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Your saw is out of whack.
Also check your stance line you nose along the saw plate, hold the saw very lightly. Let the saw teeth do the work. When more confidant more force can be applied. Once you get into a cut properly you can put some real force behind saw and you put both your hands on handle.
I would try another known good saw.
Get a barometer for how a saw should work.
As suggested above lowering your saw to a lower angle creates a kerf for the saw plate to follow. Once that has been done for a few strokes, you can raise the angle of saw to optimum of 60 degrees. Repeat above proccess as you go along timber. Will help you adjust to keep to line.
On timber 2″ and thicker, I would probably work from both sides of timber, saw about 6 inches then flip over timber, equal the cut that side, flip over repeat along length of timber. I would use two gauge lines just over the thickness of saw kerf, and saw in between gauge lines.
You are using construction lumber by the look of it. I would re sharpen and over set the saw. Test it in a cut it may feel a little sloppy, but see if it track straight. You can always take a little of the set away using PS’s hammer trick.
For rip sawing best to do on a saw horse or saw bench as downward strokes are the way the saws are properly intended to be used.
Less set on a saw for hard woods, more set for softwoods.
Hope helps