A light touch is indeed the most important thing when shaving, unfortunately I got started with razors that where not sharp enough and in order to remove the whiskers resorted to more pressure. I made the mistake to try and remove as much of the whiskers as I could in one pass. A nice gentlemen then send me a well honed razor and that made all the difference in the world. But even then I had to learn to shave like I was brushing along my face with a feather. A good razor to learn that is a Feather no sharpen btw ;-)