I can get my cheeks and sideburns completely BBS with one ATG pass every time, every day. Same goes for the small patch of hair under my lower lip.

Everything else seems to be a borderline waste of time to shave with a straight. For the life of me, I can't figure out how to get a smooth shave off of my upper lip, chin, jawline and neck. Each time I shave with a straight one of two things happens:

a) I shave WTG in the trouble areas and have to finish with a Mach III for an almost BBS shave.
b) I shave WTG and ATG and my neck feels like my neck was dipped in Hell's fire. Far from BBS, and then I still have to go over it with the Mach III to get it smooth. At this point it feels burned and raw all day. It looks like I was hit by a razor burn bus square in the neck.

Other than ranting, I don't know what to expect from this thread. I will say that I have watched hours upon hours of YouTube videos on shaving and I've read tons of threads here as well as the Wiki page. All of these are FULL of good information, but little of it has helped me. I've tried different soaps, brushes, prep methods, hot water, cold water, steam towel, WTG, ATG, XTG, One pass, two passes, three passes, pulling skin tight, not pulling tight, played with every blade holding angle between 0 and 60ish degrees and whatever other trick there is out there.

My razor is RIDICULOUSLY sharp. I really don't see the issue there, it almost has to be my technique, but I have run out of new techniques to try....

If I can get a true BBS shave ATG on my cheeks and sideburns, why can't I get the same off my neck and jawline without destroying my poor skin???