Originally Posted by
Havachat45
The 'normal' progression is WTG, XTG and then ATG, however, sometimes if I am in a hurry, just do XTG.
With a shave ready razor you shouldn't need to do more than one pass in each direction to get the desired result (that's the goal anyway) - having said that, good technique is important to achieve this (I haven't got there yet - I still need to do some touchups).
Multiple passes in any direction is asking for razor burn IME
Don't forget to wet your face and relather between passes, too.
Let us know how it goes