount since one will involuntarily start rotating and the end result might be a broken neck.