Thanks for the words of encouragement. I'm sure its my lack of experience that's the problem. I think i've gotten use to my DE razor feeling heavy, and as Petercp4e said, you pull a straight from the side of the blade. It just feels weird. Especially how light the blade is. Are other, larger razors much more heavy?

After I posted this morning, I saw Onethinline's almost identical post from the other day. Its also nice to hear its not just me, and that you're making progress. Congrats on that. I hope I'm headed the same way.