Beginner's Guide to Choosing a Speedsolving Method

[kcl]

How advantageous is the petrus EO step? I feel like doing it regularly with oll/pll or cll/ell would do better. What are your times without EO?

Without EO petrus is just freefop. Don't get me wrong, freefop is awesome.

 

[GuRoux]

Without EO petrus is just freefop. Don't get me wrong, freefop is awesome.

maybe freefop is just better than petrus. how many moves does EO save? for me it's negative, but I don't really know any petrus EO.

 

[kcl]

maybe freefop is just better than petrus. how many moves does EO save? for me it's negative, but I don't really know any petrus EO.

It's debatable, but if you use EO it leaves the option open for either ZBLL, or COLL (which has 1/12 for PLL skips). It also increases the chance for OLL skips considerably.

 

[mDiPalma]

Petrus EO is definitely worth it.

Especially considering you can always force there to be 4 or less bad edges by being smart during the 3x2x2.

At that point, you are investing around 6 moves for an [RU] F2L and a vastly improved LL. You are probably in the green by a two or three moves on average by doing Petrus EO, and you have the added advantage of a rotationless F2L from that point out.

I'm going to post a video soon about ways I've come up with, but have not yet pursued, to modernize the standard Petrus method.

 

[GuRoux]

Petrus EO is definitely worth it.

Especially considering you can always force there to be 4 or less bad edges by being smart during the 3x2x2.

At that point, you are investing around 6 moves for an [RU] F2L and a vastly improved LL. You are probably in the green by a two or three moves on average by doing Petrus EO, and you have the added advantage of a rotationless F2L from that point out.

I'm going to post a video soon about ways I've come up with, but have not yet pursued, to modernize the standard Petrus method.

That would definitely be an enlightening video. Who knows, it might start some petrus popularity.

 

[Destro]

Speedcubing methods for cube noobs

I'm a cube noob. Lucky PB : 1:35 normal PB: 1:45 (using LBL) Which method should i use to get faster times without memorizing a lot? (Other tips welcome)

 

[GuRoux]

Perhaps start dabbling with F2L.

 

[Destro]

My cube is better than rubiks brand, but not as good as a dayan. BTW, where can I buy a speedcube?

I tried F2l but i cant memorize 40 algs!

 

[DeeDubb]

My cube is better than rubiks brand, but not as good as a dayan. BTW, where can I buy a speedcube?

When you think of a question, you should browse the forum a little bit instead of just posting . Here's the Puzzle Shops section of the forum.

 

[Destro]

Thanks.

 

[Destro]

What i meant is that are there any stores that sells speedcubes?

 

[DeeDubb]

What i meant is that are there any stores that sells speedcubes?

You mean physical stores? There's some, but not too common. I think most people buy online.

 

[TDM]

I tried F2l but i cant memorize 40 algs!

You don't need to. Learn it intuitively.

 

[AmazingCuber]

What i meant is that are there any stores that sells speedcubes?

There is one in Munich, Germany.

 

[Infil]

Learning fast cross (which is intuitive, no memorization) and color-recognizing your 2nd layer edges and performing that easy algorithm quickly will greatly improve your times if you are using the beginner layer-by-layer method. Faster cross will also help you going forward regardless of how much memorization you try to learn later.

As has been said, F2L can be learned intuitively without any algorithm memorization but it's still a little daunting at first because there are a lot of cases you have to try to recognize. If you're trying to get lower than 1:35, you can probably put F2L off for a bit and work on dexterity and the cross.

 

[Destro]

Tnx guys.

 

[GuRoux]

Tnx guys.

you're welcome. out of interest, what method are you leaning towards at the moment?

 

[Destro]

f2l but i m having a hard time understanding which method is the best for me.

 

[GuRoux]

just keep searching until you find yourself hooked to roux. just kidding. do what ever you find funnest.

 

[suhoon]

What method should I learn?

Hello, I'm new to this forum and this is my first post.
I've been cubing for about 2 months now and I'm still using the beginner's method. I can solve the cube in average 45 seconds and my best is 38.73.
I'm not good at learning algs, so I'm asking you guys... What method should I learn? (I tried learning roux, but it was a bit hard for me. If you want to recommend roux, please tell me where, how to learn it.)
Thanks!