[Help Thread] Roux Discussion and Help

[theROUXbiksCube]

time ao5 ao12
1 23.78 - -
2 23.81 - -
3 22.38 - -
4 18.05 - -
5 16.63 21.41 -
6 19.21 19.88 -
7 17.88 18.38 -
8 24.96 18.38 -
9 22.35 19.81 -
10 25.57 22.17 -
11 16.82 21.73 -
12 20.55 22.62 20.98
13 18.11 20.34 20.41
14 18.03 18.90 19.83
15 21.09 18.90 19.71
solve: 15/15
mean: 20.62
Weeee! first sub 20 Ao12 D

 

[waffle=ijm]

i win with 21.5 cm

yeah same.

 

[PenguinsDontFly]

time ao5 ao12
1 23.78 - -
2 23.81 - -
3 22.38 - -
4 18.05 - -
5 16.63 21.41 -
6 19.21 19.88 -
7 17.88 18.38 -
8 24.96 18.38 -
9 22.35 19.81 -
10 25.57 22.17 -
11 16.82 21.73 -
12 20.55 22.62 20.98
13 18.11 20.34 20.41
14 18.03 18.90 19.83
15 21.09 18.90 19.71
solve: 15/15
mean: 20.62
Weeee! first sub 20 Ao12 D

Nice! Next step: sub 17! Once I got sub 17, sub 15 took like 2 weeks. Keep pushong forward! Ppppppppppppractice.

 

[rybaby]

Nice! Next step: sub 17! Once I got sub 17, sub 15 took like 2 weeks. Keep pushong forward! Ppppppppppppractice.

Nah, next step sub 19, then 18, then 17...
Having smaller steps as goals brings more motivation since to get sub 17 you first have to get sub 19 and sub 18. Kind of a psychological thing -- you will be happier if you are quickly reaching small goals imo. Good job though, and keep practicing!

 

[TheOneOnTheLeft]

Anyone other than Alex Lau (Guhong 2)? I guess Austin Moore, but his pb average is from 2012 (probably Zhanchi), and I'm not sure he's active now. Idk about Kaijun Lin or Thom Barlow though; they might use Dayans. But i do think that many people have shrugged off the Zhanchi and orher Dayan cubes in the wake of Moyu's many new cubes, even though they are great cubes.

Alex still uses a GuHong 2 and Thom uses a Gans 357 last time I talked to them about it. Personally, I think a loose Gans 357 is the easiest way to get a cube that feels similar to Alex's GuHong, but it's certainly not quite the same.

 

[rybaby]

Alex still uses a GuHong 2 and Thom uses a Gans 357 last time I talked to them about it. Personally, I think a loose Gans 357 is the easiest way to get a cube that feels similar to Alex's GuHong, but it's certainly not quite the same.

What is alex's guhong like?

 

[PenguinsDontFly]

What is alex's guhong like?

I'm guessing its floppy, flexy, loose, and has only about 30 percent of the original sticker coverage remaining.

 

[rybaby]

and has only about 30 percent of the original sticker coverage remaining.

The most characteristic part

 

[GuRoux]

i can't get my guhong good. it's either locking up a lot or popping to much.

 

[supercavitation]

The most characteristic part

He restickered before Euros, apparently.

 

[Parity Case]

i just look around the cube looking for pairs as your said. after doing a lot of solves, your eyes will be trained to automatically see the pieces if so possible. basically, you look for them all simultaneously.

Thank you for the tip!

 

[rybaby]

i can't get my guhong good. it's either locking up a lot or popping to much.

If popping is a problem, you can buy a set of dayan torpedoes, cut the "arms" of the torps off and fit them inside the edges. This is what I have done for all my Guhong v1's and it works quite well.

 

[theROUXbiksCube]

Trying for an Ao100 but never have the time.
I only got to like 20 something yesterday and didn't finish but can't continue today because it'll be a different average.
Also do any of you have a specific warmup for cubing?
Mine goes like:
-Hand (Wrist) stretching
-Wrist Rolls
-Finger stretching
-Precision Turning
-Sub3 all CMLLs
-Turbo Tracking (Corner and Edge) using Ms and Us because it helps during LSE.
And I'm ready for the day its similar to jskyler91's warm up
Can anyone try it and give results?
EDIT: Forgot 12 Slow Solves

 

[GuRoux]

Trying for an Ao100 but never have the time.
I only got to like 20 something yesterday and didn't finish but can't continue today because it'll be a different average.
Also do any of you have a specific warmup for cubing?
Mine goes like:
-Hand (Wrist) stretching
-Wrist Rolls
-Finger stretching
-Precision Turning
-Sub3 all CMLLs
-Turbo Tracking (Corner and Edge) using Ms and Us because it helps during LSE.
And I'm ready for the day its similar to jskyler91's warm up
Can anyone try it and give results?
EDIT: Forgot 12 Slow Solves

i usually just make sure my hand is warm, do 5 slow solves, 12 fast solves. by then, i should be close to warmed up.

