[Help Thread] Roux Discussion and Help

[Shiv3r]

Any tips for improvement? (this was quite good for me) I'm also not quite finished learning CMLL, so a for couple of the solves I used two look.

thats a guoguan YueXiao right? those are amazing.

 

[Shiv3r]

the way that I do this is interesting:
first, I do an M2 move so it looks like an "H's" case on all 4 sides. then I do E2 M' E2 M', but I' m holding the cube sort of diagonal so my right hand is hitting the E2's and my left the M's a little easier for me to fingertrick,I think.

 

[Eduard Khil]

But wouldn't that be (M2 E2 M' E2 M') instead of (E2 M' E2 M) which is a lot slower?

 

[Shiv3r]

Help with roux method

I'm new to cubing. I started about a month ago. I first discovered Dan Brown's vid on Youtube, which helped me get my first solve. I soon learned that that was NOT the way to go so I started intuitive F2L. Then 2-look OLL and 2-look PLL. My best single is 1.10.xx and my best average is around 1.15.xx. Anyway the full oll and pll seemed a little daunting so I thought I'd give petrus and roux a try. I really like roux and understand all the steps except for the orientation of the six edges.

Could anyone help me/give some advice? I saw that in the thread further down by Smartyy, ooveehoo said that was his favorite step (unless it was ironic ).

All help is appreciated

heres what I do: I look at the case on my cube. there are only 2 cases for M' U2 M',so I remember those, and then the M2 case also. So if i don't get any of those, I AUF for the case on the sheet and do M' U M'. The cases sheet I used is in grrroux.free.fr

 

[Shiv3r]

But wouldn't that be (M2 E2 M' E2 M') instead of (E2 M' E2 M) which is a lot slower?

I find the M' move impossible, so I detect the case during the L+R sides, so immediately, very fast, I do an M2 right after. Its about .03 of a second more.

 

[TDM]

We have another sub-10 Rouxer. Congrats Vincent!

 

[PenguinsDontFly]

We have another sub-10 Rouxer. Congrats Vincent!

Awesome! How many is that now?

 

[TDM]

Awesome! How many is that now?

I don't know, too many to count haha. We need to make a list.

 

[JTWong71]

After a lot of thinking, I am deciding to switch to Roux.
After about half a day of practicing, I got my average down to the Sub-30 Range.

What do you guys think I should work on?
My cutoffs are around:
1-2 Seconds for First Block
7-11 Seconds for Second Block
1-4 Seconds for CMLL (2-Look)
8-11 Seconds for L6E

 

[PenguinsDontFly]

I don't know, too many to count haha. We need to make a list.

Alexander Lau (7.37)
Kavin Tangtartharakul (8.79)
Kaijun Lin (8.88)
Austin Moore (9.48)
Ryan Przybocki (9.50)
Vincent Wong (9.85)
Tomoya Yamashita (9.96)
Thom Barlow (9.97)

That list is only the few I know of. I'm quite sure there are more.

After a lot of thinking, I am deciding to switch to Roux.
After about half a day of practicing, I got my average down to the Sub-30 Range.

What do you guys think I should work on?
My cutoffs are around:
1-2 Seconds for First Block
7-11 Seconds for Second Block
1-4 Seconds for CMLL (2-Look)
8-11 Seconds for L6E

Second Block and L6E for sure.

 

[JTWong71]

Second Block and L6E for sure.

Thanks.

Just finished reconstructing my 14 Second Roux Solve:

y' //Inspection
L D2 R2 U' F' z2 u R' u' //First Block
U r2 U' r2 U R2 U' R r2 U R //Second Block
U' R U R' U R U2 R' //CMLL
M U M //EO
U M' U2 M' //L/R Edges
U M U2 M' //Finish L6E
38 STM, 2.7 TPS

 

[PenguinsDontFly]

Thanks.

Just finished reconstructing my 14 Second Roux Solve:

y' //Inspection
L D2 R2 U' F' z2 u R' u' //First Block
U r2 U' r2 U R2 U' R r2 U R //Second Block
U' R U R' U R U2 R' //CMLL
M U M //EO
U M' U2 M' //L/R Edges
U M U2 M' //Finish L6E
38 STM, 2.7 TPS

Your second block solution is very nice. For first block, try not to rotate the cube, and also pay attention to that blue-orange edge. You could have solved it while inserting the blue-white edge with a B' after the R2, leaving only an F' to finish the block.

 

[TDM]

Alexander Lau (7.37)
Kavin Tangtartharakul (8.79)
Kaijun Lin (8.88)
Austin Moore (9.48)
Ryan Przybocki (9.50)
Carlos Carneros Torner (9.56)
Vincent Wong (9.85)
Thom Barlow (9.97)

That list is only the few I know of. I'm quite sure there are more.

Yeah, I think there are probably more. I didn't know you weren't officially sub-10 yet, given that you're sub-8. You need to get to another comp!

 

[PenguinsDontFly]

Yeha, I think there are probably more. I didn't know you weren't officially sub-10 yet, given that you're sub-8. You need to get to another comp!

2 weeks!

 

[TDM]

2 weeks!

Good luck. What are your goals?

 

[WayneMigraine]

Alexander Lau (7.37)
Kavin Tangtartharakul (8.79)
Kaijun Lin (8.88)
Austin Moore (9.48)
Ryan Przybocki (9.50)
Carlos Carneros Torner (9.56)
Vincent Wong (9.85)
Thom Barlow (9.97)

That list is only the few I know of. I'm quite sure there are more.



Second Block and L6E for sure.

Don't forget Tomoya Yamashita (9.96)

 

[PenguinsDontFly]

Good luck. What are your goals?

Last time I made goals, I got nervous and failed.

Don't forget Tomoya Yamashita (9.96)

urgghhh I always forget him.

 

[GuRoux]

is carlos

Alexander Lau (7.37)
Kavin Tangtartharakul (8.79)
Kaijun Lin (8.88)
Austin Moore (9.48)
Ryan Przybocki (9.50)
Carlos Carneros Torner (9.56)
Vincent Wong (9.85)
Tomoya Yamashita (9.96)
Thom Barlow (9.97)

That list is only the few I know of. I'm quite sure there are more.



Second Block and L6E for sure.

is carlos roux? i remember 6 months ago his cfop was much better than his roux.

 

[PenguinsDontFly]

is carlos

is carlos roux? i remember 6 months ago his cfop was much better than his roux.

Oh then maybe not. I'll remove him for now, but he did have some sub 10 ao 12s in the weekly roux comp.

 

[Shiv3r]

hey guys just got a new PB, and I managed to get it on tape!
check it out:
(yes I suck I know)