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I use my 60 degree from everywhere. It is definitely easier to chip with a 48 or 52 degree wedge, but I found that using one club around the green makes developing feel easier.

who is that??? my fapping depends on it.

If I have a lot of green to work with, I like to play a bump and run with my 8 iron. Otherwise, I use my 56 degree wedge.

I love using a 8 or 9 iron when it's a short chip. Just gets the ball up over the fringe, and starts it rolling towards the hole. Chipping is all about creativity and feel. Just picture what you want to do, and find the club that can do that. I've used the 60 degree consistently over the years for flops and high lofts to stop it quickly when there isn't a lot of green to work with. Otherwise, I try to use just the regular 54 (or is it 56?) degree wedge when approaching.

Taking one of the planes of travel out of the equation always makes for a better shot. Loft, direction, distance. The less room for error on any of those makes it an easier pitch.

Pitching wedge. I use my PW for everything 110-120 on in, unless there is a tree affecting my loft.

This. This was expanded on by Raymond Floyd in a lesson on Golf Channel recently. He demonstrated "chipping" with everything from a wedge to a 3-iron, depending on how far you wanted the ball to be in the air, and how far it had to roll. Major points were, get it there, get it rolling as quickly as possible (use as little loft as needed to get it there and rolling quickly) and use your PUTTING stroke. When asked how to hit it he said, Don't hit it like an iron shot. Hit it like a putter, with the loft needed to get through the fringe to the putting surface and roll the rest of the way. but use your usual puttling stroke. He was tossing things to within 3-4 feet of the hole from 15 to 60 yards.

Yep, one tip I've heard (that I don't fully support, but it helps a lot of people) is to think of it this way: If the distance you're going to carry the ball in the air and the ball is going to roll is 1:1, use a sand wedge. From there, work your way down. 1:2 (carry to roll) would be your pitching wedge. 1:3 would be your 9 iron, and so on. That strategy allows you to take a similar swing with every chipping club and understand the distance it'll roll. While I think there are variables (slopes in the green, whether you're coming out of fairway/fringe or rough, sometimes you need to carry objects and areas of the green, your ability to spin a chip with a sand wedge to cut out some roll, etc), this ratio strategy helps many golfers.

The putting stroke tip below is perfect. Also, don't look at the hole, think of where you want the ball to land, and aim for that spot. Let the club do the rest.

Also, another good tip....Practice and putting greens are free. Use them.