It will not only make you more compitent, but it will also build your confidence in your ability.
Laxrox you've got that right.
The time I've spent instructing has not done a great deal to build physical stick-and-rudder skills BUT I have picked up a great deal of confidenence wrt PIC judgement and procedural knowledge. Not only that but what is instructing other than CRM on a slightly different scale?