I just had my rotator cuff repaired. Which brings me to the reason for this too long post. With only the wrong hand available (right) I reverted to my 3 bladed whiz bang. I washed my face lathered up and mowed down the whiskers. A clean smooth comfortable shave. The first non str8 in maybe 6 – 8 weeks. The first str8 I used was almost sharp, I bought a “shave ready”, not much better. I sent the shave ready to SRD. When it came back it shaved well but left my face burning. Looking at other threads I found this advice.
JEFFE posted in response to Last hope of a Desperate Man!!
“I'm not an expert, but having just put together some of these building blocks in the past few months, I can say that I walked a mile in your shoes, and I've found one thing, and one thing ONLY, is really responsible for any variation or disappointment that I've had with SR shaving . . . THE BLADE ANGLE”
He goes on to recommend a test with your DE.
So if I can get a very nice shave with a disposable, with minimal prep, why do I need elaborite prep to use a better shaver, and end up with a burning face? Angle only!!. Maybe I'll try str8 with the one wrong hand, so I can expirament with angles. There would be no skin stretching or stropping tho, so maybe not a good idea.
John