I finally have a shave from my super speed that is close, comfortable, and while not BBS is fairly darn close. It really has been a great couple of weeks working with this. The first couple of shaves left my neck a bloody mess as I was slowly working towards that baby smooth feel and I tried all manor of different things to end the bleeding and get a smooth shave.

Then one morning I had a moment of zen, "Focus only on good technique and let the results take care of themselves!"

Almost instantly my whole experience improved. I had better lather, less irritation, less nics, closer shaves, and perhaps the best result of all, Girlfriend Approved Smoothness! (So much so that she is thinking of trying a DE as well). It's funny that ignoring the thing I was trying to achieve was the way to get it, but that seems to be the paradox of many a zen koan.

Student: Master, how long will I have to train to learn your art?
Master: Ten years.
Student: But Master, I will train twice as hard as any other student!
Master: Oh? In that case, Twenty years.

Once again, Thanks to all of you here and the wealth of information you've provided.