Its the technique and more practice with a properly honed blade will bring this to light. It does take some time to get to this level and it will happen. A long time ago while learning, I thought I would give the 3 blade shave a go and it was no match for the performance of the straight razor. It was clear to me at that time just how far I came in learning to straight shave. Along the way, there were question marks, but practice and trying new techniques always prevailed.

No harm is using the 3 blade to finish up the shave until you get there. It has its place.

Pabster