After about 10 shaves I've made a little breakthrough. A smooth close shave wtg, xtg, atg without blood, or even a scratch. On the downside it took close to an hour. Great info from all contributors here helped immensely. Biggest mistake I've made to date is shaving after waking up tired. My face looked like someone was playing naughty and crosses on it with red biro.
Still loads to learn. Great fun though!
cheers