Installed Elka Shocks - waste of money?

Okay, I finally installed my Elka shocks I’ve had for over a month now that deer season has ended and have time to actually ride without disturbing anyone else. I have Stage 4 shocks for the front and rear, so as you know that’s been a little over $2k just sitting in a box on a set of spare tires. So I’ve been reminded about how much they were everytime I walked in my garage, thinking to myself how much of a waste that has been and if I had that money in any other stock right now, how much more I would have. I kept saying, there is no way these things are going to make the ride that much better on my new 2016 Grizzly SE, the shocks on this one have felt better than any other new 4wheeler I’ve ever had, so these have to be a waste of money and I’m going to be more pissed when I ride it and can’t tell a damn difference.
So needless to say I went into it with a very bad negative attitude kicking myself for buying them.
After I finished installing all four, I didn’t have much time to test ride them due to getting ready for a super bowl party. I couldn’t take it off far, so just had enough time to ride around the block and down a powerline about a mile close to my house which has some good bumps and hills to do some small jumps.
I lowered the bike and backed it out of my garage, down the paved street.....
WOW!! I was surprised the first 20 feet, what a difference it made, I thought I was crazy, no way this ATV was gliding over the payment down my street, I’m seriously smilling ear to ear before I even get on the powerline where I can open it up away from houses. This one Quick ride winded up being at least 30 mins of me going around and around this little area just playing like a kid on my 4wheeler. I’m 40 have had some back issues in the past, it goes and comes, nothing the past few month, these make everything so smooth and fun. I really can’t say enough about them or even put it in words correctly. That was Sunday of course, super bowl. I have had to work since but I can’t wait until this weekend to to take it to Camp and really ride all day. I will reply on how else that ride goes which will have a lot more to base it off of. But as of now, just riding on pavement - excellent it’s like you are gliding, bumpy powerline- excellent, you can’t really feel the bumps, the atv just smoothly takes you over them, Small hills for small airborne jumps- excellent so much fun, feels better than a sport bike like a 450R, than a big utility atv.
Extremely happy with these as of now!