Playing this game with the real stick has completely changed my real life hockey game. Because of how quick and easy it is I am able to shoot one to two hundred pucks a night. Seeing the puck go in so many times was so important for my mental game as it made it feel so much easier to score. It also had me lifting my head more to look for the shot first. I went from maybe scoring in a game to scoring at least one goal every game. Got my first hatty too! My only issue with the game is that the puck feels a little light. But I can easily get past this for all the benefits.