Brake pedal travel is to high/play

I thought maybe air was the cause of some of the problem and we bleed them to death just last night. The brakes work great and the point where the pedal gets hard is where it should be. The problem is that when you put your foot on the pedal, first you have to lift your foot several inches higher then the gas pedal, second the pedal travels down about 2 inches before getting to the normal height and then you contact the brake pressure. Its like the pedal travels 2 inches higher than normal after you release the brakes. 2 inches of travel play. I will look at the calipers again but I was very careful to follow the instructions that came with the kit to get the calipers on the correct side. It is always a possibility that they got it backwards but it surely would not be that I didnt follow instruction correctly, right? Famous last words.