Why does my storebought own my F-II?

[Eleredo]

Okay. I am in this really weird situation. I've always been cubing with a storebought. It locks up half of the time, it doesn't cut corners, it's slow, so I bought a F-II.

I thought that my times would decrease (of course I didn't expect I'd sub-10, I averaged around 45 and thought it'd be around 40 now, or at least stay the same), however: the times I get with my storebought pretty much own the F-II.

The F-II does not lock up, does cut corners perfectly, is fast, still my times are slower. I don't understand. The only reason I thought could be possible was that I had to get used to the new color scheme.

The F-II now has the standard color scheme, while my storebought has black instead of green (cause I removed the stickers, they were damaged), and I've been using it like that for two or three months before I got my F-II. I now had the F-II for like a week and I've been solving every day, so I should be used to the color scheme already.

What could be going wrong?

Times with a storebought:

Session average: 40.67
1. 40.25 B' U D F R' B L U' D F' R2 L' F2 L2 B2 F2 L B2 L' R2 B2 D2 B2 R L
2. (38.03) U F2 B' L R2 B' L' R B' U2 R' B F' L U' L2 B R L2 F R2 B L' F U'
3. 39.76 U' F2 L' B L' D B U R' B F' L B2 L F D' L' U2 B U2 B' D2 U' R2 U'
4. (43.48) B U2 F D2 R' U' L' B' F2 R' U R2 D' B D' L2 U2 D2 L' R2 B' L2 B' F' L
5. 42.02 D2 R D U' R2 B2 F L U2 R2 D2 R' D R2 U R' D F' D' B2 F U' B' U' D2

Times with a F-II:

Session average: 44.45
1. 47.52 R B' D R2 B2 L R B2 L U' B D L' B R2 F' D B2 F2 U D L F' B D'
2. 48.17 B L B2 F' U' F L2 B U F2 U F R' U2 F L' F' R2 F' D' F' L' D' U2 B
3. (36.68) F L' F2 R D' B' F D2 B2 R2 F U2 F U F L' B' F D' R L2 U2 L D2 F
4. 37.66 F' R2 L' B' U2 R U' F' L2 B D L2 F2 R2 B U L' B2 F2 D2 F' R2 B' U2 B'
5. (48.20) R D L B' R D' B L' F2 U' L2 D2 R2 F L2 U R B D2 L2 F R' L' F' U

 

[Faz]

Yeah, sometimes it's just like that. I prefer solving my Guhong, but I get faster times with my Haiyan Memory.

 

[RyanReese09]

when i switched from black to white cube (not the same as a new color scheme) my times sucked for like a week, then suddenly i got back to normal + dropped like 2 seconds. imo just give it time

 

[flan]

My times got a bit worse just from going from crappy guhong stickers to slightly brighter cubesmith standard stickers. Remember also F-II stickers are smaller. That could be having an effect.

 

[Eleredo]

Thanks for the answers! I'll give it a couple of more weeks, and if it doesn't get better I'll just have to stick with it. It's like Feliks says, I prefer solving my F-II and get better times with my storebought.

My times got a bit worse just from going from crappy guhong stickers to slightly brighter cubesmith standard stickers. Remember also F-II stickers are smaller. That could be having an effect.

You're right, they're smaller, ánd mine are bright too (restickered F-II with Lightake stickers). Maybe I have to adjust to these new colours for a couple of more weeks.

 

[theace]

Give it some time. It should work out.

 

[bluedasher]

Yeah, just give it a couple weeks. I bought a white cube instead of my usual black cube and my times on the DIY were slower than on the store-bought. give it some time. It could be the weird feeling of the cube. F-II are generally weird for me to cube with just cause of the bubble feeling and the fact that the stickers are really small.

 

[EricReese]

Same problem here. Takes about one week for you to get used to the new cube, then you should see decreases in your time

 

[splinteh]

You'll get used to your F-II eventually. Part of the reason why is that having a good cube won't make you 15 seconds faster.

 

[Samania]

At first I thought it was a rhetorical question. Maybe it just takes some getting used to.

