Possible Shower Modification

Like many others here, I am interested in modifying the standard shower set up to provide more "space" in the shower (actually move the curtain out of the way). I have seen the mods for lining the fixed walls with smooth plastic and plan on doing that. I did have another idea and wanted to see if anyone else had thought of it and maybe tried and failed, before I see if it works. If there's one thing I have learned from this board, it's that most things have been tried already and I can save myself a lot of grief by just asking for tips first.

So, here's my idea - anyone who travels a lot to hotels will know what I am talking about immediately. More and more in hotels these days, they are making the shower appear bigger by curving out the rod that the shower curtain hangs from - it is curved out away from the tub. So, here's my thought. In addition to getting rid of the billowing curtain against the three walls, why not move the track the one side of the remaining curtain hangs from further away from the tub. It obviously still hangs into the tub, but the top part of the curtain would be further away, giving you more space. I hope the idea is clear to folks.

MY TM is folded in the garage right now, so I can't look at the track the curtain currently hangs from, but it would seem to be a simple mod to move it about 6 inches. Only problem would be if it got in the way somehow when the shells were folded down, but the track is so small, I doubt that could be a problem.

Anyone tried this yet? Anyone see any problems with this idea?

Thanks in advance.