Hi
In all honestly the two shave ready razors I bought gave nice shaves but also struggled to go ATG on the top lip and on the tip of the chin.

I have stropped the razor on a balsa paddle with CRo2 until my arm ached to see if I could make the edge as smooth as possible but as I said, the shave is smooth but not when I try ATG. There always seems to be some tugging, not the smooth motion I was hoping for.

Possibly its a technique issue, and maybe you are right in that ATG and XTG will suffice. I can get a good close shave with a DE razor when I go against the grain and I suppose I want to match that with my straight.

Regards