 

[bigbee99]

Just give it some time, when I got my GuHong, I LOVED the feel of it, but I couldn't get any good times with it. I got like 3 seconds over my average, and I still do

 

[Joker]

Give it some time. The feel might also throw you off.

 

[Mewrius]

Put the storebought corners and edges on the FII. After rounding the pieces it turned amazing and is my new main until I order new cubes again.

 

[eastamazonantidote]

I have found that I fully despise the feel of the FII, even for OH. I love the feel of the CII. Guess which one gets me faster times. Yeah, FII (until I modded my CII!). So I compromised and used FI for about 3 months.

 

[Alcuber]

when i switched from a horribly loose cheap imitation cube to a dianshng my times got worse. you just have to get used to your nw cube. colour scheme also makes a difference my cheap imitation cube had floureent colours and purple so you also have to get used to that

 

[Nestor]

When I switched from a black Rubik's to a white AV same thing happened to me.. took me around 4 days to adjust.

 

[RCTACameron]

It's probably because on your storebought, you have to put a lot of effort into turning. You've got used to it, so you do it on your F-II. But, because the F-II is a lot looser, you overshoot, and this is bad for your times. You'll get used to it.

 

[Eleredo]

w00t, you all were right. I just had to adjust to the new colors and feel of the cube.
I got a sub 40 avg of 5 for the first time.

stats: (hide)
number of times: 5/5
best time: 32.58
worst time: 45.98

current avg5: 38.83 (σ = 2.93)
best avg5: 38.83 (σ = 2.93)

session avg: 38.83 (σ = 2.93)
session mean: 39.01

1. 42.95 L' D2 U2 F2 L2 U' B D R2 L' B2 D' U2 R' L B2 F L F' L B' D' R B F2
2. 36.34 B' L' D L' F' L R2 D2 U2 B R' D2 U2 B' L2 R2 D2 U2 B' L F2 L' D2 F U2
3. (45.98) U' D F' L U' R' B L' U2 B2 U' F R' L2 B' D2 L B' F' R2 B F' L' B2 U2
4. (32.58) B' R' L' U F' R2 U' D2 R D2 R2 F' U L2 D' B L' B2 D' U L B2 U' R D
5. 37.21 F2 R L2 D R U' F' R2 F D2 L2 U F B U D B' L' R F' B D L R' D2

aargh, nearly sub 40 avg of 12

Average of 12: 41.39
1. 42.95 L' D2 U2 F2 L2 U' B D R2 L' B2 D' U2 R' L B2 F L F' L B' D' R B F2
2. 36.34 B' L' D L' F' L R2 D2 U2 B R' D2 U2 B' L2 R2 D2 U2 B' L F2 L' D2 F U2
3. 45.98 U' D F' L U' R' B L' U2 B2 U' F R' L2 B' D2 L B' F' R2 B F' L' B2 U2
4. (32.58) B' R' L' U F' R2 U' D2 R D2 R2 F' U L2 D' B L' B2 D' U L B2 U' R D
5. 37.21 F2 R L2 D R U' F' R2 F D2 L2 U F B U D B' L' R F' B D L R' D2
6. 40.36 B' D2 R U B2 D' R D R L2 U2 D F U D' F2 L2 R U L B' D2 U' L F2
7. 48.00 B2 R L2 B R U' F2 U2 R2 U2 B R2 U2 F R2 L2 B2 F2 L2 U2 D2 F2 U2 D R'
8. 43.52 D F' B' R2 L' U F U' L2 U2 D L' B L' D2 F D B2 U' F' R L' F' R' B
9. (48.50) F' U2 R F' L' F2 L2 U B R' L B D' U2 F2 L' F U2 B' L2 B U2 D2 L' F2
10. 34.17 B2 D B2 R U2 L B R L' B U' F' U' B F D B L B' L' F2 L2 D' L2 B2
11. 41.90 L' D2 L' D' F' U2 L R2 U' F U' L B F2 D2 R' F2 L F2 D2 B' R' U L D'
12. 43.50 D' R L' U2 D2 F B' R' D2 B' U' R2 D' B' L2 B' F2 U2 D' L2 R2 D F R D'