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[YippieCubes]

I think you will get one at your account!

And if I don't have an account?

 

[YYZ]

Where should I improve?

scramble2 R2 B D F2 D' R U' B2 R2 U' R2 U2 F R F D R' F' L2 B' D' F2 R' F'

cross:5.01
f2l: 14.50
2 look oll:5.23
pll:3.38

cube i use dayan guhong v1

cubing for about 2 months. where should i put the most practice into out of the 4 steps? i know full pll and currently learning the oll

 

[Michael Womack]

Anyone tried this? I have tried to google about it but have not found anything
http://www.greatsku.com/wholesale/4x4x4-shengshou-new-r4-structure-magic-cube-white.html here is a link. I think it looks similar to the mf8 dayan thing. So does anyone have a review on this?

I don't think thats a SS 4x4 SS uses the spindle core not a ball core it a cloned rubiks brand 100% same core sructure

 

[ThomasJE]

cross:5.01
f2l: 14.50
2 look oll:5.23
pll:3.38

cube i use dayan guhong v1

cubing for about 2 months. where should i put the most practice into out of the 4 steps? i know full pll and currently learning the oll

All that in two months? I would suggest cross and F2L.

 

[JohnLaurain]

cross:5.01
f2l: 14.50
2 look oll:5.23
pll:3.38

cube i use dayan guhong v1

cubing for about 2 months. where should i put the most practice into out of the 4 steps? i know full pll and currently learning the oll

Definitely cross and F2L. I've also been cubing for around 2 months and my f2l only takes around 10 seconds, so it's definitely possible to get lower f2l times. Also, your cross can probably be more efficient.

 

[HMark]

If supposing I've to practice a particular F2L case algorithm then is there any scramble generator software for that specific case or is there any website available?

 

[retep]

If supposing I've to practice a particular F2L case algorithm then is there any scramble generator software for that specific case or is there any website available?

If you want to create the case that an algorithm solves, perform the algorithm from back to front but doing the opposite of what the move says. Easy example for the algorithm: R U R'
To set up this case you would look at the end of the algorithm (in this case R' is last) and perform the opposite of what it says so you would do R, overall, to set up the case applying this method the set up algorithm would be: R U' R'

Hopefully that made sense.

It might be easier to see with a slightly longer alg, so for a random example:
This is the "solution" alg: U' R U2 R' U2 R U' R'
And this would be the "set up" alg: R U R' U2 R U2 R' U

notice the set up is the solution alg performed backwards and opposite (_2 moves are done the same, as 180 degrees either way is the same).

 

[HMark]

If you want to create the case that an algorithm solves, perform the algorithm from back to front but doing the opposite of what the move says. Easy example for the algorithm: R U R'
To set up this case you would look at the end of the algorithm (in this case R' is last) and perform the opposite of what it says so you would do R, overall, to set up the case applying this method the set up algorithm would be: R U' R'

Hopefully that made sense.

It might be easier to see with a slightly longer alg, so for a random example:
This is the "solution" alg: U' R U2 R' U2 R U' R'
And this would be the "set up" alg: R U R' U2 R U2 R' U

notice the set up is the solution alg performed backwards and opposite (_2 moves are done the same, as 180 degrees either way is the same).

Thanks! but how should I execute it for F2L. Supposing I want to learn the case 41 algorithm and my cube is solved, then?

 

[Schmidt]

As said above" Do it in reverse" or just do the alg again and again(you don't have to look at the cube)
So if "alg 41" is this: (R U' R') d (R' U' R U')(R' U' R) then do R' U R U R' U R d' R U R' to set it up and (R U' R') d (R' U' R U')(R' U' R) to solve OR (R U' R') d (R' U' R U')(R' U' R) and a y (R U' R') d (R' U' R U')(R' U' R)and a y until you know how to do it.

 

[HMark]

Thanks a lot friends! this was something really very important which I didn't know.

Pl, will anyone give me some good links of finger tricks of olls and plls?

 

[Sahid Velji]

Thanks a lot friends! this was something really very important which I didn't know.

Pl, will anyone give me some good links of finger tricks of olls and plls?

OLL
PLL
Edit: the links should work now. Also, the PLL video doesn't show much.
PLL
more PLL

 

[MayurAK]

I average around 21 - 22 seconds with F2L, Full PLL and 75 % OLLs. Should I consider buying a DIY?

edit: I use a rubik's storebought

edit2:

I would suggest you get a Dayan Zhanchi. It's fast, smooth, rarely pops and has great corner cutting.

Thanks for the advice

 

[ThomasJE]

rubik's storebought

I would suggest you get a Dayan Zhanchi. It's fast, smooth, rarely pops and has great corner cutting.

 

[Ickenicke]

How do I lube my Square-1 MF8 V2?

I am using Traxxas.

 

[samkli]

What should I put my main focus on? (7x7)

First center - 45.05
Second center - 46.49
Third center - 47.93
Forth center - 48.92
Last two centers - 41.66
First 8 edges - 2:11.83
Last 4 edges - 52.07
3x3 stage - 35.77

Total: 7:29.72

 

[Michael Womack]

What should I put my main focus on? (7x7)

First center - 45.05
Second center - 46.49
Third center - 47.93
Forth center - 48.92
Last two centers - 41.66
First 8 edges - 2:11.83
Last 4 edges - 52.07
3x3 stage - 35.77

Total: 7:29.72

all 12 edged

 

[Ickenicke]

What should I put my main focus on? (7x7)

First center - 45.05
Second center - 46.49
Third center - 47.93
Forth center - 48.92
Last two centers - 41.66
First 8 edges - 2:11.83
Last 4 edges - 52.07
3x3 stage - 35.77

Total: 7:29.72

Centers.

 

[Yuxuibbs]

If you get sweaty hands when you cube should you have a cube with maru smooth tiles or regular cubesmith stickers?

 

[Michael Womack]

If you get sweaty hands when you cube should you have a cube with maru smooth tiles or regular cubesmith stickers?

textured tiles it will make gripping the cube easyer

 

[thackernerd]

If you get sweaty hands when you cube should you have a cube with maru smooth tiles or regular cubesmith stickers?

Just regular cubesmith stickers, I have tiles on my F2 and whenever I cube with it my hands get more sweaty than they already were.


This might seem like a dumb question but, if you lived in America and then went to a comp in Europe and got what would be the OcR there, would it count or do you have to set it in your own country?