Your natural fear of out-of-bounds areas will lessen considerably if you make a habit of teeing up as close as possible to the trouble area, then curving the shot away from it.
So if there’s a threatening O.B. area to the left, tee up on the left side off the tee box, aim down the left edge of the fairway, and try to fade the shot back to the center. Conversely, if there’s O.B. down the right side of the hole, tee up as close to the right tee marker as you feel comfortable and play a draw. If you’re not confident with a driver or 3-wood, play a 5-wood or even an iron.
That will keep you in the hole.
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