compounding

Currently using my local body shops 4" DA compounding pads but they seem too firm ie: small contact area + little 'give'. Any recommendations guys?

my dad fully restored his golf a while ago and had a full respray done. so hes just got round to wet flatting it back. and now my go cutting back cg diamond cut 2000, then some pb ssr2. started of with the dull flat surface then went over twice which was shiny but left lot of marks still. so...