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Walk off the distance when playing over a bunker

When you have to play a shot over a bunker, the pin looks closer than it is and golfers tend to come up short. Walk over and pace off how far it really is to the target - it gives you the true yardage and takes the fear out of the shot.

Channel: Dan Grieve

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Dan is pitching a 56-degree wedge over a greenside bunker on hole 1.