I was thinking about the advice I was given when I started shaving and though about how it helped me and realised that when I started I probably took the advice too far.

For example, people say that you should always use a very light touch when shaving. That is fine for me when using a wedge but with a full hollow it tends to catch and the angle changes as you are trying to use a light touch. I do use a light touch but nowhere near what I imagined a light touch to be at the beginning.
Now I think that more important than a light touch is a confident stroke and a firm grip. That way if your touch is too light then you always have control of the razor and the balde doesn't want to twist with the friction so much.
I'm sure asking somebody to be confident with a straight first time is a long shot but I think it is quite important.
I think it is a problem with the internet - you can speak about somthing for ages but without actually being shown it is very difficult to learn.