Ok so I know pressure has been discussed ad infinitum but I mentioned this in one of Floorpizza's posts before..... and no I don't want to give folks new to honing the wrong idea and have them put their shoulders let alone their backs into razor honing..... that being said:

While yes I do still finish each grit with very light strokes I've been finding myself using "a whole lot" (relatively) more pressure on the Shapton's than I would on any of the natural stones I've used in the past.... am I nuts? Does my technique need work? (ok clearly my technique needs work but is this a sacriledge?) Since I've been enjoying the shaves.