Drop zone in disc golf

A marked spot you play from after certain penalties, like a missed mando or OB.

It is played like a teeing area or a marked lie, depending on how it’s set up. Drop zones are required after a missed mando that has one, and optional after OB when offered.

Also called: dz, drop zones, drop area.

The rules it touches

• 802.05 Drop zones
• 804.01 Required or optional
• 806.02 Where to play after OB
• 802.07 Throwing from a drop zone

Related terms

• Mando
• Out of bounds
• Lost disc

Rule summaries are based on the PDGA Official Rules of Disc Golf. Shot Lab is not affiliated with the PDGA.