@xkittyx that's what I thought re disc specific levers so good to know I'm not being a total noob (first bike with disc brakes I've owned). Calipers I think are bb7 mtbs so that could be why. Will check in the morning. Not long till payday...
If it is MTB calipers, then a MTB specific drop levers will help (designed to work with longer pull), even so, compressionless will still improved modulation and make it bite sharper than sloppy.
It will, unless you were using MTB calipers rather than road calipers.