Waffle's Roux Tutorial

[Renslay]

I average ~14-16 and my LSE is 4 seconds

Ditto.

 

[7nand]

Hey Waffle,
I don't know why but, I tend to solve the 1x2x3 blocks by using F2L. Is this common for beginners? Or is this because I always use CFOP? I average 23 sec with CFOP.. maybe that's why.. I totally understood how to solve using roux method because of your tutorial... Thanks... but the only prob is that I use F2L while solving the blocks...
Please help.. I'll try my best to learn..
Thanks

 

[Renslay]

Hey Waffle,
I don't know why but, I tend to solve the 1x2x3 blocks by using F2L. Is this common for beginners? Or is this because I always use CFOP? I average 23 sec with CFOP.. maybe that's why.. I totally understood how to solve using roux method because of your tutorial... Thanks... but the only prob is that I use F2L while solving the blocks...
Please help.. I'll try my best to learn..
Thanks

It's because you are so used to CFOP. This is common for beginners who switch to Roux from CFOP, and it usually results higher move-count.
Your first block should be around 6-11 STM. If it is not the case (it is usually higher if you build it "cfop"-ish, i.e., DL edge first and two corner-edge pairs last), examine Roux reconstructions for block building techniques.

 

[7nand]

It's because you are so used to CFOP. This is common for beginners who switch to Roux from CFOP, and it usually results higher move-count.
Your first block should be around 6-11 STM. If it is not the case (it is usually higher if you build it "cfop"-ish, i.e., DL edge first and two corner-edge pairs last), examine Roux reconstructions for block building techniques.

Oh .. Ok I'll try watching some more videos on how to solve the blocks.
Thanks!!!! Btw, what's STM??

 

[Methuselah96]

Oh .. Ok I'll try watching some more videos on how to solve the blocks.
Thanks!!!! Btw, what's STM??

http://www.speedsolving.com/wiki/index.php/Stm

 

[7nand]

http://www.speedsolving.com/wiki/index.php/Stm

Thanks!!!

 

[7nand]

Can anyone suggest some videos on block building for me?? plz..

 

[CheesecakeCuber]

Can anyone suggest some videos on block building for me?? plz..

Waffle's example solves and Alex's examples on cubingworld

 

[7nand]

Waffle's example solves and Alex's examples on cubingworld

They do the examples too fast for me.. Please suggest some other videos... based on block builing
Thanks

 

[GuRoux]

I agree, a lot of the videos go too fast, there aren't many good slow block building videos out there but here are some roux reconstructions that you can learn from: http://cubesolv.es/?solver=&competition=&puzzle=&time-specifier=&time-value=&tags=roux

 

[7nand]

I agree, a lot of the videos go too fast, there aren't many good slow block building videos out there but here are some roux reconstructions that you can learn from: http://cubesolv.es/?solver=&competition=&puzzle=&time-specifier=&time-value=&tags=roux

Awesome reconstructions!!! Thanks!!

 

[joele19681]

great now i'm gonna learn

 

[waffle=ijm]

Hey guys, it's been a while since I've done an update on the site. I was wondering if there is anything you'd like to see, or for me to change while I have the free time.

 

[DeeDubb]

Hey guys, it's been a while since I've done an update on the site. I was wondering if there is anything you'd like to see, or for me to change while I have the free time.

I think your site is great, but maybe some more info on block building. Rather than just examples, show some different ways the blocks pair up, different angles you pair from, etc. Also, I remember there was some unfinished stuff at the bottom of the page, maybe you can finish that stuff

 

[Niah]

advanced tutorial on misaligned centres?

 

[GuRoux]

advanced tutorial on misaligned centres?

there really isn't an advanced tutorial, just a tutorial. Everything is essentially the same, the only difference is what is a good edge and bad edge. Any edge with a misalignededge color facing up or down will be considered good. the edges without the misaligned center color will be considered good or bad the same way it usually does with the regular aligned center colored.

 

[5BLD]

there really isn't an advanced tutorial, just a tutorial. Everything is essentially the same, the only difference is what is a good edge and bad edge. Any edge with a misalignededge color facing up or down will be considered good. the edges without the misaligned center color will be considered good or bad the same way it usually does with the regular aligned center colored.

Ah but don't forget that the UL/UR edges are always followin' corners.

 

[DeeDubb]

Ah but don't forget that the UL/UR edges are always followin' corners.

I'm still so bad at doing anything other than tracking the UL/UR edges while I'm doing EO. It seems hard to modify the EO method to set up optimal UL/UR. I think I've been complaining about this since I started, and I still can't figure it out. I'm almost to the point where I want to memo algs for every EO/ULUR case.

 

[GuRoux]

I'm still so bad at doing anything other than tracking the UL/UR edges while I'm doing EO. It seems hard to modify the EO method to set up optimal UL/UR. I think I've been complaining about this since I started, and I still can't figure it out. I'm almost to the point where I want to memo algs for every EO/ULUR case.

wow, you're pbs have become a lot better since the last time i saw. I'm also wondering how many tricks i don't know about for that.

 

[GuRoux]

Ah but don't forget that the UL/UR edges are always followin' corners.

that's what i meant by "the edges without the misaligned center color will be considered good or bad the same way it usually does with the regular aligned center colored."