yeah it helps you spin alot quicker, it makes the board alot more nimble, but it's also alot less stable. i'm not thug or gypsy, but i used to rock my stance all the way out. this year my friend who rides for burton /claim, brought his stance in really narrow and told me to try it. i only brought mine in by one notch on each side. it didn't really do that much for jumps, but it's alot easier on your knees and it helped out my rail game soo much. once i brought my stance in i got 270's onto down rails, etc. alot of stuff that my wide stance had held me back from a little bit.