Main cube progression

[iseldoff]

I've been told that it's not good for a beginner to go head long into a amazing cube it would hurt the cuber in the long run. Me personally I started off with a store bought then after a bit I sanded it down and lubed it the I cut it up and made it a DIY with a cube4you core I then moved on to a ghost hand 2 then after a bit moved on to a f2 then a guhong and now a zhanchi which I can't stop raving about. What was your progression and do you think mine was a proper route to take?

 

[cubernya]

Type E -> Type A1 (sucked, rarely used) -> Guhong -> Zhanchi/Lingyun 2

 

[Daniel Wu]

Umm. I had storebought to an old type a to type c to type a2 to type a5 then to swigging between guhong and a2.

 

[The Bloody Talon]

i used dian sheng until sub 20
then modded dian sheng until sub 17
then i used FII
then dayan guhong
then dayan zhanchi

if there are zhanchis when i started cubing, maybe i should have started with a zhanchi.

 

[waffle=ijm]

I think that you're doing fine in terms of "main cube progression" though it is a matter of personal preference.

Mine went from (iirc)
storebought
Rubik's DIY
Old Type-A
Type Aii
Guhong
Lingyun
Old Type-A

and now I'm choosing between Lunhui, Linyun V2, Zhanchi. But until then I'm sticking to my type-a

I agree with you that when cubers start with the best cube available they won't fully appreciate the cube nor have the turning accuracy that makes fast cubers fast.

 

[CubeLTD]

Rubik Brand
Type E
Haiyan's Haiyan
GH 2
Guhong.

 

[MiPiCubed]

Store Bought until 45s, Maru to about 25s, Guhong to about 20, ZhanChi now.

 

[uberCuber]

Um

Rubik's storebought until ~25s, then F-II until ~15s, and then LunHui.

I don't really practice 3x3 anymore.

 

[tozies24]

Transformers Storebought -->> Rubik's Storebought -->> Haiyan Memory

 

[gundamslicer]

Dollarstore 10:00-2:00
Type A : 2-55
Type A IV : 55-40
Guhong: 40-30
Lingyun: 30- 25
Lunhui: 35-28
Zhanchi: 35-29
Wow I'm getting slower...

 

[Sillas]

1.99 cube
Rubik brand
Dian Sheng
Dayan GuHong
Dayan ZanChi

 

[Phlippieskezer]

Really crappy JSK clone
Dayan Guhong

And that's pretty much it (as mains).
At the moment, I'm considering getting either a Zhanchi or Lingyun 2 to replace my main.

 

[Ltsurge]

Rubik's Storebought
then
Lubix Zhanchi
then
DIY White GuHong

Probably shouldn't have bought such a fast first cube straight after a storebought... waay outta control

 

[5BLD]

Storebought until sub-15,
Type C until sub-14,
And zhachi last week and now im sub-13.

 

[Meep]

Rubik's Storebought - 15s
Rubik's DIY - 14s
Dian Sheng - 14s
DaYan - 13s
F-II - 13s
DaYan GuHong - 12s
V-Cube 5 - 17s

 

[Chrisalead]

From 2mn to 1mn I used my 25 years old Rubik's Cube !
Then I switch for a "standard competition speedcube" bought at puzzle.co.uk (I didn't knew anything about "hardware" at that time ^^).
Then I switch for a Type CII at 45s.
Then a F2 at 35s.
A Guhong at 22s.
And know I'm at 16 seconds on average and I use a Zhanchi (just because I prefer the clicky feeling, the Guhong is still a great cube, BTW I removed the torpedos from the Zhanchi).

 

[chrissyD]

rubiks 1 min+
type c 45-30
ghost hand I 25-30 (cube used at my first comp)
type c again 25-30

one year break

another type c 20-23
guhong 19-20
zhanchi 15-17

 

[CRO]

Rubik's brand from the 80s ~40s
F II ~25
ZhanChi ~20

 

[jrb]

Storebought-50 secs
Haiyan's Haiyan-30 secs
Lubix Guhong-22 secs

Hoping to get a LunHui soon.

 

[BC1997]

Dollar store: 3:00-2:00
Rubik's storebought: 2:00-22
Modded Rubik's storebought: 22-20
Haiyan's Haiyan (A6): 20-18
DaYan GuHong: 18-present