Random Cubing Discussion

[Bindedsa]

Am I the only person who hates the 9 move A perm? It's one of my least favorite PLLs and I might switch algs because I just can't stand it. I'd take a G perm any day over an A perm. It's short, and it's probably faster than I think, but I'm using an overly loose Zhanchi and I can't count how many times I've popped A perms.

E perms are awful. I guess I hate all the CPLLs. Unless you count H perms.

I don't like A perms either and probably prefer G perms, but I don't hate them.

 

[guysensei1]

Am I the only person who hates the 9 move A perm? It's one of my least favorite PLLs and I might switch algs because I just can't stand it. I'd take a G perm any day over an A perm. It's short, and it's probably faster than I think, but I'm using an overly loose Zhanchi and I can't count how many times I've popped A perms.

E perms are awful. I guess I hate all the CPLLs. Unless you count H perms.

You're not the only one. I especially hate the R2 D2 one. Lockups lockups and more lockups. The doubleflick D2 doesn't work out for me, and single flicks aren't any better. At least the other A perm isn't that bad.

I'm currently using wrist turns for the D2 in the R2D2 A perm.

 

[TDM]

Am I the only person who hates the 9 move A perm? It's one of my least favorite PLLs and I might switch algs because I just can't stand it.

E perms are awful. I guess I hate all the CPLLs. Unless you count H perms.

I hate all CPLLs, including H perms, except E perms
I found R' D' R U2 R' D R U' R' D' R U' R' D R yesterday on algdb.net, and I quite like it, but it is very long compared to normal A perms. I also use R U R' F' r U R' U' r' F R2 U' R' for one AUF (the same one people use r U r' U' r' F r2 U' r' U' r U r' F' U for). I don't know any good algs for Ab though.

 

[porkynator]

How about doing it like

x' R2 U2 R D R' U2 R D' R

?

 

[Bindedsa]

You're not the only one. I especially hate the R2 D2 one. Lockups lockups and more lockups. The doubleflick D2 doesn't work out for me, and single flicks aren't any better. At least the other A perm isn't that bad.

I'm currently using wrist turns for the D2 in the R2D2 A perm.

You can try doing the mirror of the R' U R' one, he D2's become U2's the only downside is that instead of the first moving being a wide l' its x and R at the same time.

 

[IRNjuggle28]

I hate all CPLLs, including H perms, except E perms

Wut. How do you hate H perms?

How about doing it like
x' R2 U2 R D R' U2 R D' R

Seems way better. Thanks.

 

[TDM]

Wut. How do you hate H perms?

Because I can't do M2'. I do it as R' [r M'], which is great for U perms but not H/Z perms. For H/Z perms I either do that or M' M', both of which aren't very fast. My H/Z perms are still faster than many of my other PLLs but I can't get a decent TPS on them.
(E: and I only like E perms when I execute them well)

 

[IRNjuggle28]

Because I can't do M2'. I do it as R' [r M'], which is great for U perms but not H/Z perms. For H/Z perms I either do that or M' M', both of which aren't very fast. My H/Z perms are still faster than many of my other PLLs but I can't get a decent TPS on them.
(E: and I only like E perms when I execute them well)

...why can't you do M2'? Ring finger, then middle finger? And some people use pinkys?

 

[TDM]

...why can't you do M2'? Ring finger, then middle finger? And some people use pinkys?

I can't do it in a solve because I have to regrip, and it's a very slow regrip. I also often miss the M' with the middle finger, and if I then do the U' afterwards (for the H perm) I have to do U' U' U' or U2' U', then some very slow M fingertrick due to my hand position to correct the mistake. When timing algs I do M2', but I can't do it efficiently or quickly in a solve.

 

[Bindedsa]

I can't do it in a solve because I have to regrip, and it's a very slow regrip. I also often miss the M' with the middle finger, and if I then do the U' afterwards (for the H perm) I have to do U' U' U' or U2' U', then some very slow M fingertrick due to my hand position to correct the mistake. When timing algs I do M2', but I can't do it efficiently or quickly in a solve.

I have to regrip as well, I think it's because I do M moves with my right hand and I hold it slightly high than my left. I don't really dislike the regrip for Z and M, but I don't use MU Uperms because of it, even though when timing I can do the clockwise one faster than RU. Perhaps you should try lefty.

 

[TDM]

I have to regrip as well, I think it's because I do M moves with my right hand and I hold it slightly high than my left. I don't really dislike the regrip for Z and M, but I don't use MU Uperms because of it, even though when timing I can do the clockwise one faster than RU. Perhaps you should try lefty.

I hold my left and right hands at the same height when I do MU stuff, so there's no regrip for me unless I need to do an M2' like in H/Z perms, but I don't need to do this for MU U perms. What do you mean try lefty? You mean doing M moves with my left hand? That would just have the same problem but mirrored...

 

[Bindedsa]

I hold my left and right hands at the same height when I do MU stuff, so there's no regrip for me unless I need to do an M2' like in H/Z perms, but I don't need to do this for MU U perms. What do you mean try lefty? You mean doing M moves with my left hand? That would just have the same problem but mirrored...

I assumed you had a similar grip. I can do lefty M' moves regripless and M2 with my pinky, it's just slower and since you can't do the right hand one anyway.

 

[SolveThatCube]

My First EVER Official Solve

 

[ottozing]

I'm a total nub when it comes to counting frames and stuff, but I'd really like to see the exact (or at least something that's more accurate than what I did) tps on that last layer.

 

[guysensei1]

This made my day.

 

[scottishcuber]

I'm a total nub when it comes to counting frames and stuff, but I'd really like to see the exact (or at least something that's more accurate than what I did) tps on that last layer.

It would take too long for me to download this vid.

Open it with windows media player, right-click > Enhancements > Play speed settings. A window comes up with two buttons to toggle frame by frame, just count how many frames there are, x, then do 30/x.

 

[10461394944000]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMymMeo2LbA

the judge is supposed to lift the cube cover

 

[SolveThatCube]

the judge is supposed to lift the cube cover

I know but some of the judges didn't look like they were going to do it when I told them I was ready so I just did it.

 

[CyanSandwich]

Haha my first official pyraminx solve was faster. I average 16 or something globally and you average like.. 8-9?

 

[SolveThatCube]

Haha my first official pyraminx solve was faster. I average 16 or something globally and you average like.. 8-9?

7-8.

Just checking you know that this was my first ever official solve of any sort (pyraminx was one of the first events in the comp)