Well, to me--being a leg-thrower of long sitting--when I looked at the chair it seemed evident (in an "OMG, they made a leg-throwing chair!" kind of a way) that's how you sit in it. If you sat in it "straight" you'd have only half a back and an oddly shaped one, at that. But if you put your back into the corner, throw an arm along the other side, one leg over the short arm and the other on the floor, it looks like it would work perfectly. Or you could sit straight against the full back and put both legs up.

I've just called and emailed the manufacturer and put in calls to the half-dozen nearest dealers, none of whom actually have the chair. I'm hoping they can tell me somewhere in the Northeast that actually has one, because I really would like to try before I buy. But if I have to buy to try, I may just do that.