I would say don't do this. The hardest part of f2l is ignoring all the yellow pieces. There is no point practicing something if it isn't the way you will do it in a solve anyway. Just practice on a normal cube slowly, and never start making a move untill you are certain about what you are going to doOriginally Posted by NoHacer
That is very much up for debate.
It may be, but someone at his speed should not be getting a Dayan at all. He should be focusing more on his technique, his "mental" part of solving the cube.
That's a lot of cubing at work. I do a lot of my cubing while nursing my baby. Hey, the colours on the cube are visually stimulating, right? Come to think of it, I'm probably setting him up to become a speedcuber too. He'll be so used to the clickety-clack sound of twisting cube... also think of Pavlov's dog... clickety-clack of cube coupled with the comfort of nursing... when he gets a little older, the mere sound of a cube being turned will be comforting!
Erm, no. Cubing is just as much about being able to turn the puzzle as it is about anything else. Putting off buying a decent cube is just going to make you more used to turning bad puzzles - which in turn will make it more difficult to learn good fingertricks when you do get a good cube.
Of course it's not necessary to get a good cube straight away, but putting it off because it's 'too advanced' for you is just silly.
I have only been into speedcubing for maybe 2 years now, and I'm finally seeing times that can give me an average at home of 17 or better. I have yet to go to a competition though haha. Got one this month though so we'll see how I do. But just saying, I'm pretty sure that Feliks was getting ridiculous times pretty much instantaneously. There is really no set time in how fast you should improve. Everyone is different. Just keep at it and you'll get faster and faster with practice.
I'm not advocating him to have a bad cube. I'm telling him that he shouldn't get a Dayan cube at his level. Having a good Rubik's brand cube or an intermediate cube is all he needs when he averages about a minute. If he has a bad Rubik's brand, he should try and make it a decent cube by breaking it in, sanding it, lubricating it, and modding it.
Also, it's better to develop finger tricks that have accuracy with them. Dayan cubes do not need one to have very accurate turning, so when someone starts cubing on, say, a Guhong, they'll be used to only having to turn as accurately as the Guhong needs. However, if one develops their finger tricks on a Rubik's brand, their turning will be much more accurate.
Rubik's brand cubes can be decent cubes, and at his level, it's all that he needs.
hahaha Carson I practice 5 to 7 hrs a day but thats because im on summer break but when I have school I only get like 2 to 4 hrs
Yea I'm in a call center on the phone so it leaves my hands free.
I think I'm gonna defiantly order a new cube Tomarrow, I'm not very happy with my Sheng en f3
Cutting corners is faster than turning accurately.
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