Thanks for all the advice guys!!
I have decided to try 20 on webbing and sixty on leather as a pre shave routine to start with, i figure that I'm better to do a smaller amount and make them good passes instead of doing a 100 on the leather and having a wandering technique and mind (and my mind does wander!!) if i need the extra laps for practice then I'm going to use the butter knife as Lynn suggests.
I am also going to go with a post shave routine of 10/10 as part of the clean up process
I think i will leave the pastes for a while no point using them with a beginners technique (am i correct?????)
Hoping this does the trick for me!