Metronome discussion thread

[arvind1999]

Suppose you set the metronome at 60 BPM(Beats per minute), the ticking sound keeps coming every second. So you make a turn every second, without missing a beat.
What you have to do is look for the next pieces you are going to solve. This helps you turn without pauses. Your solves will become a lot more faster without pauses.

 

[5BLD]

Useless moves is why, certain people, think metronome solving/turning slowly and looking ahead sucks. Just go with the metronome, even at just 60bpm is ok, at slow speeds you can see more creative solutions and work on the actual physical action of turning.

 

[RubikZz]

How to improve F2L?

Hi Cubers,,

How kan I improve my F2L, I saw a video on the internet and I use a Metronome, but don't know how to start with it.
So a few questions:
1. How long should I train a day and on what BPM.
2. If I a start know on 40 BPM, and i practice one hour. Do i need than every 10 minutes 5/10 beats higher?
3. How long will it take (in days, weeks, months) when I feel it when I do full solves?
4. Is there a video of a good tutorial how to learn F2L from other sizes?
Excample:
http://tinyurl.com/aetlvw2
and
http://alg.garron.us/?alg=M_U_L_F-_L-_U-_M- M_U_L_F-_L-_U-_M- M_U_L_F-_L-_U-_M- U2&stage=F2L
5. Should I learn firts F2L good and fast, or OLL, who I need to learn, or both.
One time F2l, full solves and than OLL (in one day).

Greetings Mathijs.

 

[SpicyOranges]

1. However long you feel, and start at around 60 bpm, but work your way up.
2. Uhhh?
3. A few days, you will be about 1 second faster.
4. Badmephisto?
5. If you already know Pll and 2 look oll, learn basic f2l cases.

 

[CheesecakeCuber]

I agree with Oranges, badmephisto is the answer, I also found Weston and Speedcuber4life helpful.

 

[RubikZz]

Thanks for reaction, but the tittle is wrong, can anyone change PLL to F2L?
I will look on the YouTube account, wat you two said.

 

[Noahaha]

I have a Seiko quartz metronome. It's very nice. It has three kinds of clicks and many speeds. I recommend it highly.

 

[Clarkeeyyy]

I have a Seiko quartz metronome. It's very nice. It has three kinds of clicks and many speeds. I recommend it highly.

Would you not be better using an online metronome so you can adjust the bpm one at a time. And they are free.

 

[Noahaha]

Would you not be better using an online metronome so you can adjust the bpm one at a time. And they are free.

That's definitely better for speedcubing purposes. I was just discussing my metronome.

 

[IQubic]

Do you have trouble motivating yourself to practise? Me too!! I need a reason to practice.

 

[ncube]

I don't recommend using a metronome because it's frustrating and doesn't really work. Instead, it's good to just practice lookahead and create your own internal tempo (not really beats, but just overall feeling of speed). The main thing I have against metronoming is that it doesn't let you develop muscle memory for f2l pairs, unlike regular practice. The key to lookahead is to let muscle memory take over and the mind to be free to concentrate elsewhere, but if you're focused on keeping a beat, you have to focus on the current moves you're doing, thus taking away your attention from looking ahead.
@IQubic: a good motivation would be imagining how you would feel if you were what you consider to be fast. Going to comps helps with this.

 

[Zamulacz]

I don't recommend using a metronome because it's frustrating and doesn't really work.Bla bla bla....

I think the same like you. Without metronome I have F2L made in 12-15s, and with metronome in 30s and sometimes over that. When you use metronome you're focus on keeping tempo more than lookahead. It's like have ncube said, metronome is very frustrating, and if you want have smooth moves in F2L, have empty mind, keep calm and lookahead

 

[szalejot]

I don't recommend using a metronome because it's frustrating and doesn't really work...

I have different opinion. Maybe because of fact, that my main hobby is playing instruments, and I spend a lot of hours practicing with metronome, I don't feel metronome distracting.
Remember that metronome helps you develop constant and fluent speed. It is possible, that when doing with metronome you do F2L slower, but I think (after some practice) that it will help you do it faster.

But, of course, it's only my opinion.