Working on refining my technique..

I read in another thread that one way to determine if you are using too much tension or pressure is to use folded newspaper, clamped with one of the large binder clamps. If you either tear the paper, or pull it from the clamp you're using too much pressure..

Aside from the obvious similarities to the emergency travel strop, does this technique approximate the proper amount of pressure and tension one should apply when stropping ?