I have MASTERED the cube! (sort of) HELP - Next steps for a beginner...

[pipkiksass]

There is a very good video as well very good text-based tutorial for ZZ.

Yeah, I tried it for a while, but I suck at recognising EO. When I can, it flows nicely - I love the 'ergonomic' aspect of ZZ, and the idea of ZZLL...

My point wasn't that there aren't tutorials, but that there's more choice with CFOP. As with any learning process, there are certain styles of teaching which work for some people and not for others. With CFOP, you have the luxury of choice - there will almost certainly be a tutorial which makes sense to you. With other methods, it's down to luck.

But yeah, as a new cuber, experiment. I kinda regret going fully for CFOP before I even tried Roux/ZZ/Petrus/other.

 

[nuclearbigdaddy]

Yeah...your method isn't everything...I'm able to get 35 seconds with Pogobats method!

 

[YddEd]

That old chestnut!

I think what was meant was 'learn CFOP because it has the widest userbase, therefore the most written about it, most tutorials, and is the most accessible method'. Just expressed badly! It's definitely easier to 'get into' than (for example) Roux, because if you don't like the style of one tutorial, you can try one of the other thousands that are out there. There aren't too many good Rouxtorials, in my experience, however this is something I'd like to see change as the method grows in popularity.

As for fastest, 5BLD has been known to criticise his own finger speed. Based on efficiency alone, I believe Roux should be faster than CFOP. With perfect lookahead (and let's face it, Faz, Mats and Alex all have pretty damn perfect lookahead), your solve time is as simple as (the number of moves that you need to make)* (your finger speed in tps). Ergo, the fastest method should be the most efficient method.

In theory!

(FYI, I CFOP)

Maybe if more people started using Roux there would be more tutorials.
Waffo's tutorial Don't know who made this Donovan's Roux tutorial They are all really good

 

[pipkiksass]

Maybe if more people started using Roux there would be more tutorials.
Waffo's tutorial Don't know who made this Donovan's Roux tutorial They are all really good

Do you Roo, or SeeFopp?

 

[sneaklyfox]

Do you Roo, or SeeFopp?

... or ZeeZee?

 

[kunparekh18]

... or ZeeZee?

Dont forget 5BLD's method

Spoiler

hexahedronal francisco

 

[YddEd]

Do you Roo, or SeeFopp?

How about rooing? (Rouxing)

 

[Spaxxy]

Directly from a beginners method, CFOP would be a logical step. However, there are other methods out there that have great potential, such as ZZ and Roux (Though I still suck at both). You should branch out and explore other methods, and not just do CFOP.

 

[hoolahoop]

Learn f2l. How? watch a video but never finish it. that's how i learned f2l intuitively.