Like I said, the flop is a good shot, for getting it close and saving par. Sure you may hole 1 now and then, but learn the pitch and you'll be able to convert more of those bad approaches into birdies instead of having to settle for saving par.
When I say, learning about the pitch, there's a lot more to it than just hitting it and seeing how far it goes. For example hitting the 17 pitch with full bs on a flat surface will pretty much go 16, one hop and stop dead at 17 yrds, with no spin will land and roll till 23/24 yards. Now getting to know how all the different spin, elevations, etc affects the shots will make life much easier.
Once you've played more, and get better, you will realize that it's not just a matter of opinion but rather that it actually just makes more sense. As I said, there is absolutely nothing wrong with the flop, but why just play to get your ball close, instead of trying to hole it, and if that doesn't work, still be close?