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Do you have a favourite stroke?
Maybe it's the thrill of a first putting steel to skin as you gather up whiskers from sideburn to jawline;
Maybe it's the sweet sound your full hollow makes as you go against the growth from Adam's apple to chin;
Maybe you're the Evil Knievel of Straight shaving and love the rush of making the Fool's pass.
I'd love to hear which stroke (if any) is most satisfying to you.
My favourite stroke has nothing to do with shaving. :nj Somebody had to say it, eh. ;)
Bob
I can only assume you're talking about two-stroke engines :DQuote:
Originally Posted by BobH
You beat me to it Bob. Ha.
But id say mine would be the down stroke on my right sideburn. If that come off clean and bbs then i know its going to be a great shave. Its not true for the left side. Go figure.
I never knew shaving was so sensual ;)
Yes, sometimes it takes two strokes.Quote:
Originally Posted by LeonG
Bob
Yup and for the same reason. Oddly enough the same stroke on my left side also is never as good. I put that down to switching to my non dominant hand for that side of my face.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gasman
Bob
I'm right hand dominant and shave only right handed,Quote:
Originally Posted by BobH
for me it's the opposite
I only do one pass on my left side of the face in an ATG motion, I perfected it for my needs, it's always super smooth one pass ATG no matter how long the growth
something about angle, keenness, smooth edge and technique that's all coming together in a "perfect" stroke, so that would be mine
Never worried about the completeness of the first WTG pass as the other three passes, 2 XTG/1 ATG, cure that. I get the same issue on the left side of my face on the downward WTG stroke from the sideburn with a DE/SE.
Bob
They all are. I do have one that was a challenge. Many years ago we were on a cruise on a ship of about 40,000 tons. That's quite small at today's standards. We were in rough weather of 14 foot seas. I braced myself and did he up stroke on my neck with the ship rolling and pitching. Lived thru it without a drop of blood.
I'd no be trying that on the 3000 ton destroyers I was on. I'd rather try shaving on a bucking bronco. ;)
Bob
bouschie must have a body like a gimbal
No way would I have shaved if the ship was that small.
Had no choice but to shave as unshaven was frowned upon. Mind you it was using DEs and Carts back then though, not straight razors. Timing your strokes was everything.Quote:
Originally Posted by bouschie
Bob
Personally, I like the long strokes! None of that scratch, scratch, scratch stuff. Long is good. Long is efficient. Long is confident.
It would have to be the XTG strokes for my moustache area which tells me much about the blade's sharpness. The Fool's Pass became much easier when I switched from WTG/ATG to WTG/XTG and ATG as needed for touch-ups. I don't miss pouring out beginner's stress sweat approaching with either strokes to just under my nostril area...nor do I leave any stray whiskers there. Gotta love that!
Good to see someone else appreciating the "long game," earcutter. I do prefer longer strokes and especially a slightly sliding XTG stroke.
Funny tho I only seem to nick myself these days with my dominant hand. Routine "testing" reveals that I must be concentrating just a wee bit more when executing my left-handed strokes. :)
XTG being from the centre out or vice versa?Quote:
Originally Posted by Speedster
Anything but a cerebral stroke I guess lol!
No, from outside edges of mouth diagonally following lip line to the philtrum (vertical trough between nose and mouth). Sometimes I'm changing from XTG to ATG as I approach the center underneath each nostril. Depends upon the razor though.Quote:
Originally Posted by LeonG
I understand your problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by BobH
Do I take it that you would give your right arm to be ambidextrous? ;)
B
Well, at least more proficient at being ambidextrous than I now am. I am sure anyone who has dated the palm sisters would agree too. :angel:;)Quote:
Originally Posted by beluga
Bob
This whole time I thought you were talking about taking two strokes at golf :rofl2: . My favorite is what I think is called the “Dead Mans Stroke” going against the grain on my mustache. I go slow and am super concentrated with both hands on the spine.