I Finally Can Solve it!!!

[Cubin4Life]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIQMJQWkDcY

I got my cube four days ago, got all the basic alogorithms memorized and am able to solve in under 2 mins. Complete newb, I know. I'm debating trying to learn the Fridrich method but I don't know how much of a daunting task it will be to try and learn that many algorithms.

Any suggestions? Is it worth the months of training to be that much quicker?

 

[M4rQu5]

Yes it is. I have been training for 3 months, and I'm sub-30 by now. Just do it.

 

[ben1996123]

Hi

Keep practising, you will be able to average around 1 minute or less within a week or 2.

"The algorithms are about as hard to memorize as a 10 digit phone number"

lol

 

[ariasamie]

1- Always make sure you are obeying the rules before posting anything.
2- Watch this video. it explains everything you need to know about speedcubing.

 

[Feryll]

"Rubik's cubes are solved by using algorithms"
That's also funny, because things like Heise and the like don't use algorithms. If you want to get anal about the definition and everything, then by the non-cubing meaning he is being redundant.
And
"The more alogrithms the faster the cube can be solved" Lol
and one more thing:
"more advanced methods can be under 40, 30, or even 20 seconds."

 

[irontwig]

C'mon Ben and Feryll, stop loling, he's basically right.

 

[Feryll]

C'mon Ben and Feryll, stop loling, he's basically right.

Yeah I know, it's just funny how our perspectives and ideas change as we spend more time cubing :rolleyes:

 

[Cubin4Life]

Sorry guys, I was just trying to sum it up for people that know zero about it. My goal was to sum up solving the rubik's cube in one paragraph, which is basically impossible.

Is there a hybrid method you guys know of? Something between the 8 algorithms in the beginners method and the 70-80 in the fridrich? Something with 20-30 algs that would get me closer to 45-50 seconds with lots of practice?

 

[waffle=ijm]

Sorry guys, I was just trying to sum it up for people that know zero about it. My goal was to sum up solving the rubik's cube in one paragraph, which is basically impossible.

Is there a hybrid method you guys know of? Something between the 8 algorithms in the beginners method and the 70-80 in the fridrich? Something with 20-30 algs that would get me closer to 45-50 seconds with lots of practice?

um the amount of algs don't matter so much.

4chan on this forum knows ZB and he's averaging about 16 with it

Kirjava on this forum can so sub-15 averages using only 2 algs.

I suggest learning intuitive F2L and 4 look last layer (use the search funtion and there plenty of threads about this)

then you can look at methods such as Roux, Petrus, ZZ, etc. most can be found on the speedsolving wiki

basically practice is everything.

 

[Edward]

Sorry guys, I was just trying to sum it up for people that know zero about it. My goal was to sum up solving the rubik's cube in one paragraph, which is basically impossible.

Is there a hybrid method you guys know of? Something between the 8 algorithms in the beginners method and the 70-80 in the fridrich? Something with 20-30 algs that would get me closer to 45-50 seconds with lots of practice?

um the amount of algs don't matter so much.

4chan on this forum knows ZB and he's averaging about 16 with it

Kirjava on this forum can so sub-15 averages using only 2 algs.

I suggest learning intuitive F2L and 4 look last layer (use the search funtion and there plenty of threads about this)

then you can look at methods such as Roux, Petrus, ZZ, etc. most can be found on the speedsolving wiki

basically practice is everything.

He knows the algs, he's already as fast as he will ever be :rolleyes:.

 

[jiggy]

Something between the 8 algorithms in the beginners method and the 70-80 in the fridrich? Something with 20-30 algs that would get me closer to 45-50 seconds with lots of practice?

Sounds to me like 2 look OLL and 1 look PLL (Although you can get far lower times than 45 with that!). Watch the video ariasamie linked you to and you'll get all the information you need in this area!

Don't feel like your choices are limited to Fridrich, though! Before you commit yourself to learning all the algs, give as many methods as you can a try. For more information, check out the wiki or search through the forums. If you need help with something in particular but don't think it's worth starting an entire thread over, ask in the one answer question thread.

Good luck speedsolving, and welcome to the community!

 

[teller]

Welcome!

As others have posted, the number of algs is not an all-or-nothing proposition. You can solve the cube with a subset of Fridrich (only a handful of algs) and add new algs at your leisure.

But here's the cool part: The more algs you know, the easier it is to learn new ones! Once you get familiar with various combinations of turns, you'll begin to mentally digest them as units--this makes most algs effectively "shorter." Instead of a 16-move alg, you'll think of it as just 4 triggers. Give it a push and see!

 

[brunson]

If you're using a real beginner's method now, one logical progression would be to start using keyhole as a step towards intutive F2L and learning last layer algs (4LLL as mentioned above). This only requires the addition of about 4 more algs and their mirrors and everything you learn is directly applicable towards full CFOP (Fridrich).

 

[rjohnson_8ball]

I too suggest working on your first 2 layers. You don't need to look at algorithms for this (yet). Make the cross. Then just look around for a corner and it's connecting edge, join them together correctly and put them where they belong (in their "slot"). Do that for all 4 slots around the cross and the first two layers are done. This will take practice, but it gets easier.

Later you can decide how to attack the final layer quicker. You don't need to learn all the algorithms to be fast. Many people orient the edges and corners separately so they don't need to memorize all the OLL algorithms. Also, moving the pieces around (PLL) can be done in stages. Eventually, people learn the algorithms to do the PLL in just 1 stage. Later they learn all the OLL algorithms.

The youtube videos by badmephisto are good for Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced help.

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The person posting above me is a genius.

 

[TheTurtleman9]

Practice that until you're sub 1 min. Then start learning finger tricks/f2l/2 look oll and pll.

 

[PatrickJameson]

Your username is quite a bold suggestion considering you've been cubing for four days

 

[Samania]

Your username is quite a bold suggestion considering you've been cubing for four days

^Lol.

Yeah, its worth it. But try to balance everything, chicks dont dig men that practice 14 hours a day.

 

[nlCuber22]

^ truth. people get the impression that you have no life if you take your cube everywhere. even if you don't, that's not a good first impression at all. :3

 

[Samania]

^ truth. people get the impression that you have no life if you take your cube everywhere. even if you don't, that's not a good first impression at all. :3

Probably if you're in your 20s and up. But if you're a kid, it just makes people stare with mouths hanging open :rolleyes:

 

[qqwref]

You average two minutes and you're already sure you want to be "cubing for life"? That's some dedication you have.