Okay, I've been practicing on the technique and things were much better this morning. My neck came out really smooth. Now that I know what direction the darn thing needs to go I can hopefully develop a good enough technique to stop knicking myself to death.

In all seriousness, today's shave was the best one yet. Really smooth all over and the knicks were so small that aftershave alone was enough to take care of hem.

Now I've got to start thinking about getting a better brush. The one that came with the "brush/mug/soap" gift set I received as a present is just not that great.