I purchased it primarily for the extra lane height and slime appearance, but after some time with the game I decided to add the post. It turned out to be a fair improvement on the game that I don't intend to change back, unless I knew a tournament was coming up for the game, yet even then, you know when the post has saved you, so you can still work towards preventing that from happening (somewhat like bowling with bumpers--you don't always need or use the help, but you can still tell if you would have "drained" without it). You'll still get plenty of drains with the post. Most guests will certainly be happier with the post I believe.