Can't believe they don't automatically include this with the purchase of all thrones that have a back rest option. This item makes all the difference in the world. It is irrelevant to age or skill level. It is simply a must have item. I compare it to like playing a guitar without a strap or a violin without a chin rest. If you are a drummer and you do not have this, you need to treat yourself to everything that you have been missing all the years you thought you didn't need this. You do. Get one today. You will never regret it and you will always thank yourself.