First time having manual brakes, are mine bad?

1st ! upgrade the master cyl. this will save you lots of money,time,effort. go bigger(volume) bore and possibly metering block changes to match your set up.

Bigger bore diameter makes the pedal effort harder . Smaller 15/16 decreases the effort but the pedal travels further which I like . Smaller bore creates more PSI .

Bigger bore on the wheel cilynder makes more power