I've been shaving with nothing but a straight since Christmas and I'm stubborn to become a pro as I've said in an earlier post a month or 2 ago. My question is...How many passes do y'all make? How close do y'all get it? When do you call it quits? Sometimes I'm fine with leaving some stubble here and there that you can feel but not see. Here lately I've been challenging myself to make it skin everywhere.

I shower, soap face, pre shave, lather for a minute or so and make my first pass WTG and XTG on the chin area. I repeat with pre shave and lather and attempt ATG. I found I have the most problem on the right side of my neck with it wanting to cut me. Possibly the blade is pulling and not sharp enough but I don't have that issue anywhere else, so I'm leaning on technique. Anyway, when all said and done I usually want to attempt a 3rd pass but I get too much irritation when I do so I've convinced myself, if I can't get it in 2, I can't get it. for now anyway.

any ATG tips. I'm attempting to do a lot of small strokes.