Looking back over my first 100+ shaves it seems to me a wedge is the ideal tool to learn to become a better shaver. Unlike a hollow ground the wedge provides little or no audible feedback. The feedback is purely tactile. Use too much pressure with a wedge trying to hear the shave, and you will feel the burn! I have developed a much better sense of touch, especially in problem spots using a wedge. The maintenance of a wedge is shall we say, challenging. I'm still getting my Wacker wedge in top honed condition. It is a challenge, but I've learned a lot about honing with a wedge!

Conversely, for me, shaving with a full hollow now is really easy (almost as easy as a DE) and the maintenance is very simple. If I did it over again, I would do my first 25 shaves with a full hollow, then switch to a wedge and stay there until I'd mastered it.