Amazingly fast delivery from the primary US vendor. It came yesterday (I think I ordered Tuesday evening). I loaded a Feather blade and went to work. It is new, different, unfamiliar...I applied more pressure than needed, and ended up with a little irritation. Tomorrow I will use a Shark SS, my favorite.
Compared to my HD this razor's balance is different, the head is larger, the handle longer...this will take some getting used to, but it is a keeper. It is vaguely similar to the Futur on one.
It is so smooth that shaving with it is deceiving. I will do a review in a week or so after some experimentation. My initial advice...if you don't normally use Feather blades, use your customary blade.
Your experiance sounds similar to mine. Yesterday on its first shave, I got a nice close shave, but I also put a bit more pressure than I should. Today, I used a very light touch, but I think my angle of attack was still a bit wrong. I ended up missing a couple of spots on my neck that used to give me trouble with my Mekur HD until I found the right angle.
I'm going to spend a bit of time tomorrow checking my angle and really figuring out this beautiful razor. I remember spending a similar amount of effort when I was trying to get comfortable with the Merkur, so this is expected. I still think it feels really smooth and comfortable, so I think the effort will be quite worthwhile.