Thread: Razor strokesIi

I would like to know how many. Men take long strokes and how many do short strokes. Do short strokes increase chances of irritation? Do the longer strokes leave more stuble. Thanks

I don't think the length of the stroke has much to do with irritation or leaving stubble behind. I use both long and short strokes depending what part of my visage I am working on.

Irritation has a few causes, poor edge, poor lather, too much pressure, wrong angle or a combination of those things.

If you are trying to remove all your stubble in a single pass you are likely using too much pressure for sure. Multi pass shaving gradually reduces to stubble pass by pass. The number of passes used is whatever gets you the shave you want in "comfort" and varies with the individual. Some find that 1 pass does it for them and others use up to 4 passes.

Bob

Hasstar, Bob is spot on. I do better with short strokes especially around my nose and mouth. I sluff the blade on my neck (back and forth w/o removing the blade from my skin.) The trick, for me, is to shave the lather - not my skin. Hope this helps. And of course the neck hairs have changed direction and point all over my beautiful Irish mug. Hang in there my brother. Few of us do this consistantly perfect.

Originally Posted by BanjoTom

Few of us do this consistantly perfect.

Ain't that the truth.

Bob

I do short on the face and long on the neck.

i would say mostly long

That's the thing with a straight. Every aspect of the shave is customizable from lathering and honing to the manner you manipulate the blade on your face. That's why they give such a great shave.

You'll find as many answers to this question as there are possibilities.

In the beginning, I used short strokes only, as I found them to be safer than long strokes. As my technique improved, I began to deploy longer strokes.

Well I used to be more angular and could not do much for long strokes. That is no longer my issue, and I have rounded out quite a bit. What used to give me irritation is pressure. Shaving more than just the whiskers, for the most part anyway. There are certain places on my face that some strokes just cannot be done without irritation. Against the grain on my mustache for example. One with and one across gets it very smooth though. I hope you get your technique dialed in and your shave clean close comfortable and very relaxing.

I have tried long strokes with several different blades that I have and honestly it just does not work for me. I do short strokes and I feel too that I have more control so that is what I go with. All these guys are correct as far as what causes irritation and such so I can not really add to that. I will say that in the beginning I would get irritation easier and that could simply be poor technique, I thought maybe too that it was my face getting used to a new way of shaving but I believe technique now have a good one.