Believing in yourself...

Do you think you can be top in the world?

  • Yes

    Votes: 43 50.0%

  • No

    Votes: 43 50.0%
  • Total voters
    86
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Do any of you guys believe you can be a world class rubix cuber...? Aka top 20 in the world?

Just an interesting question.
 
yes. yes i do. i know that many of the best in the world right now improved much faster than i have, but if i keep working hard, i will definitely get there. i can be the best anything if i want to (hope that doesn't sound too cocky).
 
Yes but in reality only for something that few people don't focus on, megaminx. I should start practicing since it is summer. I don't think of myself in anyway even a good cuber. All I am is a face of controversy and annoyance to any moderator and administrator of this site.
 
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Primarily I think it comes down to when you started cubing, probably the younger the better. Then it's a tricky area of "is cubing an application of some vague talent you're born with á la an olympic 100m runner" or "is cubing a skill that anyone can learn and anyone can get sub-10 with if they just put in enough time". I've always advocated that anyone can get sub-20, sub-15 at least. Sub-10? Not quite sure if everyone has it. Voted "no."
(ps. Rubik's not Rubix used to do the same thing too though no worries.)
 
i guess maybe i could if i tried really really hard for a few more years, since i can think of so many things i need to work on
sub-10 session averages for me are not out of the question, it's just about how much work i put in and for how long.
i know i could be sub-10 by the end of the year if there was a million dollars on the line (btw right now i'm sub-12.5) but there really isnt much of a point in my opinion. i have a lot of other things to do and cubing used to be a dominant hobby of mine but now it sits low in my priorities.

honestly i've already achieved most of what i want to achieve. there's no point in getting an extremely lucky sub-7 solve that takes no skill on my part (at my level) and i'm quite happy with the two times that i have actually gotten sub-8. sub-10 single was always a big deal for me and my first one was 9.99 which made it an even bigger deal.

now that i can get sub-10 multiple times a day, i'm already sub-15 by a margin, my PLLs are pretty fast by my standards, my F2L is good, and i do roux pretty well. i can also do BLD at a high percentage (slowly). i was never fascinated by big cubes but i can already solve them at a reasonable speed so for me there isn't much left if i'm not passionate.

anyway the poll asks if i think i can be top in the world, and yes i do think i can be if i try really hard for many more years. i don't plan to do that though.
 
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MarcelP said:
I went from averaging 1 minute to 30 seconds in a whole year. The real fast people are like sub 20 in two months.. I think being sub 20-ish is the best I will get out of life. I and would be very pleased with that (when I get there in a few years) ;)
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I got from 1 minute to 35 seconds in 3 weeks with Roux :P


When I get my megaminx, I'm gonna train hard and try to steal Felik's NR :) (Until someone steals it off me at the same competition :P )
 
I think there is nearly a direct relationship between the amount you practice and your times. I suggest the top 100 in the world have practiced more than the rest in the world (in comparison to say, ranking 200-300, etc.). There is also a relationship to how much practice/day you do. For example, 30 minutes/day for 20 years is not the same as 5 hours per day in 2 years, even though the total time practiced is the same.

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MarcelP said:
I went from averaging 1 minute to 30 seconds in a whole year. The real fast people are like sub 20 in two months.. I think being sub 20-ish is the best I will get out of life. I and would be very pleased with that (when I get there in a few years) ;)
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Who has went from never solving to sub-20 in two months? I haven't followed the general progression in recent years, but a few years ago if you went sub-20 within the first year of practice, you were real good. I know several people that took about 1 year to go sub-20 then became top in the world.
 
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MarcelP said:
I went from averaging 1 minute to 30 seconds in a whole year. The real fast people are like sub 20 in two months.. I think being sub 20-ish is the best I will get out of life. I and would be very pleased with that (when I get there in a few years) ;)
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These are largely my sentiments also. I think there is a factor with age also. I cube every day but unfortunately cubing is way down on the list of things I have to give my time to. Broadly speaking, I am comfortable with my (lack of) speed, and enjoy continuing to learn.
 
ellwd said:
These are largely my sentiments also. I think there is a factor with age also. I cube every day but unfortunately cubing is way down on the list of things I have to give my time to. Broadly speaking, I am comfortable with my (lack of) speed, and enjoy continuing to learn.
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I agree that age is a factor in terms of priority and capacity for learning; but, in terms of dexterity, there's no reason why anyone (pre-arthritis setting in!) can't be as fast as these young'uns. Yes, it's easier to achieve with countless hours of practice and youth, but there's no physical limitation on turning speed relating to age. Consider Vladimir Horowitz, Russian pianist who, in his 80s, still gave concerts of some of the hardest pieces ever written. I honestly believe that us 'older' cubers can be just as fast, we're only limited by time, and other commitments, not age! :-)
 
No, I can't. If I were to have started cubing 10 years ago I'd say yes. The I would have had the time and the mindset to practice countless of hours to achieve such results. Now I don't have the time nor the mindset to do so. As a result I'm very slow and progress very slowly, but I couldn't care less, I enjoy cubing nevertheless. :) I wish I started 10 years ago though, I don't get why I never bought a cube since it has always intrigued me, but then again I can say that for so many things. :D
 
MarcelP said:
I went from averaging 1 minute to 30 seconds in a whole year. The real fast people are like sub 20 in two months.. I think being sub 20-ish is the best I will get out of life. I and would be very pleased with that (when I get there in a few years) ;)
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ellwd said:
These are largely my sentiments also. I think there is a factor with age also. I cube every day but unfortunately cubing is way down on the list of things I have to give my time to. Broadly speaking, I am comfortable with my (lack of) speed, and enjoy continuing to learn.
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I will echo both of you. Eight months and I'm ~35 seconds, and there's no way I could fit in more practice than I do. My gains are hard fought for and 20 seconds feels a loooong way off.

Age is definitely a factor; although it's true that there are older pianists who can still give the young 'uns a run for their money, they invariably learned while very young. It's much harder to condition your fingers and brain to be fast at something like speedcubing, the older you get, IMO. Both of them grow averse to learning new tricks.
 
pipkiksass said:
there's no reason why anyone (pre-arthritis setting in!) can't be as fast as these young'uns.
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Yesterday at a competition I gave my Moyu to Mats Valk so he could test the feel of it. So not long after that came the WCA president (Ron van Bruchem) to me to see what the fuzz of the cubes was all about. He did many solves with my cubes and I was in awe about his speed. He liked my Fangshi more than the Moyu since he does not like solving white cubes. Looking at Ron, I think some individuals can get faster at older age. Last week Ton (another WCA vip) did a PB of 11.xx Looking at them I get some hope ;)
 
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