I want to thank you all for the help so far. The advice about the shiny lather and the resistance/pulling is especially what I need to hear at this point. I believe I have been using too narrow of an angle with the razor almost flat and I tried a two-spine width angle yesterday with better results. I am still getting quite a lot of tugging, but I probably still don't have the angle quite right. I tried some MWF yesterday and worked it until shiny; it seemed to work pretty well, but still dried quickly. The recommendation to lather in sections is good advice as I am about as fast as a slow snail. I am especially struggling with the left hand coordination, but it is coming along. Again, thank you all for the help and encouragement!!!