At GPGE we get a lot of questions about which club is best to chip with. The answer is that different clubs work for different situations. A proficient short game artist will be happy to use any club in his bag, depending on a number of factors, such as:
The major difference to consider when choosing a club to chip with is the flight-to-roll ratio. For example, your lob wedge is designed to fly 80% and roll 20%, whilst a club like your 7-iron will be the opposite at 20% flight and 80% roll. To evaluate the ratios of your clubs, here is an exercise you can perform next time you visit the World of Chipping:
area. Note the distance the ball has rolled with each club (pic 2).
In this way you will gain a feel for the various types of chip shots you can execute on the golf course.
Armed with this information, remember that practice makes perfect, so repeat chip shots with all the clubs you have tried