Had my first go at a straight shave today. I recently bought a honed, shave ready W&B along with a whipped dog poor man. I can tell learning to strop is going to take a bit of practice. Anyway, on with the shave. I followed Lynn's advice from his video and only shaved from the side burn to the jaw line on each side of my face. I switched hands when I switched sides. Left hand was a bit awkward, but I think I will get used to it.
I am planning on going this route for a while, shave the side burn down on each side until it becomes natural. Then I will move on to other areas.

Question:
The razor I bought has a nice edge, at least I think so but I have 0 experience to compare to. The blade doesn't close down the middle of the scales and I noticed that i hit the scale once; what does this hitting do to the shave edge? It was a slight hit not a crash.