 

[PenguinsDontFly]

i usually just make sure my hand is warm, do 5 slow solves, 12 fast solves. by then, i should be close to warmed up.

I do 5 oh solves (to practice oh and be slow so I can remember how to look ahead), then an ao 12 that ends up being something terrible like 17 seconds, then 5 slow solves, then ao 50 or 100 that is always sub 15, and yesterday sub 14.

 

[rybaby]

Does anyone else here just start solving to warm up? It starts out with bad solves, and I reset a few times till I start getting good solves. And I rarely do big sessions like 50-100; usually if I start getting bad solves I'll just reset into a new average.

 

[PenguinsDontFly]

Does anyone else here just start solving to warm up? It starts out with bad solves, and I reset a few times till I start getting good solves. And I rarely do big sessions like 50-100; usually if I start getting bad solves I'll just reset into a new average.

Yeah sometimes. It makes me feel bad to restart sessions when I'm not doing well even though I know that I'm warming up.

 

[PenguinsDontFly]

Trying for an Ao100 but never have the time.
I only got to like 20 something yesterday and didn't finish but can't continue today because it'll be a different average.
Also do any of you have a specific warmup for cubing?
Mine goes like:
-Hand (Wrist) stretching
-Wrist Rolls
-Finger stretching
-Precision Turning
-Sub3 all CMLLs
-Turbo Tracking (Corner and Edge) using Ms and Us because it helps during LSE.
And I'm ready for the day its similar to jskyler91's warm up
Can anyone try it and give results?
EDIT: Forgot 12 Slow Solves

The most I have time for is an average of 40-50 on weekdays, and 100 on weekends.

 

[GuRoux]

with yellow on bottom. i think i'm going to start trying to be more color neutral again, i'm tired of hard first blocks! using yellow on bottome for about 2-3% of solves.

Average of 12: 11.65
1. (9.19) L R U2 F2 U2 B R' D' L2 B D U L' B2 U D R' L2 F U' F' B2 D' F2 D'
2. 10.06 B' D2 R2 U' B' F' L' D' F' D' U2 L2 R2 U2 L F' L2 U' D2 L' D U' F' U2 D'
3. 10.40 F L U' R2 B2 L2 U' R U2 D2 F' U2 R U F2 D2 B2 F U R D2 U2 L' U B
4. 10.50 F B' D' B' R' F2 U' F2 L U L U F' U2 B' F' D2 U2 L2 D2 L' R2 F2 R D'
5. 11.06 F2 B' U F R D2 F B' L R2 D2 B' L2 U D' R' D F2 U2 D' F2 B U' B' F
6. 13.45 F' D2 L2 F' B' L' R2 F L U' R' D' B2 R' L D L' R2 F L' B2 U F B R'
7. 14.14 R B' U' F2 U D' L2 U' B2 F2 U B' R B R B2 R L2 B R' L' U' F D' L
8. 10.67 B L' U R' B2 D' L' B' U' R U F D' U F' L' F2 R' D B' F2 L' D2 F2 R'
9. 11.13 L U' F U' B L B D2 L2 D F' R L' D' F' U2 R D L2 U' L B2 D2 U' F2
10. 12.26 D U F D2 B L2 D2 U B' D B U2 D B' R2 U R2 D U R B' L' R2 B2 L'
11. 12.86 R L F2 D B' R2 B' F U' L U' R D R2 U2 D2 B2 D L D' U F' U2 F2 D
12. (14.68) R' U2 B F' D L2 D2 L' B F U2 B U D F2 U' D2 F' L' D2 L D' B' L2 B2

 

[rowan]

F2 U' B2 D' L2 U' R2 U' B2 L2 D2 B D2 L' U' B R F2 L' F R

rude

edit: there's just a lot of good blocks as a CN user, took too much time on inspection coz it was overwhelming lol