Hey guys, still pretty new at this.
I have been noticing some lines running the length of my strop after about 1 week of using a straight. I noticed that when I am stropping the start of the tang is sitting in the strop. I didn't really notice, but it being on the strop lifts the heel of the blade off the strop so I am essentially stropping the tip of the blade. I bought a 3" strop in the hopes of not having to do the x-pattern.

Could this have ruined my strop or blade?
Is this a problem anyone else has had to deal with?
Thanks