Thread: My shave swing is in a slump!

Originally Posted by cpcohen1945

This is off the wall:

. . . Use _one razor_ -- the one you feel most comfortable with -- until you get back into the groove.

Then introduce other razors.

Your "muscle memory" may not be good enough to automatically adjust to the different blades. So you cut yourself, and then you get nervous, and you start to flinch unconsciously . . . and it just gets worse as you try to "fix" the problem.

Simplify, simplify . . .

Charles

PS -- the blades from SRD are sharp. If you were using a _little_ too much pressure to shave with a slightly-dull blade, that would have been a _lot_ too much pressure for the SRD edge -- you'd get razor burn, or a cut.

charles

thanks, I did this as well, started using only the flaschner blade I felt most safe with( and is no where near as sharp as my SRD blades) although I still cut myself yesterday with it,lol. I just have to really relax more and back off the pressure.

Success! Just finished this mornings shave with no nicks, cuts or errors! Nice to break the slump and thanks for all the great advice here. First I chose my favorite 100 year old Flaschner Dovo[IMG][/IMG] which has not bit me yet.

then I really backed off the pressure and just tried to wipe the lather off. Third, I changed my passes and skipped the area I've been cutting for the end. Worked great! No BBS but I don't care at all. Just needed to break the cycle and I did. Confidence is back. Finished, as usual with my Merkur DE and there was almost no cleanup to do. )

I wish I had seen this pageShaving passes - Straight Razor Place Wiki very early on. I was confused about the basics of hair growth and this answers a lot of my questions.

using the shaving pass info from the wiki I had another great shave this morning. knowing exactly what direction to start each pass with helped a ton, especially for my confidence.I was starting XTG even on my sideburns and this didnt' start things off right at all. Much happier now )