- Level 6
- Typeless
- Drops
- Horizontal
- Bracket grip
Death lay
Also known as: Death lay (Horizontal drop)
A horizontal drop from inverted to vertical with the body extended.
Named badly. Trained well, this is one of the safer drops once your inversion strength is there.
Common mistakes
- Treating it as a single trick instead of a transition
- Filming on day one instead of drilling. Drill first, film later
- Forgetting the audience can see your face — sell it
Tips from instructors
- Choreograph in 8-counts, not by trick — flow matters more than tricks
- Have a coach you trust. Self-coached athletes plateau
- Train the smallest details: hand placement, head turns, breath cues
- Compete or showcase regularly — it forces a polish drilling can't get
- Rest fully between intensive blocks. Burn-out is a six-week setback
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