From Boston with Love

[NimbleFingers]

Hey everyone! I'm a high schooler from the Boston, MA area and I just recently got into the activity of cubing (~2 weeks ago). I bought a Rubik's Cube after seeing my friend's and seeing awesome sub 10 solves on youtube. I learned badmephisto's beginner method and am just starting to get the hang of it. I average about 3 minutes now. It really is a great feeling improving by a few seconds everyday Right now my short term goal is to get my time under a minute, and learn a new method soon.

Thanks for the community, I'm sure it'll be a great resource.

 

[nlCuber22]

Welcome! Great to see a new cuber join the forums.


A few good things to know about the forums:

1) People frown upon loads of new threads being made, so be sure to use the search function (at the top of every page) and look through the wiki (linked to from the main forum page and at the top of each page) to answer any questions you have before making a thread.

2) People here are generally very friendly people if you do not make a fool of yourself, so follow the rules and everything will be fine.

3) Feel free to message people and ask questions, some people may respond faster then others, but it is always an option. Click on the users name and scroll down to 'message user'.

4) Always assume someone is a smart intelligent person until they prove otherwise.

Welcome once again, and enjoy the forums.
(Credit goes to ChrisBird for for the above)
About your post - I'm sure you will be under a minute in no time. Your post seems very enthusiastic. You are right, improving by a few seconds, or even less than that is a great feeling. If you keep practicing then one day you could be up there with the sub 20 cubers!

-nlCuber22

 

[teller]

Welcome! Yes, that's one of the great things about the cube...with practice it keeps on granting you faster and faster times. It's so seductive that way.

Enjoy!

 

[Mike Hughey]

How very lucky you are! US Nationals will be in Boston this year (in August), so practice hard so you can do well at the National Championships while they're right in your backyard.

I really mean it - take advantage of the opportunity - you won't regret it! Hope to see you there!

 

[NimbleFingers]

Thanks for the welcome everyone

Yes, I did see that Nationals were at MIT (next year actually, four days left ) which I'm pretty pumped for.

I've been looking around the website for a bit now, and saw many different methods being used - Fridrich, Roux, Petrus, etc. I understand that getting better (sub 40?) means learning one of these methods?

I use pretty much all wrist, since finger tricks don't work for me. It amazes me how people can spin the cube with just their fingers, pretty awesome! But, more importantly, which method is less intuitive, and more methodical, and can be done without excessive use of finger tricks?

Thanks for the help!

 

[nlCuber22]

You are going to have to learn finger tricks at one point or another - wrist turns make for a slow solve. Fridrich is most commonly used and is very fast, however, switching to Fridrich will not mean you getting sub 20 times instantly.
Look here for more info on that. You can also look in the wiki for information on anything you need.

 

[Ashmnafa]

You might want to consider getting a DIY when you get faster, that way you can do finger tricks. Also, you might want to lubricate your cube with CRC Silicon Spray or Jig-A-Loo.

The least intuitive method out of those is the Fridrich Method, but it is still somewhat intuitive.

I see a very fast cuber in you. Welcome to the forums.

 

[NimbleFingers]

Hahaha thanks

I started looking at Fridrich, well, f2l atleast. I'll probably work on that then see where to go from there.

Right now I'm using a Rubik's brand storebought, no lubrication. That might be it. Maybe.