i'm pretty new myself, only been at it for a year or so. I had a few subpar first shaves and hated the experience. so i sent my razor to get professionally sharpened because i heard that new razors often are not shave ready. after i received it back and shaved (without stropping) i was also less than happy with the experience. but i still kept trying. the shaves did get better after a while even though it was not freshly honed. recently i just honed the razor myself on a norton 4/8 and had the best shaving experience yet.
now i do not think it was because my very novice honing was the sharpest the razor had been, lynn honed it originally. i think it was because i needed the time to learn my face and also how to handle the razor. im sure if i sent it to lynn again it would be even better. my suggestion would be to give it time. somewhere on this forum i read that a dull razor in the hands of an experienced shaver is better than a sharp one in the hands of a novice.