Man, am I glad I am not the only one with this problem. I have the same issue as Big Mikey in that my arms just don't seem to be long enough to do a proper sweep. By bending my knees just in front of the seat so the pleats hang down in front of the chair and then sitting straight down and scooting, it seems to work.
The guys with the smaller protuberence in front might not understand why we can't do this... 
"A veteran, whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve, is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America", for an amount of "up to and including my life." That is honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it." anon
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