Ok so I've been shaving with my straight for about 3 months now and have run into a dilemma...
I was getting progressively worse shaves after starting out. I was told by the retailer that my razor was coming pre-honed and shave ready, just strop and shave. So I did and it was decent for the first month and started getting dull. I decided to get a norton 4k/8k and hone it. After much frustration and several attempts, I got a good edge on the blade with it passing the TPT and HHT. So I stropped and shaved with poor results. I started paying more close attention to ever step. I went back to the hone and got a very nice polished egde using the pyramid scheme, it passed all the tests. I then went 20 laps on the linen strop which made it even brighter and mirror like. Then I did 60 passes on the leather and it looked uneven, dull, and did not pass the TPT or HHT. So I found my culprit, the leather strop, but my question is why??? My stropping technique, I believe, is good on both strops, nice even sound, good draw, light pressure, even contact. (I watched several stropping videos)

So has this happened to anyone else? and what should I do now? Should I buy a better strop?

Here's my equipment in case you need to know:
C'mon Cadillac, 5/8 hollow ground razor
Illinois 127 hanging strop
C&E Nomad combined with mug soap
Nice Badger Brush
Norton 4k/8k stone

Thanks for any help...