First time having manual brakes, are mine bad?

The statement that the front brakes assume 70-80% of the braking isn't entirely accurate if the car has stiffer suspension. The weight transfer in a stiffly sprung car is less due to reduced front end dive. Weight reduction through battery relocation, aluminum engine parts and headers also reduces weight and transfer.
Members that ask for help are often doing so when they are frustrated. I know that when I am pissed or frustrated, I have a hard time coming up with a solution. This may explain why some people don't explain their problems very well when asking for help.
And explains why they sometimes will totally tune out good advice and spend $$$$ and time (theirs and many members time) dinking around the hard way.