Alex Lau 3x3 ER - 7.52

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I'm sorry if I offended anyone. Didn't think I was being rude. Just expressing my opinion. But my apologies regardless.

p.s. I still think being afraid of a camera is silly :)
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Maybe it is silly to you. The very fact that you think it's silly means you don't understand it.

Being afraid of cameras is an irrational fear. I'll give you that. But just the realization that it's irrational doesn't make it not exist. Alex is much better off hiding from that fear than facing it, to use your terms. The very small number of official solves you get is not the time to try something that will ruin your attempts to break records.

It's really more of an attention thing than anything else, as far as I can tell. It's not so much "I'm terrified of this camera" as it is that he'll focus a tiny bit on the fact that there's a camera, and be unable to forget it, and lose just enough focus to make him average 8.xx instead 7.xx officially. But it's already been explained to you, so I should stop wasting my time.

@5BLD

I'm sorry to hear that you don't practice much anymore. Just know that you are a LOT of peoples' favorite cuber. I love your solving style, and it's a huge inspiration to me. And no matter how much I want to see videos of you, the idea of your wonderful solves not being filmed bothers me a whole lot less than the pressure of this making cubing stressful enough to not be worth it to you. I hope you can hang in there.
 
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I did bring camera to competitions to film my own solves. I have no problem solving for camera. But however, I can not solve on competition like I solve at home. I have no controle over my hands whatsoever, no lookahead when I am on the spot. It is no fear of anything, just not getting my nerves under controle.
 
And in the end the thread loses it purpose. Being a thread to congratulate Alex on his solve and asking some tips etc, people are giving him negative remarks that he should have done it with camera! DOnt you feel Happy that he is now the second in world. Of course I feel sorry for Mats but still, him beating Mats is a achievement in itself! Many people dont like themselves get filmed and many do. Our brains work differently and so is our opinions. Get over it and pretend that all the cameras in the world were broken at that time! I felt sad that there was no video but its okay!. If he dosent like it, let it be. Our opinions differ and so does our likings and dislikes. Personally, I also dont feel like when people start recording me while cubing so in the End IT IS PERSONAL PREFERENCE!
NO NEED TO FRET OVER IT!
Oh! and congratulations Alex! Second in the World sure feels prestigious :)
Ignore the negative remarks, and keep improving. Next up, being Worlds best :) :D
 
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WOW Alex you are so awesome! Great job on the average! I really want you to go and break WR, as you are my favorite cuber! :) I wish I would have started with Roux too . . :(
 
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If i have the oppurtunity to switch from CFOP to ROUX..... Shuold i switch? If yes, why?
 
On the topic of videos: Alex can do what he likes of course. It's up to him if he wants to avoid cameras, he can make of his hobby whatever he wants, and the criticism and rudeness in this thread is uncalled for.

However, as a general, non-personal comment... it certainly is a pity when top cubers' solves and especially major records aren't available on video. These videos excite and inspire others and play a huge part in driving interest and enthusiasm in the community. Take Feliks's 5.66. That video was what inspired me to start speedcubing, and I'm grateful to Feliks for that. 3.7 million people watched that video, and I bet most were as impressed or enthralled as me. That's a lot of enjoyment derived from just one solve! It's legendary now and will still be legendary in 5 years, assuming he doesn't take it down. Records are more than just personal achievement - they are community events, and milestones in cubing history. So it does make me sad and disappointed when new records aren't on video. The community loses out through that. A record is just as great a personal achievement whether on video or not, but it's a much greater contribution to the cubing world if it is.
 
5BLD said:
Any rouxer can use petrus if need be
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True. My very first speedsolving method was Petrus, but then I changed to Roux when I stucked at around 40s (or at least I thought I stucked). After I learned Roux properly, I tried Petrus, and find it much easier and more comfortable (waaaay less cube rotations than before when I was a newbie). So yes, those two are close to each other.
 
5BLD said:
Remember that 3x3 stage is probably the most insignificant part of big cubes... Any rouxer can use petrus if need be
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And you don't even need to have a 3^3 stage at all :-p

Back on topic, and since I couldn't say it to you at the comp because I had to catch my train: congrats Alex !
 
Coongrats Alex! I'm also more and more tempted by roux... the problem is that right now I average 15-18 with CFOP. I'm not really sure if it's a bad idea to start learning another method at this point :/
 
Nilsibert said:
Coongrats Alex! I'm also more and more tempted by roux... the problem is that right now I average 15-18 with CFOP. I'm not really sure if it's a bad idea to start learning another method at this point :/
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I'd say just learn the method and techniques, and then play around with it a bit. Then you can decide whether you want to switch or not. I don't think it's too late to switch. It's like having a 15-18 average with CFOP will hold you back. If anything, I think it will help you. Your knowledge of CFOP will not magically prevent you from learning roux. You won't find that you are completely unable to blockbuild after what CFOP has done to your brain.

It's basically up to you. There is nothing stopping you if you think it's worth the time and effort.

That's what I am doing anyway. I'm practising both roux and CFOP right now. I am averaging sub 10 with CFOP and 11-12 with roux. I think I can get sub 10 roux with more practise.
 
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