I was laughing about your post, and told my wife what you said in your first post. She said, well sure! And, she proceeded to show me the technique. To my chagrin when I read your last post, her technique was much like you describe. And, yes, I have to grudgingly admit it might work.
I think ol wifey should be doing the shaving in the family. She's obviously better than me. (Maybe, when she refused my offer to shave her legs she was wiser more than fearful.)
Fun! Thanks for the exchange... :)