Actually a real straight razor is in many ways easier. A real straight is a little less sharp, this means it doesn't slide through the hair quite as effortlessly but it also slides across the skin more easily. It is also heavier and because of this easier to control especially the angle of the blade which is where part of you problem currently lies. Finally shavette blades also often have sharp corners that can catch your skin, even more so if you are using the comparativly narrow half DE blade option. A real straight even a spike point won't have quite as grabby a corner on it and this will save blood loss. Anymore if I cut myself with my shavette I caught a corner in my skin and made a small slice with my real straights it would take work to make this happen.