Originally Posted by
dinnermint
I am probably the worst human in history with regards to muscle memory. Throw one little kink into any action and it screws me up. I've played handball for over a decade and if I take a month off, I have to do some serious practice just to get close to where my skill was beforehand. I've been using wedges/shavettes for the past 2 months or so. I went back to a hollow ground (That I have used and owned for a long time) and totally biffed it. The next shave I really slowed it down and consciously watched my angles, wasn't until the end of that shave that I started to get my groove back. It sounds like you really want straights to work and that is good. BUT, you will have to suffer through some sub-par shaves. In time, you'll get the hang of stretching the skin, getting the angles right, stropping and achieving good shaves. As all motorcyclists know, it's the journey not the destination.