I agree - for normal street driving the advantages of having two hands on the wheel in a position where you can maneuver them outweighs the "feel" of 9 and 3. Think about it this way - we're porsche drivers but how much feel do you get through the wheel of a Chevy Malibu?
But for performance driving I agree that shuffling is bad. Track driving and street driving are not the same, though some of us drive like it is
