Thread: ATG Question?

I tried going ATG on my neck to get a closer shave on my neck. I think I must be doing it wrong because my razor catches an unbelievable amount. If I do enough passes WTG and reduce my stubble down to almost next to nothing, then my ATG pass on my neck is very easy and the blade does not catch, it only glides.

Does anyone else experience this if they try to go ATG when there is "too much" stubble and the beard is not reduced enough?

If so should I lay off ATG until I can get a really close shave going WTG?

Thank you for the help.

Have you tried going more of a diagonal type stroke (XTG) instead of totally ATG? It will help reduce the stubble more before you go ATG.

Originally Posted by CarrieM

Have you tried going more of a diagonal type stroke (XTG) instead of totally ATG? It will help reduce the stubble more before you go ATG.

Yes, I tried to do a downward scything motion like Jockey's does in his videos, but I am probably doing it wrong because I tried this before going ATG. The razor was still hard to move and I learned the lesson of not using too much pressure. Oh the alum block burn!

Originally Posted by CarrieM

Have you tried going more of a diagonal type stroke (XTG) instead of totally ATG? It will help reduce the stubble more before you go ATG.

+1 on the XTG pass to reduce stubble!!! On the neck its hard to do XTG passes so normally I do 2 WTG then go ATG!! That works well for me

The neck area is a really difficult area to master. The only other thing I guess I can suggest is to lower your blade angle to 20 degrees or less and try that. Often trying to shave ATG with a 30 degree angle will result in quite a lot of tugging. Also make sure you are stretching your skin as you go. Not super tight. but enough to get a flatter surface area

A good stretch is important. Just learning the right way to stretch those tough spots will help!!

Now that I think about it I don't think I am flattening out that area enough. I will give it a go tomorrow. I am also going to try moving my blade when I go ATG at an angle so I am not hitting the whiskers dead on. Flitz gave me that tip of going from the windpipe towards the ears at a 45 degree angle. I will give that a shot too.

Could be that the razor isn't quite sharp enough as well. Does it easily go through the whiskers alongside and on the tip of your chin ? There and on either side of my windpipe is where the rubber meets the road for me.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Does it easily go through the whiskers alongside and on the tip of your chin ? There and on either side of my windpipe is where the rubber meets the road for me.

Yes My chin is no problem, I think the razor is very sharp. I can go through my chin whiskers without a problem. I use the heel of the blade on my chin and I get a really close shave. It is quite enjoyable.

It seems that a lot of veteran shavers say the neck is the most challenging to get a close shave. It looks like I will have to keep practicing.

I am just now getting good at cleaning up the stubble from my neck. It is hard to get for me because it grows to the side almost and not up or down the neck. I have really been working on those spots and after a little bit of time I have gotten some great results. Lots of experimenting is all I can say!!!