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Best I could advise in words is keep the strop taught, strop the razor on it lightly, deliberately, and often.
Take care in doing so. Enough reps and losing count. Do some more and it is stropped!...

Also, It seems that one man's heavy is another's light.
Variables such as tension and technique aside...
Natural thing such as natural hones. A box of chocolates!

As one has little time invested and lesser quality to compare with, the nice sensation of Kanoyama leather is indeed welcoming. Still, It is a piece of leather. A strop.

Nevermind any pricing...

Well-said, Rez. Right from the 'Big Dog'! :tu

Ah! So honing technique! I always say you can never strop too much.
Glad you have it sorted!

I disagree. An expensive strop is not the answer any more than amount of draw.
It is technique which is key.
As Glen reported above, newer stroppers sometimes get better technique and results...

I have been stropping on lighter-draw strops a lot lately, particularly boarhide/pigskin.

FME, the stropping goes much easier than heavier-draw strops and things are much more controllable,...