I practiced a few lower pitches in my yard for the first time and was very pleased. I see why Kevin suggested to pitch it low with just the base. I feel like even if it was coming down pretty hard as long as it wasn't a serious storm with swirling winds decent sight selection (open side facing a good sized tree with rear side facing the wind) should be fine with these pitches. I felt less exposed under this pitch than I did under a storm pitch with a traditional A frame tarp that is open on both sides. And they have done fine in the rain for me.
The first one is just a much lower pole, more like a regular trekking pole height without and extender. The second is an A frame style. I have the front a touch high and the back a touch low, but it got the job done pretty well. Next time I'll be trying it with a higher rear pole (will be using a stick though as I only carry one pole) and see how that works out.
