I recently just ordered a new Dovo kit from Vintage Blades and the razor was honed and oiled ahead of time from Lynn. I tried my first shave last night with about a day's worth of stubble (I have a thick beard and very soft face) and made it about a third of my face. I hacked up my face with along with some razor burn (my fault, I made many passes in the same spot and did not get the soap even close to what I should have had for lather).

Getting to the point, I am curious about one thing. When I was learning how to hold the razor and get the 30 degree angle passes down, the closer I got to what I believe was the correct angle, the more it pulled the hair and didn't cut it. Now for the rookie question: Is this strictly due to the fact that I need to prep my face better that this happened? When shaving correctly with a stropped blade and face prep, should you ever feel a tugging sensation on the hairs? I am assuming no.

I absolutely love this new "hobby/obsession" that I have found and I am the type that does things correctly and will keep doing something until I am an expert. I am in this for life now and I need to learn how to do this the correct way. Thanks in advance for the help.