Originally Posted by
shorynot
This is to be expected from your first shave honestly. Im still very new to all of this, and im sure the experts will be around to comment too. Let me ask you...are you stretching the skin at all? Have you read the wiki here, there is tons of useful information to help you out.
To give you some perspective, my first 10 shaves or so took me 30-45 minutes. After shaving everyday and getting more comfortable with the blade, im down to about 15. Probably straight shaved 30-40 times now.
My biggest issue was i was being a little bit too timid with the razor, i was very nervous that one false move would slice me open, and although THIS IS possible..the risk was much exaggerated in my mind.
Just keep doing what your doing, get some more shaves under your belt and stick with WTG right now. ATG is a bit of a more advanced pass that i still struggle with. Once you realize the correct angles of everything, and how it should feel when youre shaving youll be in good shape.
Welcome aboard