The other day on a short par 3 my 9 iron just cleared the front bunker and then rolled back to rest 1" from rolling into the bunker
I had no stance and had to be 2 foot in front of the ball so I just used the putter and hit down on the ball - like I was trying to hit it underground - at 45° !
Result: the ball popped up on to the green and with wild top spin ran 15 foot past the pin - and I got the putt for a bit of a miracle par
Try it - use the putter setting and hit the ball INTO the ground 😀