Better to "hit" short game shots?

[mrodock]

I am curious if there is a distrinctive advantage to hitting the short game shots over swinging. Someone (cannot remember who) was of the opinion it is easier to judge the distance of pitches when hitting. I believe this is the case for me as well. Really curious what other people think on this. Even if you hit most of your short game shots, are their specialty shots you feel are better executed by swinging?

Thanks!

Matt