Land It on the Towel
Why this drill
Chipping falls apart when players stare at the hole instead of the spot where the ball must land. A towel on the green makes the landing spot the entire game — pick it, hit it, and let the roll take care of itself.
Setup
A small towel laid flat on the green, three to five paces onto the putting surface. Ten balls just off the fringe, one wedge and one less-lofted club (9-iron or pitching wedge).
The drill
Ten chips with the wedge: score one point each time the ball's first bounce touches the towel. Ignore where the ball finishes — the drill grades the landing, nothing else. Then ten with the 9-iron to the same towel and watch how much farther the ball releases. That difference is the real lesson: same landing spot, two different shots. Log both scores out of ten. Six or better with each club means you are choosing spots, not hoping.
One thought to take with you
Pick the landing spot first; the hole is just where the ball retires.