First time having manual brakes, are mine bad?

But at this point I have no idea why someone would want manual brakes
"The parts you don't add don't cause you no trouble" C. C. Nance

Simplicity, plain and true!

My 67 Dart 273 2bbl has manual front disc read drum.

I'm 60 and have driven manual brakes in the past. When I got my dart 5 years ago I hadn't driven a manual brake (or manual steering for that matter) in 30 years. At first it felt odd but now it is no problem to switch back and forth between the two.

The reason I asked your age is if you are young enough maybe even 40 to 50 you may have never driven a manual brake car and are too used to the power brake feel. I imagine if you are young enough you may never have driven a carborated engine either. It takes a couple of pumps and a good deal of cranking to start them if sitting for a while, just the nature of the beast.