Hi Everyone

[vgohit]

Thank you so much, vgohit!!! That is great advice! However I feel quite disappointed that every now and then I still get solves over a minute!! Grr! But I'll keep on practicing like you said and slow down (Thrawst also said this was a great practice tip). I'm sure in time it will drop my times down. I appreciate your help!

I know exactly how you feel getting more than 1 minute. but if your getting 1 minute above then its mostly likely due to a long cross solution and some difficult situations of the f2l pairs.
So you can also try this Christian. Ask someone to hold a stopwatch when your solving the cube.
when u finish the cross notify him/her so that he/she will make a lap.
when u finish the f2l notify again to make a lap.repeat for oll and pll. Repeat this for some 7-8 solves. then you can clearly see the times taken for each step and which step is slower,faster and which can be improved. So even if u get over a minute,u can see wether its due to the cross or f2l (because you can compare those times with your previuos solves).
So hope this helps.

 

[Gordon]

Thank you! I got the image from the internet though.

I did assume that.

 

[kunparekh18]

I know exactly how you feel getting more than 1 minute. but if your getting 1 minute above then its mostly likely due to a long cross solution and some difficult situations of the f2l pairs.
So you can also try this Christian. Ask someone to hold a stopwatch when your solving the cube.
when u finish the cross notify him/her so that he/she will make a lap.
when u finish the f2l notify again to make a lap.repeat for oll and pll. Repeat this for some 7-8 solves. then you can clearly see the times taken for each step and which step is slower,faster and which can be improved. So even if u get over a minute,u can see wether its due to the cross or f2l (because you can compare those times with your previuos solves).
So hope this helps.

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[CADcubing1]

I know exactly how you feel getting more than 1 minute. but if your getting 1 minute above then its mostly likely due to a long cross solution and some difficult situations of the f2l pairs.
So you can also try this Christian. Ask someone to hold a stopwatch when your solving the cube.
when u finish the cross notify him/her so that he/she will make a lap.
when u finish the f2l notify again to make a lap.repeat for oll and pll. Repeat this for some 7-8 solves. then you can clearly see the times taken for each step and which step is slower,faster and which can be improved. So even if u get over a minute,u can see wether its due to the cross or f2l (because you can compare those times with your previuos solves).
So hope this helps.

That is awesome advice!!! I very much appreciate all your help and support already! I mean I didn't think anyone would respond to my posts in a week but no.. every one is giving me so many great tips already!! You rock, vgohit and would you mind telling me your real name so I can call you by your real name just as you do to me?

 

[CADcubing1]

Please vgohit, no more PM's. It's not necessary to become friends on here for you are already very helpful. i hope you understand that this is not personal. I don't allow any friend requests from anyone. Thank you for all your help so far though

 

[vgohit]

Sure Sure.Sorry for that
Happy Cubing.................

 

[CADcubing1]

Sure Sure.Sorry for that
Happy Cubing.................

Thank you for understanding. May i ask you a few questions about your personal cubing?

 

[vgohit]

Thank you for understanding. May i ask you a few questions about your personal cubing?

I use the cfop method for solving. I solve my cross on the bottom (which is very very useful for cutting down time ).
I go for 2-look oll and recently started learning 1-look pll. I average now close to 32-34 sec.

 

[CADcubing1]

Thank you vgohit! What are your mains and averages for cubes up to 7x7?

 

[vgohit]

I solve only the 3x3
i am planning to start 2x2 after getting sub-20 in 3x3...........

 

[CADcubing1]

Oh okay. I kinda rushed into different cubes I got a 4x4 a week after i learned how to solve a 3x3 and then it just went from there. What are all the 3x3's you use.

 

[vgohit]

I use the dayan zhanchi. Its really nice and the structure of the pieces are also unique.
I also recently also bought the C4U cube.but was not that good compared to the dayan zhanchi (My point of view )
Which ones do you use ???

 

[CADcubing1]

Um.. well I just got a Zhanchi stickerless just to see how good it was (obviously can't be used in competition.) I started off with a really lube up broken in Rubik's brand cube. I plan to get a Guhong (the Zhanchi is loud which I don't mind but it bothers others when I solve around them) and a Fangshi ShuangRen and which ever one I like best I will buy a DIY of and I will also experiment with different sizes (42, 50, 55, 57 mm)