Thread: Effect of blade angle?

I posted previously asking for advice to catch an awkward bit on my neck (with a swirly growth pattern) and received suggestions such as scything, buffing, pulling the skin in different directions and a cold water rinse. All of these have improved the situation (thanks guys) but today I tried a much steeper angle of about 50˚on the final pass.

Even though I didn't do a post cold splash pass today (time restrictions on a pre-work shave) the steeper angle appeared to catch the little hairs better than normal, which has left me wondering what effect a steeper angle has?