My fastest solve is usually a minute, and I've gotten it in 40 seconds ONCE (pretty sure it was just luck). I use the method they teach you in the booklet that comes with the Rubik's brand cubes, and for the last layer, I use beginners OLL and PLL. Should I learn a new method to speed up my solves? Or do I just keep practicing?
Do I just need to keep practicing? Or learn a different method?
- Thread starter bojadada
- Start date
ducttapecuber
Premium Member
Be prepared for a CFOP vs Roux debate (aka fight) in your thread
You would probably be able to around 40 seconds with that method. I would suggest moving onto another branch of that method and learn f2l. This is where you place the first layer and corner and that middle layer edge in at the same time instead of seperately. This will make you times just up dramatically but then with a lot of practice they will drop. Also what cube are you using, I am assuming a Rubik's brand. Many would disagree with what I am about to say but I personally suggest getting a Ghosthand I or a dayan guhong v1 and tightening the screws. If you continue to use a rubik's brand you will develop bad habits, and be like me who uses their wrist too much.
Hope this helps!
You would probably be able to around 40 seconds with that method. I would suggest moving onto another branch of that method and learn f2l. This is where you place the first layer and corner and that middle layer edge in at the same time instead of seperately. This will make you times just up dramatically but then with a lot of practice they will drop. Also what cube are you using, I am assuming a Rubik's brand. Many would disagree with what I am about to say but I personally suggest getting a Ghosthand I or a dayan guhong v1 and tightening the screws. If you continue to use a rubik's brand you will develop bad habits, and be like me who uses their wrist too much.
Hope this helps!
Last edited:
5BLD
Legend
Prepare for people to whinge about roux v cfop debates before they even take place here. EDIT: oh dear it happened before i even posted
Also, you should explore as much as possible and broaden knowledge rather than gain a little speed quickly. In the long term a vast knowledge pays off. By simply practising you CAN get faster in the short term but learning new tools will be necessary to be fast and soon after the skills to learn on your own will be necessary to be very fast.
Strong technique is key to having a steady and constant improvement rate
Also, you should explore as much as possible and broaden knowledge rather than gain a little speed quickly. In the long term a vast knowledge pays off. By simply practising you CAN get faster in the short term but learning new tools will be necessary to be fast and soon after the skills to learn on your own will be necessary to be very fast.
Strong technique is key to having a steady and constant improvement rate
Last edited:
Ross The Boss
Veteran
if you want to be an all around good cuber you should just learn a whole bunch of methods and algorithms. good methods to start learning: cfop, roux, zz. you take it from there. good luck.
you could also just be one of those boring people who learns cfop and like a thousand algorithms.
you could also just be one of those boring people who learns cfop and like a thousand algorithms.
HelpCube
Veteran
Faz is really boring.
qqwref
Legend
- Joined
- Dec 18, 2007
- Messages
- 7,834
- Location
- a <script> tag near you
- WCA ID
- 2006GOTT01
- YouTube
- Visit Channel
Learning more methods is fun but absolutely not necessary for speed. You do NOT need to learn multiple methods or constantly switch methods in order to get to a decent speed. Choose any advanced method you like - CFOP, Roux, and ZZ are the most popular, but there are other options - and then learn all of it and keep practicing.
aznanimedude
Veteran
- Joined
- Feb 23, 2012
- Messages
- 666
above all else, make sure it's still enjoyable while you learn, no point taking a method just because everyone else uses it and hate it as you go
Ickathu
Veteran
1) find a fun method. Some common ones are ZZ, roux, CFOP, and Petrus.
2) buy a better cube such as a zhanchi, guhong (v1 or v2), or lingyun v2
3) PRACTICE.
2) buy a better cube such as a zhanchi, guhong (v1 or v2), or lingyun v2
3) PRACTICE.
googlebleh
Veteran
I was able to average sub-40 with that method, but a 60 sec average is decent enough. Remember: Kirjava has proven that you can be fast with any method. But that doesn't mean you should max out the potential of one before moving on. Now that you have a decent foundation with the beginners' method, you can move on whenever you feel like it.
Edward
Veteran
- Joined
- Oct 17, 2009
- Messages
- 2,497
- Location
- Your default internet browser
- WCA ID
- 2011KING01
- YouTube
- Visit Channel
No matter what method you use, learn to blockbuild effectively.
PoHos1
Regular
BTW... to cfop metod its 78 basic algoritms and if you keep on practising you will be about 20 seconds and later faster
and I jsut cant come on yours 1000 algoritms
Smiles
Veteran
i learned cfop because i never knew that roux or zz existed. i was a nooblet
but whatever method you move on to, i suggest you learn how to blockbuild to some extent. cfop has the easiest blockbuilding, so easy that they're not even really blocks. you can somewhat combine zz and cfop, but regular zz and roux both require knowledge of blockbuilding. it would probably be easiest to go straight to cfop since it's very similar, but try to experiment with the different methods and see which one you like the most.
oh and do you have a good cube? or a lubed cube? i remember getting 45 second averages with my rubik's brand cube lubed with vaseline. don't be like me.
but whatever method you move on to, i suggest you learn how to blockbuild to some extent. cfop has the easiest blockbuilding, so easy that they're not even really blocks. you can somewhat combine zz and cfop, but regular zz and roux both require knowledge of blockbuilding. it would probably be easiest to go straight to cfop since it's very similar, but try to experiment with the different methods and see which one you like the most.
oh and do you have a good cube? or a lubed cube? i remember getting 45 second averages with my rubik's brand cube lubed with vaseline. don't be like me.
Similar threads
