fast(est) cf users

[bcube]

There are several fast well-known cubers such as Feliks, Yumu, Erik, Rowe etc. etc. using technique based on cfop method. Same situation for Roux, Petrus... users.

Now, who belongs to the poor-known club of fast cf users? somerandomkidmike? rachmaninovian? Anyone else who average sub 20 seconds or even sub lets say 17?

 

[irontwig]

That depends on your definition of CF, in my mind both Waterman and Roux are part of the CF family. Much as the same way as CFOP, Petrus, ZB, ZZ, CFCE and Goljan-tripod are part of the F2L-LL family.

 

[bluecloe45]

IM sub 16

 

[irontwig]

IM sub 16

Care to tell us what CF method you use?

 

[bluecloe45]

i use color neutral

 

[abctoshiro]

Almost sub-20. Roux. Ao5: 19.xx. Is that fast enough?

 

[bcube]

That depends on your definition of CF, in mind both Waterman and Roux are part of the CF family. Much as the same way as CFOP, Petrus, ZB, ZZ, CFCE and Goljan-tripod are part of the F2L-LL family.

Well, although both Waterman and Roux are partly incorporated into cf group, i would say Roux is much more upgraded, complex method and forms his own separated category of the cf methods. Waterman isnt "pure" cf method as well but i would still consider it as a cf method unlike Roux.

 

[Chapuunka]

i use color neutral

Do you even know what CF means?

Corners First.

 

[rachmaninovian]

well i'm really inconsistent but i guess if i put myself to practice i can average 18 at least. right now i hover around sub20ish. pb average should be low 17...

i kinda do freestyle CF...I might start blockbuilding the first layer (minus 1 edge) or just start solving the corners, with some edges at the same time using semi-blockbuilding or intuitive KCLL (LOL?) like replacing some moves with double layer moves because i sort of know i'd solve those edges i wanted to together with the corners. wow long sentence is fun

oh somerandomkidmike seems to be semi-retired like me and i know he subbed 16 or avged 16 with his advancement of waterman

 

[QCcuber4]

I average 16ish with pure CFOP original method, no CLL no xcross (tho I'm getting there).

Same for OH. I avg sub 26, which would make me near top 15 in Canada i think... But I can't go compete till spring

 

[Rpotts]

^^
Did you even read the ****ing OP?

 

[a small kitten]

I average 16ish with pure CFOP original method, no CLL no xcross (tho I'm getting there).

Same for OH. I avg sub 26, which would make me near top 15 in Canada i think... But I can't go compete till spring

Cool. There are hundreds of people just like you

 

[Owen]

I average 23. CF is my main method.

 

[cmhardw]

David Allen and Gene Means were arguably some of the fastest, then, current CF users in 2003. I'm not sure if they are still competing, or even cubing. Based on David's comments at the competition I doubt he will give up cubing, but he may continue to cube in secret.

Chris

 

[somerandomkidmike]

well i'm really inconsistent but i guess if i put myself to practice i can average 18 at least. right now i hover around sub20ish. pb average should be low 17...

i kinda do freestyle CF...I might start blockbuilding the first layer (minus 1 edge) or just start solving the corners, with some edges at the same time using semi-blockbuilding or intuitive KCLL (LOL?) like replacing some moves with double layer moves because i sort of know i'd solve those edges i wanted to together with the corners. wow long sentence is fun

oh somerandomkidmike seems to be semi-retired like me and i know he subbed 16 or avged 16 with his advancement of waterman

I actually averaged sub-15 for a while. My pb average is about 14.2 (I can't remember exactly, but it was extremely lucky). I think I'll be stuck there until I get something that isn't a store bought cube, and I learn the rest of the algorithms. I sort of used waterman sometimes, but I always solved 3 redges at a time (intuitively) rather than solving 2-3. I used blockbuilding for the first layer (sometimes minus one edge). I still don't know all the corners algorithms, and I don't even know half the waterman edges algorithms. I do know a bunch of tricks as far as skipping the middle layer. I just figured those out though. When I'm under pressure, I am much worse though. With people watching me at camp, I was quite inconsistent with my times. They ranged from 17-23 seconds.

 

[qqwref]

I wouldn't consider Roux to be a CF method, since all but 6 edges are done by the time the corners are finished.

 

[waffle=ijm]

qq, there is such thing as CF Roux though...you do corners, then insert block pieces and finish with LSE. Using this method, I'm pretty sure I can get sub-18 easily.

 

[Sa967St]

i use color neutral

I average 16ish with pure CFOP original method, no CLL no xcross (tho I'm getting there).

Same for OH. I avg sub 26, which would make me near top 15 in Canada i think... But I can't go compete till spring

CF: corners first
CN: colour neutral

 

[Kirjava]

avg5: 14.86 (σ = 0.13)
avg12: 15.54 (σ = 1.12)

waterman.

 

[qqwref]

qq, there is such thing as CF Roux though...you do corners, then insert block pieces and finish with LSE. Using this method, I'm pretty sure I can get sub-18 easily.

Sure, sure. This is basically what I do when I do CF. I was just saying that if you're asking "what's the fastest time anyone has with CF" it's not fair to count Roux times, since that method is better than CF methods.