If he doesn't see this or your PM, you might want to post a pic and mention what about it makes you wonder. Someone who has installed the right part may be able to tell if you don't have it.
FWIW, I think MGW said the longest flat stick option/upgrade will net near stock throws. I don't know how much higher the knob will be compared to stock.
I may be misunderstanding what you mean may be too high of effort for daily driving, but I can say that the only "effort" added is for the push down reverse lock out and the centering spring is slightly more stiff. However, both of those are better than stock in my opinion. It's nice not having that pull up collar under the shift ball and the centering springs make the 2-3 and 3-4 shift sooo much better. And for what it's worth, I can literally shift with two fingers, and that was before adding the BG SyncroShift II, which has made things even smoother.
That does help. When I drove a friend's car with the Tri-Ax, I had to put a pretty sizeable amount of force to get it into the gates, actually using my upper arms vs. my stock shifter + BG fluid where I can flick it with my wrist into gear. The need to "man-handle" the stick for daily driving would get old fast.
