It doesn't put you in Open at the majority if the matches. Reason being is that it doesn't help you unless the support your against is rock solid. If you dig into a wobbly barricade your rifle is now 100% wobbly. If you just hold onto the wobbly barricade lightly, fire a shot, and then ease up in the hold in the barricade your rifle will settle before the barricade will.
Morale if the story it's a very limited use tool but it does have times when it can help you.