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I use all of my fingers. My thumbpad is on the bottom (narrow part) of the tang. The pad or fingertip of my forefinger is on the top of the tang opposite my thumb. The scales are gently resting on...

One of the barber manuals recommends practicing the 'flip' without moving the blade up and down the strop. Master the flip before you actually begin to strop. Sounds like you are already stropping...