I am using a 2" strop. When practicing I start a stroke with the spine leading and toe first. When I get to the end of the strop, the toe is off the leather and the heel is touching. To finish the stroke, I roll the razor on the spine and slide to the handle end starting with heel touching and then toe at the end. To me this is more like half an x pattern. Am I doing it right? Or do I need more of a reverse honing motion?

Thanks,
Seth