Quote Originally Posted by pjrage View Post
One tip I found is that the sound of the razor on the strop ought to sound quite similar, if not the same, for both the forward and return trips down the strop. If one sounds different than the other, you should examine your stroke more closely. IMO, it's easy to lift the spine a tiny bit on the return trip (toward you) without even realizing it. I think having a low-mounted strop amplifies this problem. (Not that a low-mounted strop is a bad thing!!)
My strop hook is mounted (very securely) to the wall, so that it is more about lower rib level, than at my gut level (yeah, I'm at that age). My away stroke ends up going slightly upward, and then my return comes slightly down. If I had to give an angle, maybe 15 degrees (??) where it is higher closer to the mount point. so... (belly-button side low) / (wall hook side higher)

What's the rule-of-thumb here? Should it be at belly-button level, always exactly parallel with the floor?

Thanks for anyone's input.