I'm guessing you know about the 20 to 30 degree angle (spine to face ratio) and about pulling your skin tight, making the whiskers stand up better.

The first key thing that stuck out to me was the paddle strop. the 2nd was the "putting pressure on it. My guess is you've possibly dulled the blade a bit by putting too much pressure onto the blade.

Before you decide you've done that I would suggest getting or making a hanging strop. Do you have a wide belt that's at least 2 inches wide and has a smooth finish? if not go to a local shoe repair shop and ask if they've got any thick smooth leather you can use to make a strop. ask for a piece that's around 3 inches wide by 26 to 36 inches long. put a couple grommets in the top and run a shoe string through it. This will run you about 4 to 8 bucks total and will do until you can get a nice hanging strop. If you've got the belt that will work too.

soften the leather with armor all or lexol or something similar. hook it onto a door knob or something and pull it tight. try about 40 to 60 rounds with almost no extra pressure on the blade. If it still shaves badly then hone it or send it back to Lynn for another honing. He's pretty good about that stuff.

Also, some blades need to be restropped between "passes" I'm assuming you know that passes means to shave the whole face with the grain the first time then the 2nd pass is shaving either cross grain or against the grain.