The Uncle Dennis Rule still applies
In my years of chasing the little white ball around the course and the 3+ years that I have enjoyed playing disc golf, there is one shot that I simply don’t have in my repertoire. The pitch out. During my white ball days, my family and friends often heard me refer to what has affectionately been known as “The Uncle Dennis Rule.” He and I talked golf on a few occasions and he was a big proponent of taking your medicine on bad shots and putting yourself into position to take a good one, instead of compounding your troubles. Essentially, he said, you hit a ball from a perfect spot off a tee you placed down and missed a fairway that was 40 yards wide. Now, you’re going to take an awkward stance from a less-than-perfect lie and try to make that ball, with a swing you haven’t practiced, get through an opening the size of a postcard to advance on the hole. Pitch out. Give yourself a chance on the next one. I only played a few rounds of golf with my Uncle Dennis. It was many less than I w
