GIVING UP THE HEADBLADE ATX - page 1 -

• GIVING UP THE HEADBLADE ATX by frangi on 11 Jun, 2013 17:55
• I just do not get.  It does not work for me.  I have to go over and over and  over the same spots to get bbs and that leads to irritation.  any last minute help before i ditch the atx!!!!
• #1 by Cave Dweller on 11 Jun, 2013 18:37
• I hear you.
  
  I know it is a sponsor for this site, but I went back to my Gillette Fusion after a few tries with my HeadBlade.  I have much more control and a much smoother result.
• #2 by greatnessinc on 11 Jun, 2013 20:19
• Make sure you're shaving in the correct directions your hair grows. I never had luck with front to back passes on the sides, so I make bottom to top passes followed by a few top to bottom passes. I finish up with across the grain passes. Start at a temple move along your crown to the other temple.
• #3 by warhawk on 11 Jun, 2013 20:27
• Sorry to hear about that.  If you are still having trouble. . . why don't you have a HEADBLADE GIVEAWAY CONTEST here on SBG.  I currently have a HB Sport Giveaway.  That way what does not work for you may work for another.
  
  WARHAWK
• #4 by baldOUfan on 11 Jun, 2013 20:37
• I have a few sports as well that I would be glad to give away used however.
• #5 by Sir Harry on 12 Jun, 2013 04:50
• Brother Frangi, sorry you are having such a problem with the ATX.....I find that it's most effective if I have only one day's growth. I have one that I use sporadically, but I have fallen in love with DE razors.....Not to hijack, but have you tried a DE on your head yet?
• #6 by Raybz on 12 Jun, 2013 07:34
• I was having the same problem with the ATX. I was using the Sport and it was working very well, but I did get the weekly gouge, so I picked up an ATX and was about to ditch it. As a last resort I tried the HB3 with the yellow adapter, Today was SCHMOOOOVE, fast and gouge free with only one pass (2 in my trouble spots)
  
  Don't know about where you live, but here in the Chicago area HB3 blades can be picked up at most Walgreens for $5.00 a pack!
• #7 by Crowbar on 12 Jun, 2013 07:40
• Are you putting enough downward pressure? I go over the whole lot pretty fast and probably do it similiar to like greatnessinc said.... I go front to back, back to front, sideways, diagonal etc. I don't check anything or do any short strokes, all long strokes and all fast in all directions.
  Then I feel around with a bit of Headslick on the hands and usually it's darn good, other times maybe a couple of quick touch ups with the short buffing strokes but nothing major
  
  
  I've tried stick razors like mach3 and Shick titanium etc but can't get it done as fast as the ATX with the nitrous button pressed
• #8 by Tyler on 13 Jun, 2013 17:15
• What blades are you using?  If the 4 or 6 blades don't work for you, then try the 2 or 3 blades.  You'll need the yellow adapter to do this.
• #9 by Mikekoz13 on 14 Jun, 2013 04:24
• I also was not a fan of the ATX. I just could not get a good shave with it.... so I raffled it off here on SBG.
• #10 by clarinetguy on 15 Jun, 2013 20:46
• I agree- just can't make the ATX work- I totally loved my HB Sport with the triple blades. The problem is now they only carry HB 4 in store which stinks on the Sport. I miss Headblading but have found myself using my Fusion ProGlide daily. I wish HB did more to distribute to retailers.
• #11 by harbingdeth on 16 Jun, 2013 05:07
• I ordered the ATX and the 4 and 6 blades. I tried each one on the ATX for 2 weeks and didn't like them either. I used the adapter to put the 6 blade on my sport and I love it. I love HB but I won't be buying another ATX the biggest problem I  had is it didn't give me the quality shave and smoothness the sport does. I am currently on deployment so it took almost a month for it to get here which while not HB fault made it twice as disappointing
• #12 by Crowbar on 16 Jun, 2013 06:08
• Maybe I'm loving my ATX because I started fresh with that before using anything else at all (including stick razors)
  
  I also have read that going from sport to ATX is a complete change of the technique that would have been developed using the sport...
• #13 by matt548 on 16 Jun, 2013 08:57
• I didn't like it either.  Gillette Fusion all the way!
• #14 by greatnessinc on 16 Jun, 2013 17:49
• Fusion is just too expensive for me.