Recent content by OldManCuber

Curious how you older cubers train when you have busy lives, married, kids, jobs, etc. We just don't have the time the teens have, to train 6 hours a day... lol Anyway, I'm working on 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, and now working on 5x5. I want to get better on each, but I just don't have the time to give...

Yes, it's the same. Jeffrey Varasano wrote the book "Conquer the Cube in 45 seconds" in 1981 where he lays out his Corners First method.

Anyone else use Yau for 5x5? I'm picking up 5x5 this week, and decided to just go with the Yau method because I'm already learning Yau for 4x4 and have gotten a PB of 1:49 after 3 weeks. Anyway, does anyone have a breakdown of times for each step? I assume the breakdown will be different than...

Absolutely take a break from time to time! I find when I do too many solves in a day I get slower because I'm just going through the motions of solving instead of trying to go fast. Many times I've taken a several day break and come back with one of my best times.

That just means I can't do more than about 15 solves a night until I get much faster. I'm averaging 3 minutes a solve now with a best time of 2:30. :(

My point was that I don't have a lot of time to do a lot of full solves every night, so I was wondering for folks that don't have a lot of time, do they focus on specific areas during practice sessions? Last night I did 40 cycles of First 2 Centers with First 3 Edges then stopped. After which...

Old cuber question here about better practicing... So, I'm learning 4x4 for a tournament, and realized I don't have the time to do a ton of the the long solves I could do with 3x3, 2x2, Pyraminx, Square-1, Clock. Typical story... married, kids, full time job, so I'm lucky to get a full hour a...

Hey Boogie Dude, I use a GAN 354 M and CFOP. I know full PLL but still use 2 look OLL. In early 2018, I learned the old Varasano Corner's First method for 3x3, and got a 32.28. How long have you been speedcubing? How much do you practice?

Hey everyone! Just saying hello, and looking to talk to other old cubers. I'm 50, have been to 2 comps so far, and have a 3x3 PB of 24.08. Dan AKA "OldManCuber"