I would agree that pinches are pretty rare, but if you ever get the opportunity to cut blowdown timber on steep ground you will be talking to yourself fairly often! I've got about 60 years of experience now, but an old boss that I worked for a long time ago would just tell you to start chopping! "Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want!"
I'm on board with that quote. See my sig:
"Experience is the name we give to our mistakes". –Oscar Wilde
I have more experience than most folks. -PDQDL