Just looking for a opinion...

[MyPianoSucks]

Hi everyone

For 3 days ago I bought a 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube because I saw a friend doing it and I became totally fascinated But i'm having lots of problems to do it fast... Which times should I been doing with 3 days of training? I just can't do less than 1:30 min , it's really frustrating watching videos of people doing 10s or less and me more than a minute..
Well, I still believe one day i'll do less than a minute.. I hope so..

 

[yamahammer08]

Some people progress very fast, others progress slow. Right now you are probably about average. You can't expect to pick up a cube and be breaking world records within a week. People like faz, that become sub 10 after just a few months, are a rarity. You can't compare yourself to them, just focus on yourself. Cubing is something that takes patience. You just gotta stick with it and PRACTICE! I'd give you tips, but I don't really know what to tell you besides practice.

 

[JyH]

Practice, learn new methods, develop fingertricks, and improve your look-ahead (e.g. looking for the next corner/edge to insert while you're doing a different one.)

 

[Olji]

1:30 in 3 days is pretty good, I was over 2 min at that time I think, but after I picked up F2L myself, and then discovered it was already a wide subject, I got faster, but I'm progressing really slow though, but right now Im just messing around with different methods, so I wont be any better than 27 secs for some time now >.<

 

[Hershey]

Don't worry! You will get under a minute!
Watch this video,
it's a basic overview of speedcubing (badmephisto= awesome youtube cuber!).

Also, when you get faster (maybe less than a minute), you can get a DIY cube which are good for speedsolving. There are a few US based websites that sell cubes (if you are in the US). People nowadays use the Dayan guhong, lingyun, Alpha V. New cubes like the dayan lunhui and zhanchi, or even the Alpha CC from the Alpha (type A DIY) are coming out later.

Remember though,to get faster, cubes can only do so much.
As that phrase goes:
"practice makes perfect!"

 

[~Phoenix Death~]

Watch badmephisto's videos.

 

[MyPianoSucks]

Thank you so much for all your answers I only can keep practing, my main objective as i said is to get under a minute I think I also can do it, it's just a matter of time I did 1:30 without any fingertricks, I try to invent my own fingertricks

 

[TiLiMayor]

Look-ahead and 4LLL, go for f2l when you are around the minute.

 

[RyanReese09]

People like faz, that become sub 10 after just a few months, are a rarity.

lolno.

 

[DRAGON_RYU]

yeah.
just practice.
I got sub 1:30 in a week.
and right now about a year.
so.
just like everyone said.
keep practicin'.
look ahead.
watch videos.
thats all.

 

[danthecuber]

http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?27870-How-to-practice.

 

[yamahammer08]

lolno.

What's "lolno" about it?

Edit: Ok, he wasn't sub-10 in a few months. I'm not sure where I saw that, but the point was that he got fast in a fairly short period of time.

 

[MyPianoSucks]

Everything under 50s is impressive for me as a begginer. I still can't understand how it's possible to move fingers so fast. I do it on the piano, but with the cube is totally different. I keep on the begginers method and I know all the algorithms I have to know. Now it's just a question of moving my fingers fast. I'm already training fingertricks slowly, so tomorrow I can do it as fast as i can.

 

[Erzz]

Everything under 50s is impressive for me as a begginer. I still can't understand how it's possible to move fingers so fast. I do it on the piano, but with the cube is totally different. I keep on the begginers method and I know all the algorithms I have to know. Now it's just a question of moving my fingers fast. I'm already training fingertricks slowly, so tomorrow I can do it as fast as i can.

Might wanna lubricate your cube if you are still using a storebought. Makes it much easier to turn, and doesn't hurt your fingers.

 

[ernie722]

u could lube ur cube with some crc silicone of u already havnnt done so

 

[uberCuber]

I do it on the piano, but with the cube is totally different.

It's really not though. You couldn't play so fast when you first started playing piano; practice is required to get fast at piano. When I was in my first months of playing piano, I couldn't understand how it was possible to move fast enough to play such things as Chopin Etudes, etc. but after some practice I can do them with relative ease. It is the same thing with cubing; you start out slow not being able to understand incredible speed, but with practice you get faster than you previously thought possible.

 

[JLarsen]

If you keep with it you'll look back at sub 1 like it was the easiest thing in the world. You'll keep breaking new barriers and you'll amaze yourself when you just keep getting better and better. Eventually you'll realize there's not really any limit to how good you can get, given the right amount of effort and practice. You're definitely on par for 3 days. I can understand how watching the sub 10ers now can be a source of frustration, but I think with just a little more time they'll become more of a motivation/inspiration for you to improve yourself. Good luck improving and remember to have fun while you're doing it too.

 

[uberCuber]

there's not really any limit to how good you can get

lol

 

[nlCuber22]

I don't know about a opinion, but I can give you an opinion.

Just practice, you'll improve. You don't really need a "good" cube until you're about sub-20 Learn 4LLL and intuitive F2L.

 

[JLarsen]

lol

Think about it. What do you think is going through the heads of the world's best in anything right now. I can't get any better? I've completely and totally reached the absolute limit?