I sure won't deny the grabbiness - and it gave me heartburn when I started also. A bit of horse hide cured the grabbies. Then I went back to the latigo for about a year & found I was more comfortable with it. 'Used it as the daily driver for about a year & got great results. The main hassle I had was w/ the smaller (4/8) blades that could grab, flip over and slice before you realized what was happening.

Don't be surprised if you feel differently about the heavy draw in the future. For now, enjoy that SRD. Its a heckuva lot of strop for the price. 'Love mine.