Caleb Valenzuela
Legend
the title. here’s some reasons why you might still be slower than a 5 year old (even i’m slower than a 5 year old and i’m 13
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1. You are focusing on too many things/events
I’ve seen a bunch of members here on SS that focus on way too many events at once, like one day they’re doing OH, another day they’re doing 7x7, another day they’re doing clock. I get that people want to be all-rounders, but you can’t focus on too many events at once, especially if you want to get fast at all of them. Let’s take Luke Garrett/Duke Carrot/Guke Larrett (help too many nicknames), for example, He’s really good at a bunch of events, but that’s mainly because he focused on a set of events (let’s say 3x3, Pyraminx and OH) to get good at. Once he reached the point where he was satisfied with his results in those events, he moved onto the next set of events (maybe 567 or whatever). Basically, if you want to get good at a lot of events, don’t do them all at once, unless you don’t want to get fast at any of them.
2. You aren’t practicing the right things
This happens to a lot to cubers, even me sometimes. I used to think my LL was slowing me down, but in reality it was actually my F2L. The best way/s to determine what your weaknesseseesesess are is: to record your solves orseek mental help find someone to critique/coach your solves (totally not refferring myself for coaching). You want to grab something to write down on, then while reviewing your solves, check:
Am i pausing too much?
Am i rotating too much?
Am i eating too much?
Is my LL recog slow?
etc.
also in slow-mo, check if your solutions are optimal. Redo the scramble and do some untimed solves to find the best solution. But a much easier and less time consuming way is to ask someone for critiques! if you want critiques (especially for free), make sure to DM me and we can negotiate a deal (not really a deal i just wanted to make it sound cool).
3. You aren’t putting in enough work
You might know how to improve, but if you don’t practice enough it’s useless. 30 mins to an hour a day doing solves upon solves and drills upon drills doing one event is almost guaranteed to make you improve if you are practicing the right things. Also remember, consistency is key. It’s better to have 30 mins of practice everyday rather than two hours of practice once a week.
4. You’re too lazy
I know some people who have everything down but never actually practice. They never learn the algs they need to learn, the F2L cases they need to memorize. This can be caused by burnout, or you really just don’t want to improve at all. I can’t help people who don’t have the will to improve, so this section will be rather short.
5. You’re just bad at cubing
yeah… you might just be cooked and will never improve… UNLESS YOU FOLLOW EVERYTHING I SAID IN THIS GUIDE!1!1!1!1!1!1!
i hoped this helped
peace out
)1. You are focusing on too many things/events
I’ve seen a bunch of members here on SS that focus on way too many events at once, like one day they’re doing OH, another day they’re doing 7x7, another day they’re doing clock. I get that people want to be all-rounders, but you can’t focus on too many events at once, especially if you want to get fast at all of them. Let’s take Luke Garrett/Duke Carrot/Guke Larrett (help too many nicknames), for example, He’s really good at a bunch of events, but that’s mainly because he focused on a set of events (let’s say 3x3, Pyraminx and OH) to get good at. Once he reached the point where he was satisfied with his results in those events, he moved onto the next set of events (maybe 567 or whatever). Basically, if you want to get good at a lot of events, don’t do them all at once, unless you don’t want to get fast at any of them.
2. You aren’t practicing the right things
This happens to a lot to cubers, even me sometimes. I used to think my LL was slowing me down, but in reality it was actually my F2L. The best way/s to determine what your weaknesseseesesess are is: to record your solves or
Am i pausing too much?
Am i rotating too much?
Am i eating too much?
Is my LL recog slow?
etc.
also in slow-mo, check if your solutions are optimal. Redo the scramble and do some untimed solves to find the best solution. But a much easier and less time consuming way is to ask someone for critiques! if you want critiques (especially for free), make sure to DM me and we can negotiate a deal (not really a deal i just wanted to make it sound cool).
3. You aren’t putting in enough work
You might know how to improve, but if you don’t practice enough it’s useless. 30 mins to an hour a day doing solves upon solves and drills upon drills doing one event is almost guaranteed to make you improve if you are practicing the right things. Also remember, consistency is key. It’s better to have 30 mins of practice everyday rather than two hours of practice once a week.
4. You’re too lazy
I know some people who have everything down but never actually practice. They never learn the algs they need to learn, the F2L cases they need to memorize. This can be caused by burnout, or you really just don’t want to improve at all. I can’t help people who don’t have the will to improve, so this section will be rather short.
5. You’re just bad at cubing
yeah… you might just be cooked and will never improve… UNLESS YOU FOLLOW EVERYTHING I SAID IN THIS GUIDE!1!1!1!1!1!1!
i hoped this helped
peace out
