Choppy, but fast vs Smooth, but slow solving, Which do you use

[jskyler91]

I will need to learn megaminx notation first, but sure. First I have to bring my 3x3 average down to where yours is before I move on to speed solving other puzzles though. I am determined to be sub 15 by the end of my first year. I average 18-19 right now.

 

[Georgeanderre]

Choppy and Slow

Sporadic > Choppy

 

[David1994]

It represents that fact that I am a girl in a guys body.

WAIT...Really??

 

[BC1997]

Slow and smooth is better for lookahead.

 

[Yes We Can!]

I try to turn fast and smooth.

 

[NaeosPsy]

I sometimes do smooth for F2L, mostly in OH, but mostly chopping and fast. Would like to change that tho.

 

[Selkie]

Definately slow and choppy. But just coming to realise due to my slow overall turnspeed I can at least be as fast as possible for me and retain lookahead, in summary:-

Slow and choppy working towards medium and choppy

 

[JackJ]

Fast and choppy, some small instances of high tps.

 

[Bapao]

WAIT...Really??

That got your attention

 

[David1994]

That got your attention

Yep

 

[riffz]

Slow and somewhat smooth. I can't turn fast >_>

 

[drewsopchak]

im chopppy, like faz and nakijima, your smooth, like harris chan.

 

[cincyaviation]

I definitely solve fast and choppy, as that usually ends up being faster for me.

 

[OliveMaster]

I use choppy and fast, i tried smooth and slow but i couldn't get used to it, I'll work on making less pauses with lookahead

 

[Sa967St]

I try to turn fast and smooth.

This. I do terribly when my turning is choppy.

 

[qqwref]

A while ago I was medium-slow and smooth, and it worked pretty nicely, although I couldn't really turn any faster. Then I got a little faster at turning, and a little less good at lookahead (from lack of practice)... so now I'm medium-fast and usually-smooth. I could probably save like a second from my average if I learned to be smooth again, but I kinda don't care enough.

But yeah, if you gotta choose one, I recommend slow and smooth (with practicing TPS on the side). Once you have that down you can slowly improve your turnspeed until you can turn at your near-max tps with no pauses. (And then I guess you just practice turnspeed a lot, because that's the only way up from there.)

 

[xabu1]

I thought I was going slow and smooth, then someone told me to go slower to get faster times, I tried it, then I got people telling me on the solve I tried to go slow, that my turn speed was faster... but that was my best solve at that competition, so I try to go slow still

I don't really know what I do, but I try to go slow and smooth