How long did it take you to fully master your solving method?

[Sauce]

Hey guys, I was just wondering, how long did it take you to memorize your solving strategy and all the algorithms necessary to solve your Rubik's cube?

Sauce,

Happy Holidays!

EDIT: What I mean, sorry for all the confusion, is to learn all the necessary parts (Like algorithms, etc.) of your solving method.

 

[Bindedsa]

I am far from done learning all the algorithms I intend to on 3x3 and I've been cubing for about 16 months.

 

[notfeliks]

You probably have to define what you mean better, i.e; learn all the algorithms, become somewhat fluent with the steps, etc.

 

[Myachii]

I am far from done learning all the algorithms I intend to on 3x3 and I've been cubing for about 16 months.

You started cubing 16 months ago and you're averaging ~10 seconds? I've been cubing for ~20 months and I average around 18 seconds xD

What method do you use and how did you get so fast so easily? Plis share your wisdom

 

[Bindedsa]

You started cubing 16 months ago and you're averaging ~10 seconds? I've been cubing for ~20 months and I average around 18 seconds xD

What method do you use and how did you get so fast so easily? Plis share your wisdom

I use CFOP with tons of algs. I don't know how I improve quickly, I do practice a lot?

 

[TDM]

I am far from done learning all the algorithms I intend to on 3x3

Seriously? Are you going to learn full 1lLL or something?

 

[MennoniteCuber1]

ZBLL, maybe?

 

[PenguinsDontFly]

Still havent mastered roux. Been cubing for 5 and a half months. Sub 15/14.

 

[Bindedsa]

Seriously? Are you going to learn full 1lLL or something?

I intend to learn every case I can easily recognize.

ZBLL, maybe?

I already know full ZBLL.

 

[PenguinsDontFly]

I intend to learn every case I can easily recognize.


I already know full ZBLL.

Full zbll! Wtf! Thats 483 unique cases! Do you use edge control+ zbll every solve or just use zbll when it comes up?

 

[Bindedsa]

Full zbll! Wtf! Thats 483 unique cases! Do you use edge control+ zbll every solve or just use zbll when it comes up?

Very little edge control, but some. I would say I get ZBLLs ~25% of the time.

Also, it's a little unfair to say their unique, I use tons of mirrors and inverses and I would call those derived.

 

[guysensei1]

Very little edge control, but some. I would say I get ZBLLs ~25% of the time.

Which is the expected percentage of getting ZBLL right?

 

[DeeDubb]

This

How long did it take you to fully master your solving method?

is not the same as this

Hey guys, I was just wondering, how long did it take you to memorize your solving algorithm that you currently use to solve your Rubik's cube?

I would say there's a lot of people who are done learning algorithms (except for that madman Bindedsa), but no where near mastering the solving method. There's a LOT more to mastery than the algorithms. I memorized every alg I will probably ever use for Roux at 40 seconds. I'm down to 20, and still learning new things.

Algs are really important, but there's a lot of other cool stuff to master too. Good luck!

 

[Bindedsa]

I memorized every alg I will probably ever use for Roux at 40 seconds.

Is CMLL pretty much it for Rouxers? There's no other subset that's even the tiniest bit worth it?

 

[PenguinsDontFly]

Is CMLL pretty much it for Rouxers? There's no other subset that's even the tiniest bit worth it?

We could learn 2 algs for each cmll making 84 algs so we can influence edge orientation. Most of the second set invlove adding 1 or 2 M slices in the middle of the alg to change eo. Other than that, no not really.

 

[maps600]

Is CMLL pretty much it for Rouxers? There's no other subset that's even the tiniest bit worth it?

CMLL is the only algorithm set that's worth learning because Roux is already so efficient that it doesn't really need other subsets to help. However you can learn cases for LSE to solve UL + UR at the same time as EO but you can usually figure those out for yourself.

 

[TDM]

Which is the expected percentage of getting ZBLL right?

Chance of EO skip with no influencing it during F2L is 1/8.

Is CMLL pretty much it for Rouxers? There's no other subset that's even the tiniest bit worth it?

Maybe stuff like ELL/EP5, but that isn't really necessary. CMLL (and maybe another CMLL per case to affect EO) is all you really need.

 

[STOCKY7]

Hey guys, I was just wondering, how long did it take you to memorize your solving strategy and all the algorithms necessary to solve your Rubik's cube?

Sauce,

Happy Holidays!

Hmm, I think mastering a method and knowing all the algs for it are completely different things. I would go as far to say that no-one has 'mastered' a method.

Anyway, took me like 16 months before I finally finished learning all the OLLs. I then improved my F2L, and continue to do so, so I guess I still haven't finished learning.