Ditto on the soap the brush, Boar brushes need to soap for 5-10 minutes before use, wetting under hot tap water won't do it. Then squeeze it out, just below the handle, or I personally just give it 2-3 hard downward shakes over the sink, to remove MOST of the water. - You want the brush to damp, not wet, to begin with.
With some cream/croap/soap pushed into the grooves of your Captain's Choice bowl, begin to working it up. Dribble small amounts of water in, as it begins to form a lather, whenever it appears 'dry' or 'pasty'. Once it gets to the point where pulling the brush off the bottom leaves a nice shiny, peak, of lather, you're close to perfect. Boars do take a bit longer to work up the lather, compared to a synthetic or badger brush. - It's how they absorb or hold the water, and the number of bristles. (Boar bristles are thicker, so there are fewer of them, when compared to the others).
I have a cheap bowl from Germany with the same recessed/grooved bottom, it makes lathering much quicker and easier, but you don't want to start with a lot of water. It's easier to be too dry and add, then to start wet/runny, and try to whipped it into a usable lather. (Too wet is more difficult to come back from, and sometimes easier to start over).
You can also just practice lathering without shaving to get the hang of it. Sure you'll waste a little of the cream, but it makes it much easier come morning. My other tip would be that some brushes need to be 'broken in' a bit, particularly Board brushes. If you haven't done so, wash it shampoo in warm water, then rinse it really good. Fill a big with water that it comes 1/4 inch from the handle, and leave the brush soap in the water overnight....place it in the fridge while soaking it. Come morning, rinse it off, warm it up, and have at it. - Make a huge difference with some boar brushes.
With some cream/croap/soap pushed into the grooves of your Captain's Choice bowl, begin to working it up. Dribble small amounts of water in, as it begins to form a lather, whenever it appears 'dry' or 'pasty'. Once it gets to the point where pulling the brush off the bottom leaves a nice shiny, peak, of lather, you're close to perfect. Boars do take a bit longer to work up the lather, compared to a synthetic or badger brush. - It's how they absorb or hold the water, and the number of bristles. (Boar bristles are thicker, so there are fewer of them, when compared to the others).
I have a cheap bowl from Germany with the same recessed/grooved bottom, it makes lathering much quicker and easier, but you don't want to start with a lot of water. It's easier to be too dry and add, then to start wet/runny, and try to whipped it into a usable lather. (Too wet is more difficult to come back from, and sometimes easier to start over).
You can also just practice lathering without shaving to get the hang of it. Sure you'll waste a little of the cream, but it makes it much easier come morning. My other tip would be that some brushes need to be 'broken in' a bit, particularly Board brushes. If you haven't done so, wash it shampoo in warm water, then rinse it really good. Fill a big with water that it comes 1/4 inch from the handle, and leave the brush soap in the water overnight....place it in the fridge while soaking it. Come morning, rinse it off, warm it up, and have at it. - Make a huge difference with some boar brushes.
time to order up a full jar. Still working on my water to product ratio but I tell ya I got really good at whisking trying to foam up something that wasn’t meant to lather 
