I feel like a failure

[King Mike]

I have been cubing for 6-7 weeks now, and I can't get lower than a one minute average.
But that's not the bad part.
I have memorized 4 look last layer, I know intuitive F2l, and I have been practice constantly.
Yet is still have this awful split of : 10-30-10-10 (cross-f2l-oll-pll)

Its okay, it took me 5 weeks to even solve it once without a tutorial
Between Weeks 6-8 I was still 2 min 30s+

Keep practicing and you will get there, don't expect so much so fast.
Sometimes, besides solving it, try drilling your algs as fast as you can to make you faster.
(P.S, If you feel like you do everything right, exactly the way it should be, and took every possible route, then you need to work on finger speed)

If none of this works solve it super slow, sometimes you find shortcuts and better ways. (This is how I found better F2L solutions)

That's still 1 in 33. Do you know ~4 people in your school year who can do a Rubik's Cube?

Around half of my school does, but they are all 2 min+ (Using hands, not fingers)

Then I walk in and show 'em up

(P.S, I just spent my 100th post bragging, wow)

 

[Randomno]

Around half of my school does, but they are all 2 min+ (Using hands, not fingers)

Then I walk in and show 'em up

(P.S, I just spent my 100th post bragging, wow)

Half your school? That's ridiculous.

 

[DeeDubb]

Post a video so we can help you pin point problems. It could be something really big that we can't see from just your description.

 

[Chree]

There's a video on my youtube channel that I posted about a year after I first learned how to solve the cube. It was my PB at the time, just over 50 seconds.

You're doin' fine.

 

[MM99]

It probably feels like you're practising alot but you can always practise more... And don't worry so much about your current times or your results just keep your head down and keep grinding... Everyone here has put in a considerable amount of time to get fast and it isn't something that happens over night, just keep cubing and you'll be fazt someday

 

[Wesley]

What cube are you using? that might be what's holding you back.

 

[FailCuber]

Around half our school can solve one, with around 15% having had at least a few sub-1 times.

In our school, 60% can solve one. And 10% being sub 45.

 

[GuRoux]

Around half our school can solve one, with around 15% having had at least a few sub-1 times.

what! that's crazy, my school was probably 1%.

 

[DeeDubb]

In our school, 60% can solve one. And 10% being sub 45.

Wow, was anyone at the competition in Cheonan from your school? (Besides you and your brother of course)

 

[Dong]

In my school, around 5 kids in my grade (8), I dunno bout 7, and I know that a lot of 6th graders can solve one, but only one is like sub-1 minute, and his best time is 17, don't know about average. 7th graders: all above 1 min, and one kid in my grade's best is 30, then there's me. . I would say about 2.5% of the school, as the school is moderately big.

Also, I remember after a nerd math competition, a lot of 6th graders were crowded around the other, and what really made me laugh was me hearing this: "Hey [insert his name here], can you lube my cube?" over and over again from different people. xD

But on topic, you're doing better than I was after like 3 months.
I think your cross should be at least 4 seconds, start watching some videos about the "advanced cross" that isn't x-cross, and learn a bit.
Your F2L will improve with time.
OLL and PLL are fine, but perhaps get them both down to sub-6 each with lots of practice?

 

[CubeCow]

How fast did you get with beginner's?

I think I aveaged 1:40 when I started learning F2L

What cube are you using? that might be what's holding you back.

Shouldn't be, I'm using a Weilong

 

[Phaint]

Around half of my school does, but they are all 2 min+ (Using hands, not fingers)

Then I walk in and show 'em up

(P.S, I just spent my 100th post bragging, wow)

Out of 950 kids in my high school only two others know how to solve the cube and one is my brother. It would be way better to have more people that can solve it to compete with like that. Most people it seems are too impatient to learn or think they will never be able to learn and aren't "smart" enough. But I would be interested in learning how many people actually know how to solve no matter how fast. I have only encountered 3 people outside of my family (my brother and dad know how to solve) who can solve a cube, and non consistently under 1:30.

More on topic to this thread though it may take another 2 months to get under 1 minute. I personally learned really quickly and got to around 45 seconds in the first 3 weeks on a Rubik brand cube. I got a Guhong and it took me a year (until now) to get sub 22 ao5. A lot of people will say this but there is no right speed to progress, it has a lot to do with how you perceive the world and how well you understand 3d objects. If your thinking is drastically different to what is required to solve and understand the cube it may take you a lot longer to change how your think and form strong neural patterns in your brain. That and your motor skills will be a strong factor in progression. Just improve on what everyone else has has been saying they know a lot more than I do for the most part. As a side note I haven't every heard anyone say it is to early to learn full OLL and PLL (although someone may tell me I am wrong). Just keep practicing.

 

[natezach728]

Give it some time, it took me a few weeks also to get sub 1. Time and practice are huge factors in cubing. Don't get discouraged.

 

[Smiles]

I think it's a combination of the first two.I think the reason I really feel like I'm screwing up is I'll look at all these improve a CFOP and other threads, find time I'm at and it says "Start learining F2L"

This is exactly the problem with almost all progression guides.

That's why I have this, which you may find useful:
https://www.speedsolving.com/forum/...houghts-on-3x3-improvement-progression-(CFOP)

 

[AlphaSheep]

It took me about 12 years from learning to solve the cube to getting my first sub 1:30 time. It took another year after that to get my first sub 1:00 time, and the graph linked in my signature starts about a month after that.

 

[TDM]

In our school, 60% can solve one. And 10% being sub 45.

Really? How big is your school?

 

[Seanliu]

Give it some time, it took me a few weeks also to get sub 1. Time and practice are huge factors in cubing. Don't get discouraged.

Jesus. That's why the WR is going to be broken~ . Anyway, like the other people said, have patience.

 

[FailCuber]

Really? How big is your school?

1500+ people there. It's korea the density here is big here.

 

[King Mike]

Half your school? That's ridiculous.

Yea a few 8th graders like me started taking cubes to school, and then 7th graders just went CRAZY! (The all started getting 2x2s, 4x4s, I even saw a flippin Megaminx!)

 

[CubeCow]

Yea a few 8th graders like me started taking cubes to school, and then 7th graders just went CRAZY! (The all started getting 2x2s, 4x4s, I even saw a flippin Megaminx!)

I'm in Eighth too! 8th Grade FTW!