Thread: SR Shaving is Getting Better, But...

My only regret with straight razor shaving is that I didn't start sooner.

Yeah, I've only been shaving with it for about four months now (and I only shave about once a week), but it's becoming quite natural for me to do it. I've got my routine down, my technique is getting better & better and the whole mirror-image thing throwing me off is a worry of the past.

To summarize, I'm very comfortable with a straight razor in my hands; my face loves it, the ladies love it, and my guy friends are intrigued by it (and how I haven't cut open my throat yet).

BUT, now I'm faced with a dilemma: WTG shaves are, dare I say, easy. XTG shaves need improvement, but it's getting there.

But ATG shaves? I haven't gone further than merely trying it because of the tugging and pulling that I'm feeling (and this is after both WTG & XTG passes). This is where I feel I could potentially incur a really deep cut that would validate my friends' fears of the Straight. And so every time I've started ATG, I've stopped just as quickly.

Could this be a sign of a dull blade? Or is this more of a case of user technique?