How to turn faster without actually learning any new finger tricks

[Caleb Valenzuela]

I'm somewhat of a sub 20 solver with passable finger tricks myself actually

then you are luckily part of the “couple” of cubers

 

[Jorian Meeuse]

then you are luckily part of the “couple” of cubers

I doubt it, because Gurshan has never seen me

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

I doubt it, because Gurshan has never seen me

I see what you did there

 

[OtaMota]

Is this vid good for me to learn from?

 

[Arcanist]

I average low 12 and my finger tricks are awful. Bad fingertricks I had when I first learned new algs have stuck with me so I have had to relearn many of them

 

[Deleted member 36445]

Is this vid good for me to learn from?

No, try this one:

 

[Puzzle Maniac]

Some of them don’t even know how to double flick.

max park:

 

[Deleted member 36445]

maybe the real fingertricks were the friends we made along the way

 

[efattah]

hard disagree. This would only work if you already knew good finger tricks beforehand. Doing what you have suggested without learning finger tricks would create bad habits.

False -- doing what I suggest will 100% guarantee that the OP's turning speed will improve-- sure, it might be with the wrong fingertricks and reinforce bad habits, BUT THE OP SPECIFICALLY ASKED FOR A METHOD TO IMPROVED TURNING SPEED WITHOUT LEARNING NEW FINGERTRICKS, so why is everyone going against the original request and just constantly telling him to learn new fingertricks?

 

[EvanCuber1]

False -- doing what I suggest will 100% guarantee that the OP's turning speed will improve-- sure, it might be with the wrong fingertricks and reinforce bad habits, BUT THE OP SPECIFICALLY ASKED FOR A METHOD TO IMPROVED TURNING SPEED WITHOUT LEARNING NEW FINGERTRICKS, so why is everyone going against the original request and just constantly telling him to learn new fingertricks?

because 1. it aint hard to learn new fingertricks
and 2. your wrong

 

[efattah]

because 1. it aint hard to learn new fingertricks
and 2. your wrong

And you don't even know how to spell 'you're' properly....

 

[EvanCuber1]

And you don't even know how to spell 'you're' properly....

Grammar don’t matter in cubing bud
Try to pick on me when it’s actually relevant

 

[efattah]

Grammar don’t matter in cubing bud
Try to pick on me when it’s actually relevant

Well the bottom line is the original poster asked for a method to increase TPS without learning new finger tricks and you were unable to come up with one. Well, everyone has their limits.

 

[EvanCuber1]

Well the bottom line is the original poster asked for a method to increase TPS without learning new finger tricks and you were unable to come up with one. Well, everyone has their limits.

That’s true but your answer I don’t think is correct, as @Caleb Valenzuela has already stated, that will lead to bad habits, such as only being able to do sexy move fast or a really locky/ spammy turning style
Now what I think would be a good solution is to try to turn smoother and lookahead and then faster turning will come over time

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

False -- doing what I suggest will 100% guarantee that the OP's turning speed will improve-- sure, it might be with the wrong fingertricks and reinforce bad habits, BUT THE OP SPECIFICALLY ASKED FOR A METHOD TO IMPROVED TURNING SPEED WITHOUT LEARNING NEW FINGERTRICKS, so why is everyone going against the original request and just constantly telling him to learn new fingertricks?

I never said you’re suggestion was wrong. I just said that it would be good IF he learned finger tricks. We are trying to help OP not create bad habits. But if OP doesn’t mind creating bad habits, then he can follow what you suggested. Learning finger tricks is not that hard though, and he should still learn it anyway. Bad habits is the reason why cubers get stuck at a certain level.

 

[efattah]

Here is another suggestion for the original poster: Practice on a non-magnetic (old-school) cube. Non-magnetic cubes are far less forgiving, and you need better mechanics to make the cube turn. If you are sloppy the old-school cube will lock up and you will immediately see where you are doing things wrong. Once you can turn the old-school cube smooth & fast after some drills, move back to the magnetic cube and you will find your TPS has gone up.

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

Here is another suggestion for the original poster: Practice on a non-magnetic (old-school) cube. Non-magnetic cubes are far less forgiving, and you need better mechanics to make the cube turn. If you are sloppy the old-school cube will lock up and you will immediately see where you are doing things wrong. Once you can turn the old-school cube smooth & fast after some drills, move back to the magnetic cube and you will find your TPS has gone up.

this supports the missing thing I saw in your other post