My own (limited) experiences are that 30degrees is largely arbitrary, and that as you develop your technique you will find that certain angles work better in some places then others. I tend to have the razor very flat under my chin and in teh hollows you mentioned either side of the AA, but on the cheeks and the upper parts of the neck the angle is slightly greater. I think it does come with time, some more then others. Look at my join date - I had my first str8 shave as I joined the forum, and some others are struggling still after 8-9 months to get it right.

Incidentally there is a technique called "Scything" that you should search for here in teh forums. Its very useful for the hollows in the neck, but a bit risky if you are not very coordinated. I use it, and it was a revelation for me. There is a nice diagram somewhere around that shows it in action.

There is a chance that the blade is not 100% there too - stropping seems to be the no1 culprit with newcomers. I am sure when Neale sent you the blade it was perfect, but it might do no harm to get a second blade (you know you will anyway) send it away to Lynn or another honemeister for honing, and then see if that makes any difference. I believe Lynn always sends his honed and stropped ready to shave, so you would not even need to strop it first.

Si