I have been shaving with a straight for a few months. I have about 20 or so shaves under my belt. I still get a few weepers, but for the most part, blood is not part of my regular shave routine. I have been doing only 2 passes N-S, but lately I have noticed that my shave is getting very decent after one pass and the second pass is more of a touch up. I could probably get by with just some spot touch up and call it a day if i were in a hurry. After 2 N-S passes, I have a '270 degree bbs' shave. If i rub directly against the grain, i can feel stubble. Other than that, it is a DFS or better. My shaves leave very little irritation and I am pretty pleased with myself. I am thinking about moving onto a S-N pass, or maybe ATG (my grain runs sideways), but i am not sure where to start. Should i even bother changing my routine? I am sure i would get a better shave, but would it be worth it? I am not sure how i would start to learn the next pass? Maybe start with only a small fraction of my face and build from there? I attempted the S-N pass tonight and put a nice red line in my neck, so i decided that it would be better to end the shave and call it good enough. Sometimes, when you shave, you don't know you've done enough, until you've done too much.