Where do you stop being a beginner and become a speedcuber?

[kvrcuber1112]

Thanks! Hoping to get some new cubes for Christmas! Do you know any good websites for pll. Also, how do you add p.bs at the bottom of a post?

 

[NeilH]

Dear speedcubers, how fast do I need to be to consider myself a speedcubers or compete? I currently only own Rubik's brand 3x3s - which sucks! I average around a minute using f2l and 2 look oll. How should I get faster?

learn 2 look pll and solve a lot

 

[kvrcuber1112]

Yeah I know! Rubik's brand is crap! Which brand/s would you recommend? I am currently looking at Moyu (Aolong v2)!

 

[NeilH]

Thanks! Hoping to get some new cubes for Christmas! Do you know any good websites for pll. Also, how do you add p.bs at the bottom of a post?

algdb.net
speedsolving wiki
cyotheking.com

 

[kvrcuber1112]

Thanks! Where do I find 2 look pll? Also, how do you get PBs on the bottom of a message?

 

[sqAree]

Thanks! Hoping to get some new cubes for Christmas! Do you know any good websites for pll. Also, how do you add p.bs at the bottom of a post?

Use a signature and there is an option you have to toggle so that is always shows up (when you send a post).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYvCj0dpvKk, here are the PLLs Feliks Zemdegs used at some point, I find them decent and use many of them.

It depends on how much time you want to invest in cubing, but as long as you are not totally limited I'd recommend learning full PLL immediately, there are only 21 cases. Start with U, A, then H, Z, E, then the others.

 

[kvrcuber1112]

Thanks!

 

[CubeWizard23]

dont get a gans, aolong is what u want.
u r a speedcuber when cube trying to go as fast as you can. =)

 

[kvrcuber1112]

Thank you! Any tips for memorisation?

 

[kvrcuber1112]

Yeah I am hoping for an Aolong v2 for Christmas! New at cubing though so not sure if I will get it as my parents find it annoying!

 

[sqAree]

Thank you! Any tips for memorisation?

Yeah, just repeat the algs over and over (let it be with looking at the sheet), and if you do it a lot you will automatically learn them as the execution is stored in muscle memory then.

 

[kvrcuber1112]

Thanks! Do you know any good links for learning finger tricks?

 

[Deleted member 29232]

Chris Olson has a series on PLL fingertricks, you could look that one up.Here Fingertricks also come along with getting faster imo

 

[sqAree]

But fingertricks are probably only possible with a decent cube.

 

[cuberkid10]

It doesn't matter what cube you have/use or what you average. If you solve the cube for speed, then you are a speed cuber!

I also find that finger tricks comes from practicing. I never actually "learned" finger tricks for algorithms. I found them through practicing and experimentation.

 

[Amress]

Alright so I'm gonna get a lot of hate for this but whatever.

I've always considered someone a "speedcuber" once they became sub 20. I have no idea why that barrier is so special, but I've always had this standard, and even I didn't call myself a speedcuber until I was sub 20.

 

[sqAree]

Alright so I'm gonna get a lot of hate for this but whatever.

I've always considered someone a "speedcuber" once they became sub 20. I have no idea why that barrier is so special, but I've always had this standard, and even I didn't call myself a speedcuber until I was sub 20.

No hate I'm just curious why you think that, but as you said your have no idea yourself.. How is any barrier special, and even if some are, I would consider sub20 still very very slow (yeah I'm not sub20 and thus consider myself even slower, but still a speedcuber).

 

[kvrcuber1112]

Thanks! What's COLL

 

[kvrcuber1112]

Alright so I'm gonna get a lot of hate for this but whatever.

I've always considered someone a "speedcuber" once they became sub 20. I have no idea why that barrier is so special, but I've always had this standard, and even I didn't call myself a speedcuber until I was sub 20.

Lol it's fine! I know I am really slow that's why I am trying to get faster!

 

[sqAree]

Thanks! What's COLL

https://www.speedsolving.com/wiki/index.php/COLL