Have you looked at the PADI sidemount advertisements? They are their own worst enemy. I can't believe they print stuff like that. If I was Jeff I would be embarrased with those pictures. I can't figure out if they don't know or just don't care.
Interesting point. But why would Jeff be embarrassed? Presumably that's the way he looks; do you think he knows it looks awful? I doubt it. I'm guessing PADI thinks whatever Jeff does is just fine, so why not publish it? And that he figures whatever he does must be right. The nice thing is the instructor manual does not force you to be so out-of-trim with your tanks, so a decent sidemount instructor can teach the PADI course just fine. It is not a problem with the course; it is with the model for the pix.
The new PADI Tec Sidemount Diver Manual is actually quite good, with excellent pictures of divers in excellent trim....except for the pictures of Jeff.
I would personally pay to have Jeff take a sidemount clinic from Edd, or nearly anybody in cave country, if PADI would agree to retake the pictures for the next printings of their material.