When I got my car there was no brake handle so I made one. I decided to put in a push brake and have the fire bottle handle on the lever. This way if you need to activate the bottles, you do not have to let go of the brake handle.
When I was having problems with the brakes a couple of years ago, I changed it to a pull handle to see if I could put more pressure on the system. It seemed to work better for me, so I left it that way. It is all a matter of personal preference. I can't really say that I like one way better than the other.
Vic, I don't see getting used to it to be that big of a problem, as, after making a couple of thousand passes in your shop going vroom, vroom, and winning every race on the NHRA and IHRA trail several times, including whipping all the big boys, you'll be used to whatever style you choose!!
And don't even try to yell us you haven't done the vroom, vroom thing at least a few hundred times by now, cause we won't believe you!!