I've been playing with a couple of different ways to stretch the skin. On the face I'm usually doing the opposite hand reaches over the head pulls up like Lynn does on the video. This is stretching the skin behind the razor, cutting edge moving away from your holding point.

On the neck I'm typically pulling down at the base of the neck, followed by looking up and to the opposite side I'm shaving. This is stretching the skin in front of the razor, cutting edge moving toward the holding point.

I've been experimenting with stretching the skin in front of the razor on my against the grain passes, and have been pleased with the results on my cheeks & sideburns. I also use this method when cleaning up my chin on my 3rd pass (chin & stragglers only). By stretching in front of the razor, it seems to make the whiskers stand up more, and seems to provide a better quality shave.

The main thing is that you have to be *really* cautious, becuase if the blade gets out of control it's headed right for your off-hand fingers.

Any comments/ideas/opinions?