[Member Intro] Just found this forum - hello :)

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Hi all! This community looks excellent - really happy to be here.

I've been cubing very casually with very basic methods since about 2010, but have taken more of an interest in it in the last month or so. I have reduced my 3x3 PB from 35.07 to 27.97 in the last week, which I'm pretty proud of despite it being absolutely nothing to write home about around these parts!

I'm still new to a lot of the terminology and the like, so I'm looking forward to getting to know you all, learning lots, and hopefully contributing where I can. :)

EDIT: Mistyped PB!
 
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Warmest of welcomes to the forums!
You mentioned that you've used a very basic method-- have you looked into learning a more advanced speedsolving method like CFOP, Roux or ZZ?
Here's a great (if not rather old) thread where a bunch of experts discuss the benefits of each: Beginner's Guide to Choosing a Speedsolving Method

CFOP is by far the most popular of the three, so essentially every cubing community you go to will have CFOP experts, but since Roux and ZZ are much more niche methods, users aren't as common (although you'll find quite a handful on the forums here). There are method specific discord servers if you'd like to check them out: Roux server, ZZ server
 
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DNF_Cuber said:
Welcome!
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Owen Morrison said:
Welcome to the forums!
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Thank you kindly!

GenTheThief said:
Warmest of welcomes to the forums!
You mentioned that you've used a very basic method-- have you looked into learning a more advanced speedsolving method like CFOP, Roux or ZZ?
Here's a great (if not rather old) thread where a bunch of experts discuss the benefits of each: Beginner's Guide to Choosing a Speedsolving Method

CFOP is by far the most popular of the three, so essentially every cubing community you go to will have CFOP experts, but since Roux and ZZ are much more niche methods, users aren't as common (although you'll find quite a handful on the forums here). There are method specific discord servers if you'd like to check them out: Roux server, ZZ server
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Thanks for this, GenTheThief. My aim was to get a sub 30 second solve - which I've now done (realised I robbed myself of two seconds with a typo in the OP, haha) - and then learn CFOP. Honestly this is the first time I've even heard of Roux and ZZ. I'm not sure I'll be PBing again any time soon with my current method, so I'll definitely look into each. Thanks very much. :)

What a wonderfully supportive community!
 
GenTheThief said:
Warmest of welcomes to the forums!
You mentioned that you've used a very basic method-- have you looked into learning a more advanced speedsolving method like CFOP, Roux or ZZ?
Here's a great (if not rather old) thread where a bunch of experts discuss the benefits of each: Beginner's Guide to Choosing a Speedsolving Method

CFOP is by far the most popular of the three, so essentially every cubing community you go to will have CFOP experts, but since Roux and ZZ are much more niche methods, users aren't as common (although you'll find quite a handful on the forums here). There are method specific discord servers if you'd like to check them out: Roux server, ZZ server
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That is a very outdated and unreliable resource. @J41 please look somewhere else to decide on a method.
 
DNF_Cuber said:
Stop being such a CFOP supremacist plz.
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You can’t say that this isn’t biased towards Roux:

Quotes From the Best:
“I use CFOP for 3x3 solving because it's the first method I learned, and I've practiced very much with it, and I think at this point there is no point in switching methods unless there is a major breakthrough ultra amazing method.” - Antoine Cantin
“For 2 Handed solving, I think that something like roux would probably be faster than CFOP since there are almost no rotations and your moves are very quickly reduced to (R, U, r, M, F) which can be very fast to execute. Also, the move count is generally lower.” - Antoine Cantin
“Don't give up understanding and optimizing your F2L (or any other part of the solve) by trying out new stuff or doing research. Find out your weaknesses and try to improve them the most. PRACTICE” - Antoine Cantin
 
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