looking for a new way/method to solve the 3x3 cube...

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I have been able to solve the Rubik's cube for about 3 years now, but, I always used the beginners method. I usually get times from 1-2 minutes (56.5 sec. is my fastest). I am now looking for a more advanced way to solve it so I could get a faster time. I kind of want one that is relatively easy to memorize, but if you know one that is like really awesome but kinda hard to memorize, post it and I will try it out. Thanks. Also, is you can, can you please post a good guide for the method if you can?
 
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anyone got a guide thats not youtube videos? im sorry, but i dont learn good from vids.
 
jeff544 said:
garmon can you post a link to a guide?
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Petrus Method:
http://www.lar5.com/cube/

Roux Method:
http://grrroux.free.fr/method/Intro.html

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jeff544 said:
lol the 1st link was funny
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You may think it was funny, but Brett was being serious when he posted that. To find the guides I found for you, I followed the instructions on the link. I searched on Google, and typed in "Petrus Method" and "Roux Method." The guides I found for you were the first results on the search page.

That link was funny, but it was also serious. You wanted the guides, so why didn't you just search for one? I followed the directions, and found the guide in about 10 seconds. It's that easy.

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jeff544 said:
lol the 1st link was funny
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jeff544 said:
garmon can you post a link to a guide?
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Please do not double-post. To correct this, garmon can you post a link to a guide?[/QUOTE]"]delete one of the posts, and merge them together by editing them.

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jeff544 said:
anyone got a guide thats not youtube videos? im sorry, but i dont learn good from vids.
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If you want to learn the Petrus or Roux methods for web pages, you might have problems. Both methods require intuitive block building, which may be very hard for a beginner to understand, especially from web pages. If you want to find YouTube video guides, just search them on YouTube.

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jeff544 said:
I have been able to solve the Rubik's cube for about 3 years now, but, I always used the beginners method. I usually get times from 1-2 minutes (56.5 sec. is my fastest). I am now looking for a more advanced way to solve it so I could get a faster time. I kind of want one that is relatively easy to memorize, but if you know one that is like really awesome but kinda hard to memorize, post it and I will try it out. Thanks. Also, is you can, can you please post a good guide for the method if you can?
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Please look at the Speedsolving Wiki for information about different speecubing methods. The Wiki link was on the speedsolving home page, so you SHOULD have looked at it before. It's very helpful because it has lots of information provided by various speedcubers.
 
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UTFS!
Learn Fridrich, Roux, Petrus, Heise, Waterman...blah blah blah. Pick one, have some fun with it.
 
HEISE:) its an awesome method. nobody really does it a great deal but its brilliant, ive only ever done a couple but i love it (you are really solving the cube then, not just learning answers to cases). granted, it isnt beginner friendly and takes a lot of practice, but it is rewarding, especially when you tell another cuber that knows about it that you can do it :D
 
But the thing about the Fridrich is that you have to memorize like 200 algorithms.
 
jeff544 said:
But the thing about the Fridrich is that you have to memorize like 200 algorithms.
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By 200 you might mean around 120.

There's 42 for the first 2 layers (F2l) but you can do that intuitively. That's 42 off the list already

There's 21 for permutation of last layer. Those are more important, but you could get by with 5. (to take 3-5 seconds longer)

There's 57 for the orientation of the last later. This can be cut down to 10 total situations(3 for edges, which is actually just 2 then a combination for the third) then 7 corner OLL cases.

Fridrich needs lots of algorithms for maximum potential, but to get sub-30 you only need the basic 15.
 
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jeff544 said:
But the thing about the Fridrich is that you have to memorize like 200 algorithms.
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By 200 you might mean around 120.

There's 42 for the first 2 layers (F2l) but you can do that intuitively. That's 42 off the list already

There's 21 for permutation of last layer. Those are more important, but you could get by with 5. (to take 3-5 seconds longer)

There's 57 for the orientation of the last later. This can be cut down to 10 total situations(3 for edges, which is actually just 2 then a combination for the third) then 7 corner OLL cases.

Fridrich needs lots of algorithms for maximum potential, but to get sub-30 you only need the basic 15.
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41 cases.. Unless you count the mirror of the flipped edge.

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HEISE:) its an awesome method. nobody really does it a great deal but its brilliant, ive only ever done a couple but i love it (you are really solving the cube then, not just learning answers to cases). granted, it isnt beginner friendly and takes a lot of practice, but it is rewarding, especially when you tell another cuber that knows about it that you can do it :D
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FMC > Speed with Heise. I look at my FM solutions and it's not so finger-trick friendly or look-ahead friendly.
 
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