Switching Pedal Styles-Need Advice

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I used to have SPDs and, in one bike, I had the single sided SPD (platform on the other side) and found them to be a pain. The platform side is always up.

The Look pedals are very nice. This season, I switched to Keo 2 Max (which supposedly has the widest support platform in their product line). I like a lot, I have more power pedaling and my feet are less tired in long rides, but I have not mastered the art of clipping in yet! As a contrast, with the SPDs, I think the pedals clipped in as soon they saw my foot approaching... Unclipping from the Looks is not a problem at all. The Looks flip to almost perpendicular to the ground. Here's a picture so you can see what I mean: