Thread: Taking it on the chin

For those of you following my saga, I've been at this straight razor obsession now for about 6 weeks. Started by nosing about in these forums and collecting a bunch of valuable information. Then it was on to ebay and several other sites to procure steel and other (more or less) expensive accessories to make said steel razor sharp--(insert Tim Allen like, gutteral grunt).
Following honing success--Genco razor passed hanging hair test on October 15th; I attempted my first straight razor shave on October 16th. Moderate success--it was not the closest shave, but there was no serious bloodletting. I finished that shave with my Mach III. I continued touch-up with the M3 until 10/27 and have since been using a straight exclusively. I figured that the only way to really learn how to use this tool was to discard the crutch (the M3). I've worked on two other razors, a black diamond and a Silberstahl; both seem to be in shaving trim. Then, so that I'd have a point of comparison, I purchased a hen and rooster from David Uthed--(Thanks David)--and when it arrived, I promptly put it into my shaving rotation. I was pleasently surprised that my honing attempts seemed to compare pretty well with the blade from David.
Anyway, I've been preping with lots of hot water, using Surry glycerine shaving soap and a Men-u premium shaving brush. I feel like I've been making pretty good progress with my technique--(Thanks Lynn for the great shaving video), but I'm having a heck of a time getting my chin shaved cleanly. I am making two full passes, N-S then S-N, but it seems that in order to clean up my chin I've got to make a bunch of passes from at least six different directions.
I know I tend to be impatient when it comes to learning a new skill . I really wish my beard would grow faster so that I could practice more often than once a day--not really, but you know what I mean. I guess I'm just fishing for some advise from those of you (most of you) that are much more experienced than am I. Is there a trick I'm missing, or do I just need to relax and allow my skills to develop at a reasonable (slow) rate?
Thanks for all your help so far, and that yet to come,
Ed