Quote Originally Posted by fyrfyter43 View Post
Personally, I would go with the 5/8 half-hollow. I find the grind more important than the blade width. And for me, a heavier grind is much better. My full and extra hollows might give a marginally closer shave, but they definitely leave me with a bit of razor burn that the heavier grinds don't.

Anymore I find myself only interested in wedges to maybe 1/4 hollows. In fact, once I have a few more posts under my belt, I will probably be listing my full and extra hollows on the classifieds here to finance a 7/8 Hart.
Have you tried really easing up on the pressure and just allow the razor's natural pressure to do the work? I have read folks here describe straight razor shaving as "only removing the lather and the beard hair comes off with it." Also I found slow and short strokes to be helpful too.