[Member Intro] How broken spine led me to the speedsolving

[wlcm2rlt]

Hi everyone! I'm in speedsolving for a week now, and my friend (hi Roma!) has just asked me to write here a story how did I get into it, so...

My name is Liza, I live in Moscow (Russia) and I got into speedsolving by breaking my spine on trampolines. Tbh this is the story about how I met (your mother) Roman Strakhov who was training in the same trampoline center and then suddenly jumped into the ER car. Two months after the incident I found myself becoming interested in speedcubing and decided to solve the clock. Then Roma gave me the clock and now I'm here struggling with those falling goddam buttons haha.

I'd be happy to hear something about u guys too!

 

[FireCuber]

Hi everyone! I'm in speedsolving for a week now, and my friend (hi Roma!) has just asked me to write here a story how did I get into it, so...

My name is Liza, I live in Moscow (Russia) and I got into speedsolving by breaking my spine on trampolines. Tbh this is the story about how I met (your mother) Roman Strakhov who was training in the same trampoline center and then suddenly jumped into the ER car. Two months after the incident I found myself becoming interested in speedcubing and decided to solve the clock. Then Roma gave me the clock and now I'm here struggling with those falling goddam buttons haha.

(Even if you were on the forums for a week) Then still welcome to the Forums!

 

[Sue Doenim]

Welcome!

 

[efattah]

Welcome! The clock is fun, but most of us find 3x3 or 4x4 more fun!

 

[wlcm2rlt]

Welcome! The clock is fun, but most of us find 3x3 or 4x4 more fun!

I'm gonna buy my first 3x3 as a NY present and then try myself in bld maybe. Though not so long ago I was sure that there'll be no cubes in my life, only clock, pyra and maybe skewb )

 

[shadowslice e]

Wow, that's a really cool story! I'm kinda jealous that you also met roman too

Hope you enjoy the forums!

 

[greentgoatgal]

Welcome to SS

 

[Mastermind2368]

Welcome to speedsolving! You and my brother are the only people I know who started out with clock. Do you use a pin order? I personally don't use a pin order for the first cross, but for the second one I usually match the middle to the top, and do the rest without any down turns.

 

[wlcm2rlt]

Welcome to speedsolving! You and my brother are the only people I know who started out with clock. Do you use a pin order? I personally don't use a pin order for the first cross, but for the second one I usually match the middle to the top, and do the rest without any down turns.

For the first cross I look for convenient arrow matchings if there are such, and then solve about them. After turning the clock most of the time I match the central arrow randomly (cuz of hurry, must do something with it) or to the another closest arrow (which requires less turn angle). I have to develop attention in order to notice, for example, the skips. That's the actual situation

 

[Gomorrite]

Roman Strakhov is whose mother?

 

[wlcm2rlt]

It was a reference to 'how i met your mother' but I can ask hin anyway if you're interested *wink-wink*