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Finally research I can get behind.
You probably want to stand in front of it in this case.
Someone please nominate this for the Ig Nobel Prize.
When I use a urinal I do not aim directly on front but instead to the curved lower part. That helps guide my urine down; virtually eliminating all splash back!
other people are just standing there shooting head-on?
Maybe males are marginally better at geometry due to this additional hands on experience with angles and parabolas.
I cannot say I have a big problem with urinal design, but I do take significant issue with standard installation practices. I am an average height dude, yet many urinals seem to be installed as if the intended audience are all basketball players. Far too high such that I can imagine a decent chunk of users might have to aim up and or stand on their toes.
>I do take significant issue with standard installation practices

I just don't understand why there is no middle option. Either on the ground for a 6 year old or set up for a 2m+ man.

This is perplexing because I've been all over the country, coast to coast and north to south and to Canada, and never encountered this despite being shorter than the person you're responding to (who is actually well above-average height..)
I was expecting you to say the opposite thing! In North Carolina they are so low that the stream angle ends up much steeper than intended, like trying to use a boy's urinal. I'm tall, but still fit normally in cars etc. There should really be more variation in mounting height, or bring back those tall ones that work universally. I guess it's cheaper to make them small but mounting the flush handle below penis height is asking for trouble.
That’s the real solution -bring back full height urinals.
Another 'gift' of the ADA, making it miserable:

Incorrect urinal height: The urinal rim exceeds the 17-inch maximum height, making it inaccessible for wheelchair users.