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    Day 12: The Only Yardage You Really Need

    By Debbie Doniger Photos by Dom Furore
    February 23, 2016
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    It's amazing how an obstacle between you and your target—a water hazard, deep bunker, even really thick rough—can get into your head and mess up what's otherwise a pretty basic shot. Do what tour players do on an approach shot like this. Get three yardages: a safe number that puts you clear of the trouble, a distance to your ultimate target and one to the back of the green. The distance you want to use for club selection should be a little less than the back-of-the-green number. Knowing you have plenty of leeway if you don't catch it exactly right, you should feel free to swing under control.


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