Oh man, I read this article once that called it "gear fear." Like @kimr74 said, it's everywhere. People buy the best running shoes before their first jog, or a full kitchen set before they can boil pasta. It's this weird hope that the stuff does the work for you. My cousin got a $2000 camera for a trip to Europe. He used auto mode the whole time and now it just sits on a shelf.

Yeah, that's a classic mistake with really dense hair. You have to be so careful not to over-texturize the support areas. What's your go-to technique now to avoid that?

Totally thought daily sprinkles were the way to go. @ruby_jones and your buddy proved that wrong. Deep watering twice a week saved my lawn too.