Just pointing out that a WTG/XTG/ATG pass will rarely be unidirectional, except in the very unlikely circumstance that the grain is absolutely uniform all over your face and neck.So is there some reason for three unidirectional passes instead of two diagonal passes?
For instance on the right half of my face the grain runs NE-SW on my cheek and NW-SE on my upper lip and the right part of my chin. That's mirrored on the left side of my face, with the center of the chin running N-S.
The right side of my neck has bits running NW-SE, N-S, W-E, and NE-SW.
If you're just doing straight N-S, E-W, and S-N passes all over your face and neck and calling them WTG/XTG/ATG then you're probably not getting the best shave you could be.
(I also suspect that this is the primary reason that people claim new blades tug--because they're actually going ATG when they call it WTG.)
While it sounds time-consuming to go truly WTG on those passes, once you've got muscle memory for it it's fine.