I totally agree. And as I've gotten older, I care less and less about what people think about what's in my bag. Ultimately it's about what score you post at the end of the day.
All of my stats show my short game is absolutely killing my score. If something can make it easier, I'm all for it. My only hesitation with the CHIPR is the price. It's pretty steep for this type of club. The funny thing is that even though I have a lot of Cleveland clubs in my bag, this actually made me look more in the Chipper C....which I always ignored because I liked my CBX2. I feel pretty good with full and partial wedges. But my weakness is the simple chip. My percentage of 1-putts after chipping is really low. I need a lot more putts under 3 feet.
I will Prob demo the ChipR. But as a Cleveland C owner I can contest it’s a great club. Has 42 degrees of loft and if struck well you can get some spin on it. It’s far more versatile than you would think. Just have to practice with it. Like any club. They can be had for pretty good price used. Certainly less than the Ping. Or try and an old Cleveland Niblick 42. The older brother of the C wedge.