Brake pedals

[Roddy]

I have a Kitfox Model I from 1988. My flight instructor and I took it up for the first time on Sunday and while it flew pretty good I can't get on the brakes quick for the life of me. The toe brakes are just too close to the rudder bars and I can't really tell which one my toe is pushing. I have done most of my flying in a 182 and am used to the heels on the floor technique but I don't have the room for that in my tiny cockpit.

Is there a technique or modification that can make these brakes easier to use? I don't know if they changed the brakes in later models but mine has a small metal bar for the rudder with a smaller bar for the brakes less than two inches above that.