Do you count when you speedsolve?

[Bapao]

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[MoRpHiiNe]

I think I would count pairs in 4x4/bigger cubes if I practiced them, like in the very few 4x4 solves I have done I've found myself counting the pairs to keep track of them as I go. However I never count in 3x3 solving, I don't understand what you'd count when solving 3x3's? I guess you could count the number of slotted pairs in f2l, though I just remember the colours slotted as I assume most people do.

 

[Selkie]

I suppose I count F2L slots but that is more subconscious. I do count 4x4 pairs so I can tell when I am at 8 and 12 but have to confess, and it is odd, I do not do the same on 5x5+

@Mike: I think one of the most useful instances of counting was one you mentioned on Cubecast. Counting how many moves of an algorithm you had completed in BLD. That way if you had a pop you could carry straight on and know where you were.

 

[qqwref]

I never counted anything on the edge pairing steps of bigger cubes, or even make an attempt to do certain edge first (such as the white/yellow ones). It might have saved some time at the end, and arguably I was pretty good at bigger cubes at some point, but for some reason I didn't bother with the technique. There isn't really anything I already do that involves counting, so it would take a bit of practice to get used to it - and maybe I should...

 

[~Phoenix Death~]

For 4x4, after I realign the centers in 6-2-2-2, I count 6 edges done. Then after each paring, I count by 2.

 

[Andreaillest]

I don't count when I speedsolve. I feel it would be a tad distracting.
I do however, still use my fingers when adding/subtracting.

 

[d4m4s74]

I count when edge pairing, (I used to find myself looking for unsolved edges with everything already solved, or starting cross and f2l, and then finding two unpaired edges)
that's all.

 

[Bizarro]

I count when doing certain algs, but I don't know why, seeing as it doesn't gain me time..I've never counted stairs though.

 

[uberCuber]

I've never counted stairs though.

And you shouldn't start. That way you don't have to get irritated when a flight of stairs has an odd number of steps. :S

 

[xabu1]

And you shouldn't start. That way you don't have to get irritated when a flight of stairs has an odd number of steps. :S

but you can tell that just by which foot you start and end on. Or by taking 2 steps at a time to find out, cuz you are curious.

I counted f2ls so I didn't have to check, then I started roux and just remembered which parts of the block is done, no counting,

 

[Clayy9]

And you shouldn't start. That way you don't have to get irritated when a flight of stairs has an odd number of steps. :S

I take stairs two at a time... it is irritating when there are an odd number of steps...

 

[Tall5001]

When slow solving i will count my moves on 3x3 to see how long it take me to get to OLL. I know if i get like 40-50 it would have been a slow solve 30-40 is average and < 30 is a good solve. At least thats what i think. i cant count when solving i go to fast

 

[Bizarro]

I'm not that Monkish to count stairs..Yet.

 

[Ranzha]

I guess one could say that music's influence in my life has affected the way I do things. I am a counter.
Whether it be the amount of times the wire loops around on a notebook, the dimensions of a tiled floor, the number of times a certain note is played in a measure, or even the amount of ridges on a dime, I count things. I also count the steps I take. I would consider myself obsessive over these things, but not to a substantial degree any longer. I'm sure that the people who've seen my early posts caught on to this, as it was alarmingly evident how obsessive and childish I was (and to a degree today I am yet so).
As to speedsolving, I usually count moves when I solve Skewb. Otherwise, no.