Thread: Against the Grain

I'm pretty new to this as well, and I have never bothered with the XTG pass, even when using a DE. Instead I do a WTG all over, XTG on my neck and ATG on my face, then an ATG all over.

What works best for me is: On that first ATG face pass, I keep me razor at a slightly steeper than normal angle. I'm talking about as steep an angle as the WTG pass. It seems to get things trimmed nice and short so that my final ATG pass can be made at a nice shallow angle for a BBS shave with no sticking at all.

Hope that helps
Drew