I was trying to strop a blade and just couldn't get good contact on the "backstroke". so I just did repeated back strokes till I got the contact right and rhythm right. then I just di 10 forehands to keep it even. And then did it over and over until say 60 total back and forth, and did a handful of back and forths just to be anal. Seems to work pretty well, partic for those like me with a better stropping forehand than backhand. I didn't have any issue nipping the leather as I swung back.

Anyone else ever experiment with this? (not doing the traditional back and forth laps, but 10 strokes in one direction and then 10 strokes in the other direction.)