Yes it does help with the grip but I got it to make the controller a little larger. Reordered bc shoe was small. I dont want it too lose where he can slip off and fall. I usually wear an expensive New Balance shoe. Also, the second day of having the cord the part where the microphone and volume buttons are broke. I thought I had lost my original ones which are ones showing in the package. Delivery was prompt, but what arrived is not the model that was ordered. They stay in place during a workout and I discovered by accident that they are indeed water proof and a charge lasts a full day of work and play. Good enough for me. " How do courts of law work in a world of DNA clones and shapeshifters? ("Knock Wood") What about the small towns outside of the big city? ("Pastoral").