Edwin Jagger DE89 Head Friction

I recently started using the Edwin Jagger Kelvin. It is a beautiful razor, but I was immediately disappointed by friction. My DE safety razor experience has been pretty much limited to months of use with the PAA DOC Satin, which is a "double open comb" design, open combs on the guard and the top cap. The friction difference is very significant. I searched B&B and found a couple of references to friction with the EJ DE89 head:

The friction that I feel with the EJ head is noticeable throughout the entire shave, sometimes more and sometimes less, but it is there and definitely more than anything that I've experienced with the PAA DOC Satin.

I'm sure that it isn't a lather problem since I'm using great soaps with enough water to make great lather. I don't think that it's a blade problem since I'm using an Astra Superior Platinum. I don't think that it's an angle problem or pressure problem, but I admit that I knew that I was developing poor technique with the DOC because I had to apply a lot of pressure with it to compensate for its large negative blade exposure. I've been using light pressure with the EJ Kelvin from the start, and I'm getting closer shaves than with the PAA DOC Satin, but I still feel what I consider to be a lot of friction with the EJ Kelvin.

Is this normal? Am I now experiencing "normal" friction?

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Edwin Jagger DE89 Head Friction