Results 1 to 10 of 14
17Likes
LinkBack URL
About LinkBacks-
05-03-2017, 10:12 PM #1Junior Member
- Join Date
- Mar 2017
- Location
- West Orange, NJ
- Posts
- 13
Thanked: 0
Hi There!
Hi SRP members,
I started about 3 weeks ago and can see my confidence increasing. I have to say the first day holding the sr in my non-dominate hand was nerve racking. Still trying to figure out angles and continue to read and watch the videos posted here. This is an amazing site,so glad i found it!!
I look forward to learning from you all.
jburdek
-
05-03-2017, 11:25 PM #2Member
- Join Date
- Feb 2017
- Location
- Southern Maryland
- Posts
- 61
Thanked: 8
Welcome aboard. I have been straight shaving 3 months and still feel awkward about using my non-dominant hand. It all comes with practice.
Sent from my LG-LS997 using Tapatalkoutback likes this."Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
Albert Einstein
-
05-04-2017, 12:39 AM #3Giveaway Guy
- Join Date
- Nov 2016
- Location
- Reading MI
- Posts
- 4,784
Thanked: 1586
Welcome to SRP!
There's a lot of great folks and info here, have you checked out the library?
Enjoy and have funLook sharp and smell nice for the ladies.~~~Benz
Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring ― Marilyn Monroe
-
05-04-2017, 12:57 AM #4~ Life is but a Dream ~
- Join Date
- Dec 2014
- Location
- Oakham, Ma.
- Posts
- 3,834
Thanked: 1217
Hello and welcome to SRP.
Watch all the shaving videos that you can. Our founder Lynn has one that is a must watch. Practice different angles with a butter knife.
Make sure you stay in your comfort zone. Slow and steady wins the race.
Be careful....This is addictive.
Enjoy yourself.
Pete <:-}"Life is short, Break the Rules. Forgive quickly, Kiss Slowly,
Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably, And never regret ANYTHING
That makes you smile." - Mark Twain
-
05-04-2017, 01:27 AM #5Razor Vulture
- Join Date
- Oct 2010
- Location
- Lone Star State
- Posts
- 25,869
Thanked: 8588
Welcome!
Pete speaks the truth. Lynn's old DVD could be called dated by some...Even Lynn, himself!
It is still the truth and nothing but!
Heck, I learned from it....Still do 4/8 pyramids and lather over towels!
Too many razzers as well!
On that dominant hand...Use it! I have never swiped a stroke with my left.
Right-handed me.
Works either way!
-
05-04-2017, 01:46 AM #6Senior Member
- Join Date
- Mar 2015
- Location
- Akron, Ohio
- Posts
- 11,944
Thanked: 4300
Welcome new shaver, I too shave dominate hand only.
So what ever your more comfortable with is what I lean towards, not that I can't... But after 30 + yrs, why.sharptonn and ejmolitor37 like this.Mike
-
05-04-2017, 01:51 AM #7Senior Member
- Join Date
- Jun 2016
- Location
- SoCal
- Posts
- 444
Thanked: 98
Welcome.
Tight skin, watch the angle, and shave the lather...some of the best advice I got when I started and some of the best I can pass on.
Oh, and don't forget to breathe!outback and ejmolitor37 like this.Keep it safe and Cheers,
Jer
-
05-04-2017, 02:37 AM #8Senior Member
- Join Date
- Oct 2011
- Location
- Canada
- Posts
- 5,491
Thanked: 173
Welcome to the forum.
Laughter, Love, & Shaving
~ Celestino ~
-
05-04-2017, 03:31 AM #9Senior Member
- Join Date
- Jan 2012
- Location
- Spokane WA
- Posts
- 2,935
Thanked: 704
Welcome to SRP! Keep working with your off hand, and you will be shaving less nervously before you know it. It takes a while to figure out your own beard growth patterns and which strokes work best for different areas of your face. Chin and mustache areas were more difficult for me. I also found it key to have the blade moving before starting any stroke and received fewer nicks once I did this regularly. Have fun!
--Mark
-
05-04-2017, 04:46 AM #10Senior Member
- Join Date
- Feb 2013
- Location
- Gosnells Perth Western Australia
- Posts
- 7,058
Thanked: 656
Hi and welcome aboard.
My wife calls me.........
Can you just use Ed
Reply With Quote