I've been doing two passes each morning, the first WTG, downwards on each sideburn, then downwards on the cheeks and downwards on the neck/throat area.

It was the 2d pass that was giving me a problem. I'd start upwards on neck to the jawline, and that was okay. But then I was trying to go XTG from the ears inward to the mouth, and I kept cutting my cheek (esp. when our cat jumped up on the sink from out of nowhere, but then he always appears out of nowhere).

I think this was because I had the edge higher up on the face, near the cheekbones, though I have only a few whiskers that grow that high (undoubtedly an atavistic trait inherited from Paleozoic ancestors with eye stalks, like lobsters).

So I changed the second pass to do all up, ATG on each cheek, ATG, and then do the in-from-the sides deal toward my mouth. This appears to have reduced the nicks, and the shave is smooth on the face. My neck still feels a bit bristly if I rub it real close, but I've decided there's nothing to be done. I must have neck whiskers that grow in all directions.

I thought one was supposed to do WTG, XTG then ATG, so I guess my point is I'm skipping the middle part and going straight against the grain. But it seems to work. Would be interested in others' experiences. Thanks!