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We all do. Slow and steady wins the race. 80 bad laps isn't as effective as 30 good laps.

Ditto nun2sharp.

Also allows you to keep and eye on exactly what you're doing with the edge while in motion stropping and on the flip.

That's a big part of the reason I like stropping on a flat...

That's good advice. Also, watch your thumb with the heel of the blade. Until muscle memory builds, when your hand fatigues, STOP.

Have you considered a flat or board strop?

Watching the videos for me was instructive:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/stropping/88104-stroptober-beginning-oct-1st-2012-a.html?highlight=Stroptober