It helps for sure!
Definitely helps with hand fatigue and cramps when playing multiple hours. Love that it still fits into the dock and in my NS2 case from Nintendo. Cool that with that case and the Force Field 2 I can have 7 carts on me. Wish the grips were a little bit bigger but that might mess up the dock and case fit, so all in all, a great purchase! Genki ftw once again. Now just them to pump out a Covert Dock compatible with NS2!