Ed - how do you hold the razor when you shave? Most people grip the shank with a thumb on the underside, a couple or three fingers on the top and the little (or ring) finger on the tang - the handle passing between ltlle and ring finger at somewhere less than 90 degrees or so to the blade. All the weight of the scales is then thrown forward to around the pivot point, forcing the centre of balance up somewhere into the spine. I would have thought that the scales against the fingers provided more benefit grip-wise than any weight they had.

Regards,
Neil