+1 to Howard's suggestions. I often have to remind myself to make sure that the blade angle adjusts to the contour of my neck; I find it helpful to focus a bit on the spine, making sure that it remains close to the skin as I progress from the jaw line downward. If you have more than one razor (and if you don't, you should get an extra), send one out to be professionally honed for comparison. They say that this is especially important if you're going to start honing (I haven't yet) so that you don't find yourself blindly chasing after a good edge (i.e., having nothing to compare your results to).

While I haven't tried the SRD soaps yet, I have been working on my lathering a bit lately. After reading a post from another member (sorry I can't remember who), I've had good results by starting with a slightly drier brush when loading it with soap. That way, you get a brush full of actual soap, instead of ending up with a bunch of runny "pre-lather." The other post suggested the following, which I've tried with good success:

Shake the brush out fairly well after soaking (so that it is relatively dry)
Load the brush on the soap for a while
Dip just the brush tips in water, then load a little more soap (you'll notice a bit of pre lather forming at this point)
Begin to lather on wet face
Dip the brush in water again
Finish lathering (dip the brush again if desired)

YMMV, but hope this helps. Good luck!