What is your most basic focus when hitting wedge shots?

When I'm struggling, I go mostly 56 degree, stand close to the ball, toe down, weight slightly forward, and most importantly, accelerate through the ball at contact.

Back in the stance and making sure to make contact with ball first.

Depending on where you play, the lies near the green are starting to get thinner and thinner with the weather change. Those shots are tough for anyone. Pros never have to play that shot because they are always playing in warmer climates with pristine conditions. I take out putter way more often around this time.

So it may not be necessarily something your doing wrong. I would just practice back foot ball first contact (accelerating through) and try to hit draws with chips

Don't be afraid to club down to an 8 iron and do some bump and runs. Get the ball on the ground as soon as possible and play the roll out. Then go up clubs from there as you get more comfortable.

I usually chip with a 54 but also like to do a lower trajectory, more run with a PW.

I focus on keeping my weight on my front foot, verical swing plane and staying steep, and clipping ball first.

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Don't be afraid to club down to an 8 iron and do some bump and runs.

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The little success I have is when I try this, might just have to use this strategy until.

I'm not really a barstool fan but I like Kevin Kisner a lot. This is the best video I've ever seen on chipping. I do a couple things different than what he's teaching but it should get you in the right direction.

Struggle is consistent ball striking, I tend to miss strike consistently. I have been switching up my stance, club, etc, so I really think sticking to just my normal PW and working that around the greens is what I will begin with.

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I tend to miss strike consistently.

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Let the club hit (pinch) the ball, let the club do the work. Could be you are slowing the downswing, using too much wrist, or too much body movement trying to lift the ball.

Practice on a square line with your feet together and making ball first contact. You still need that hip and weight shift to the lead side to have consistent ball contact, but how much just depends on the distance of the shot. That where the practice and practice swing comes in. If its a chip around the green, I have my weight on my lead side at setup and use more shoulder turn and no wrist movement.

I am not a golf pro so take at your own peril. lol

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chipping

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I have ZERO idea how or why the guys I play with hit wedges right around the green unless it's a flop over a bunker to a short-side pin. Besides the flop, I pull a 7 iron and act like I am hitting a long putt. It consistently gets me on the green and close-ish to the hole. Anything with more loft runs the chance of a chunk or a blade with disastrous results. I use the 7 like a putter and it is the easiest shot I have. Played with some new guys recently and they acted like I was doing magic tricks every time I bumped the ball up there like that.

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approach shots

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Whole different conversation. When you figure these out let me know.

You need a lesson, not advice from us dude