Bad Cubing Habits?

[CuberMan]

my bad habits:
- Same as Tim and Rth. I reset the timer before scrambling, then again after and sometimes once again after inspection.
- to AUF I do U'3 instead of U
- always try to turn very fast, resulting in bad looahead and wrong PLL execution
- lazy to learn new methods and algorithms

 

[jrb]

Looking at the timer during my solve
Watching the timer during my whole PLL
Terrible transition from cross to F2L 50% of the time

 

[Speedmaster]

I cannotbmake the cross in the bottom, and i always use the white cross..

 

[DaveyCow]

This is a habit, I definitely don't see it as being a bad habit though:
Before I start inspection I always tap the stackmat with both my hands, do avoid it turning off just as I'm about to start.

When I use PPT, I click the mouse on the timer to make sure it's the active window before I hit the spacebar Kinda silly really since I had *just* hit the spacebar to stop the timer...

 

[aaronb]

If I'm having a really good or really bad time, I stop the timer 1 or 2 moves before the cube is solved and don't mark as +2 or DNF. (Really need to stop this.)

Also I do cross on left; used to be on top, but I just couldn't fully switch to cross on D.

 

[Rpotts]

^^Cross on left is not a bad habit

poorly recognizing a few particular OLLs resulting in U2, recognize, U2 execute.

Forcing diag PLLs from OLLs I know enough OLLCP for to avoid diagonal.

Freefoping solves just because there is a pair made, without inspecting long enough to find a suitable Xcross

Guessing what the stickers on the B face are during f2l, sometimes works excellently, not always though

Stopping time in the middle of a U2 AUF, sometimes during the seconds U', sometimes before.

Being lenient with +2's, though I've started DNFing appropriately.

Looking at the times I'm about to roll, putting way to much pressure on me and ultimately Jesusin' my average.

Not practicing events other than 3x3, even though I could stand to practice 2x2, 4x4, BLD, OH etc.

Going with longer crosses that are easy to spot, rather than spending more time finding a more move optimal one.

I could go on, I have tons of bad habits.

 

[scotzbhoy]

My AUF recognition is really slow. I also tend to not make the most of inspection to fully plan out the cross, but that's happening less and less frequently now.

 

[Yuxuibbs]

i do easy cross scrambles, bad recognition during F2L and PLL, I look at the timer after F2L, only practicing 3x3, stopping timer while doing U'/U2 with left hand, tons of cube rotations, the list is pretty long....

 

[waffle=ijm]

When you stop the timer and you look at your times.

 

[luke1984]

No lookahead during cross stage.
Too many cube turns.
Slow PLL recognition.
AUF + cube turn before doing PLL.
I get way too frustrated when I get a bad time.
Timed solves make me way too nervous.

The last one is very problematic. When a friend times me without my knowledge, I'm about 2-3 seconds faster than when I time myself.

 

[cubersmith]

I have ALOT. Can't think of any off the top of my head.

 

[xabu1]

panicking when I hear the 8 seconds from the judges at competitions
I only started hearing this at the last competition, I ended up screwing up when I panicked, I never got a good inspection and screwed up my first block, hence the 28 average


also looking at the timer

 

[iEnjoyCubing]

-Looking at the timer while I'm solving
-Not putting in +2/DNF in qqTimer during practice even if the solve ends up being one of those
-Not using full inspection during comps
-Cube rotations during F2L
-General nervousness when I'm not solving at home (school, comps, etc)

 

[Phlippieskezer]

panicking when I hear the 8 seconds from the judges at competitions
I only started hearing this at the last competition, I ended up screwing up when I panicked, I never got a good inspection and screwed up my first block, hence the 28 average


also looking at the timer

In competition, exactly this. I messed up at my last competition because I was too hasty.

I pause too much and move my hands in-and-out of my line of sight, usually to see BD. >.>
(I only noticed this once I recorded a few solves, though)

 

[fastcubesolver]

looking at the timer, i do it, i hate it lol

 

[Florian]

Doing the first pair i see and not looking for 3-Move situations

 

[bwronski]

f2l on top kind of.
Bad transition to f2l
not efficient f2l, just bursts of moves that i have developed for cases, but they are no where near optimal.
bad look ahead
not knowing enough algorithms (i have 5 algorithm last layers sometimes,but mostly its 3)
switching between roux and cfop constantly. but not sticking with one to get any good (sub 20 with each..but barely)

 

[StachuK1992]

doing OH while driving.

 

[DavidWoner]

Not turning fast enough.

 

[Akuma]

Biking while speedcubing (two-handed)