I am not sure what my father did. He was using a DE by the time I came along but as for me I usually do a 4 pass shave daily with very light pressure. 2 WTG and 2 ATG. My neck hair grows sideways/diagonal so the last two passes on my neck are sort of an XTG/ATG. Anyways, this usually results in BBS and if it don't I am good to go anyway since it's really close. On weekends I will do the 2 WTG and 2 ATG with a touch up using clear water and no skin stretching. I usually get some irritation chasing the BBS like this but I have fun on the weekend.