Quote Originally Posted by majurey View Post
Although my hair direction is very different to yours, I've found this technique pretty good:

- lift your head up in front of the mirror
- with your off hand, take a hold of your throat as if you are going to choke yourself, but gently
- the hold should be just below the Adam's apple
- pull the skin down
- eyes down so you can see what you're doing with peripheral vision

Looking at your diagram, that should easily let you go WTG and ATG between the chin and Adam's apple if you want (by using north<-->south passes)

The same passes either side of the midline would let you go XTG.

If you feel you need to go ATG on those areas either side of the midline, that will require a bit of practice at a different grip. I open the blade until it is in a straight line with the scales and I grip the tang between thumb and two fingers. I then sweep laterally across the neck whilst keeping my head tilted way up. I really don't recommend this until you are very familiar with your grip in general because you have to rely mostly on touch as feedback, since your head is tilted so far up it's difficult to see directly where you're shaving.

Sounds risky, but strangely I have never cut myself doing that.

Thanks for the suggestions...I'll give it a try on Sunday (my next shave day).

Regards,

Charles