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I'm been having a little trouble with my pitching recently. I used to pitch around the greens exclusively with a sand wedge but I have since begun chipping with a 9 iron, pitching wedge and sand wedge depending on the situation and how much green i have to work with.

Where I get in trouble, though, is when I have a lot of green to work with but I still have to carry 10 - 15 yards of fairway or a sand trap. What I want to do is be able to chip it over, on to the green and have it release to the hole. The problem is, I have no problem carrying it on to the green but then my ball bites and stops 20 feet short.

How do I make the ball release after a big carry?

well, this is what my golf teacher taught me. play the ball in the middle of the stance, keep a light grip on the club and have the face fairly open (this should take some spin off the ball). after you hit, the club face should be facing the sky. weight should lean slightly towards your front foot. with that said, i would think if you have lots of green to work with and want a roll, a pitching wedge would be more than enough to get over fairway or a sand trap and would give you more roll than a sand wedge.

yeah, i played a round today and had a couple of chips over over sand or fairway that i wanted to run. i think a pitching wedge is more than enough loft for a shot like that. i think i could even use a 9 iron but then i'd have to test the edge of the sand or fringe more. if you want your ball to run a little, don't use the sand wedge.

if you are around the green i find the best way to get close is by using a 7 iron like a putter

try it i chipped in three times yesterday.

The higher you hit the ball, the less roll there will be.
It sounds like you want to hit the ball high and then have it roll.

Hit lower and the ball will run. If you are landing the ball at the spot you intended, then the best solution would be to choose a landing spot closer to the hole.

In this case it is not a swing problem or a swing adjustment to correct it. It is a mental problem of not knowing where to land the ball for the shot you are using.

Often I land the ball exactly where I intended---the place I intended was the wrong place.

i think if you have to carry 10 yards of fairway but still have 30 feet of green to work with, you can still use an 8 or 9 iron to chip up there... since you want the ball to run, that means you have enough green to work with... you just need to make sure you carry whatever you're trying to carry...