Do you ever layup/hit into the rough intentionally for a softer lie?

I did whenever I first started playing and didn't know yet that it's not a good idea to try to help the ball into the air with your irons/wedges. But also, when I first started playing, I was aiming for the golf course from the tee and I was lucky if I found my ball in the rough.

Those shorter shots that you mentioned, from the fairway, are now my favorite shot in golf. When I struggled with that distance, the majority of the time it was because I was decelerating just before the point of impact and trying to control the distance that way. I now use the clock system (not sure what the technical term is) and let my backswing dictate the distance on those shots. Mentally, it frees me up to attack the ball on the downswing and avoid those thin or chunky shots.

If the rough is healthy, but short, I often prefer it. That is often the case at Oakwing and Links on the Bayou. The Fall can get dicey when the rough thins out letting the ball fall down to the ground.

50% chance of duffing off a fairway lie at 50 yards aren't very good odds. I'd get a lesson rather than hoping I hit it in to the rough and the ball somehow sits on top of a nice fluffy lie.

I get the sentiment. I've only recently dialed in my wedges to where I feel confident that I won't chunk or thin a 50 yarder. Before that I distinctly remember laying up to try to get 100-110 yds to the green cause that was my smooth easy gap wedge shot distance.

No.

If you continue to chunk shot shots, it could be your bounce on the wedges.

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50% is an exaggeration, but it definitely happens too much for my skill level.

Anyway, stop giving me swing advice people I asked a specific question

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I feel ya. I put in some new wedges a year ago. I hit some nice easy swings trying them out and they just felt great. I was really dialed in from 50-120yds and on the best shots my ball was even spinning back a few feet. But my chipping was god awful. I never figured it was the wedges cause I figured every wedge would chip the same. A few months later I put my old wedges in the bag and never looked back.

I’ve aimed for bunkers before, and if I tug it a hair or catch a flyer it’ll end up good. It punched out for bunkers and if it ramps out on to the green then great

I’m in the rough enough without intentionally hitting into the rough

Depends on alot but there are times I will hit away from areas that may give me a bad lie with a short shot into a green even if it means I am in the rough.

Not that I am intentionally hitting into the rough but if my miss right leaves he 40 into the in from hard pan with possible tree roots and missing left leaves me 40 yards out of the rough, I will try to miss left.

It's really just course course management.

I'm surprised no one questioned what bounce you are working with on that wedge. High bounce may not be doing you any favors on tight lies. As I understand it, preventing the leading edge from getting under the ball; very little margin for error. But is buttery out of the fluffy stuff.
Just a thought...