dcwel: does this game affect your real game in anyway negatively or positively?
Without a doubt. Like was mentioned, the course management is clearer and I never owned a 60 degree wedge until I started playing here. Instead of whacking away and dealing with the results I think about what I want to do now. Execution is another story.
I play with my son who is also into this game and it's a constant WGT this and WGT that during the round. It really makes it fun. :-)