Minimizing Cube Pick up time

[mns112]

I made this thread after watching Mats' and Feliks' videos. They can do up to two moves while picking up a cube. I believe that angle of hands first moves play a crucial factor in minimizing cube pick up time.This can help in shaving of crucial seconds in solves. Thoughts on this?

 

[CornerCutter]

I made this thread after watching Mats' and Feliks' videos. They can do up to two moves while picking up a cube. I believe that angle of hands first moves play a crucial factor in minimizing cube pick up time.This can help in shaving of crucial seconds in solves. Thoughts on this?

I watched Max Park do some solves and it looks like he just places his finger tips on the timer. Is this legal for competition? I've tried it and it looks like it might help picking up the cube.

 

[YouCubing]

I watched Max Park do some solves and it looks like he just places his finger tips on the timer. Is this legal for competition? I've tried it and it looks like it might help picking up the cube.

isn't that what the regs say to do??

 

[CornerCutter]

isn't that what the regs say to do??

Ok, maybe I wasn't clear enough. I meant just the very tips of his fingers so his fingers were bent.

 

[Daniel Lin]

shaving of crucial seconds

You mean milliseconds

Buy you're right, every optimization does count still

 

[mns112]

The point of this thread was to discuss which moves can be done while picking up the cube. I know for a fact that D and U moves can be done but I would like to know if Moves like R and L are also good for this

 

[Mingler_65071]

The point of this thread was to discuss which moves can be done while picking up the cube. I know for a fact that D and U moves can be done but I would like to know if Moves like R and L are also good for this

Sure. Just rotate your right hand 90 degrees counterclockwise (or clockwise depends on how you're looking at it) to make an R move, or your left hand 90 degrees clockwise (again, depends on how you're looking at it) to make an L move right from the start.