New Member/Cuber looking for tips

[unholy]

Hey everyone, I'm 22 and new to cubing, I've been using Badmephisto's beginner's method, and for the most part I'm getting everything down pretty well, the only step in the method I'm having trouble memorizing is step 6 ( R' F R' B2 R F' R' B2 R2 ). With all the other simple algorithms and steps used in this method, I've found an easy way to memorize the moves, but this one just won't stick! Any help is appreciate. Thanks in advanced.

 

[Rubiksfreak]

Use your ring finger for the two B2 moves, and do it over and over till its imbedded in your brain. That's all you can really do, also there are more than one algorithm that will do the same trick. You could try finding a new one that might stick better with you.

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[Echo Cubing]

Hello,Unholy. Welcome to the forum, i am going to be that age as you,haha. and i cubed for a month more. I suggest you to search the method via WIKI.this is pretty helpful.
All in all,enjoy your cubing journey here.

 

[TeddyKGB]

A better way to execute that algorithm in my opinion is after you do the R' turn the top of the cube to the back then do U R' D2 R U' R' D2 R2

 

[Brest]

R' F R' B2 R F' R' B2 R2
=
x R' U R' D2 R U' R' D2 R2 x'
=
x' R' D R' U2 R D' R' U2 R2 x
=
y x U' L U' R2 U L' U' R2 U2 x' y'
=
y' x' U' R U' L2 U R' U' L2 U2 x y

 

[sneaklyfox]

x R' U R' D2 R U' R' D2 R2

I think I usually execute it something like

l' U R' D2 R U' R' D2 R2

and I just realized this is just an A-perm.

 

[unholy]

I'm not really into the advanced notation yet. Actually solved with no instruction for the first time this morning. I finally did get this algorithm memorized. It's funny in my head for the ones that aren't intuitive I create sort of a phrase for each one... So for this one it sounds like this in my head:

Refer be too refer be too ratoo.

I know it looks stupid but it worked for me. As far as directions go, I guess I just find it easier to remember whether a direction is prime or not than to actually remember the algorithm.

 

[stoic]

Once you drill the alg your fingers should remember it rather than your brain...muscle memory.
Using your mnemonic is more than fine.
Don't panic about remembeing the notation for each alg.
But do learn the notation generally, it looks like you have most of it done already and it will help you to find an alg that suits you.

 

[Smiles]

i used to say the alg notation in my head as i did it, automatically, but then when i started learning more algs and developing finger tricks, notation memory became pointless and i naturally stopped.

 

[unholy]

Thanks for the tips, once I get the beginners method down well enough that I can do it in about a minute and a half, I'm going to start trying to learn the fridrich method. Also just wanted to mention that I'm using a QJ speedcube. I actually went to Walmart and bought an original rubiks while waiting for this one to get here from amazon, and man that thing is garbage... It's so locky it makes my hands hurt after like 3 solves.

 

[AlexMaass]

Thanks for the tips, once I get the beginners method down well enough that I can do it in about a minute and a half, I'm going to start trying to learn the fridrich method. Also just wanted to mention that I'm using a QJ speedcube. I actually went to Walmart and bought an original rubiks while waiting for this one to get here from amazon, and man that thing is garbage... It's so locky it makes my hands hurt after like 3 solves.

You should definitely get a Dayan brand cube instead.

 

[unholy]

This one isnt bad, it beats the hell out of that crappy rubiks. I just went under 3 minutes for the first time at 2:48 =).

 

[Rubiksfreak]

This one isnt bad, it beats the hell out of that crappy rubiks. I just went under 3 minutes for the first time at 2:48 =).

You will improve very quickly at firs, then after you get around a minuted you'll start to improve slower

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[unholy]

You will improve very quickly at firs, then after you get around a minuted you'll start to improve slower

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Lol I believe you, once I'm able to do this consistently without any mess ups I'll start learning the Fridrich method, PLLs OLLs and such.

 

[YddEd]

Lol I believe you, once I'm able to do this consistently without any mess ups I'll start learning the Fridrich method, PLLs OLLs and such.

Roux is also a pretty good method do learn.

 

[unholy]

Roux is also a pretty good method do learn.

Ill check it out. My goal is to get under a minute average after that ill start working on the real skilled stuff.

 

[yockee]

Ill check it out. My goal is to get under a minute average after that ill start working on the real skilled stuff.

The best and easiest thing for you to do when you want to start learning Fridrich is to forget about the OLL and PLL for a while, and just work on your F2L. You want to solve the first 2 layer corners and edges simultaneously in the most efficient way possible. Once you start to get better at this, then it's a good idea to start working on your last layer. A lot of people try to push Roux on people thinking about switching to more advanced methods because Roux users usually hate Fridrich, but Fridrich is definitely the easiest method to switch to after using LBL, since its basically just a simplified version of LBL. Roux is a bit confusing at first. It requires block building and solving the rest of the cube more intuitively, whereas Fridrich is combining steps of the beginner's method.

 

[YddEd]

The best and easiest thing for you to do when you want to start learning Fridrich is to forget about the OLL and PLL for a while, and just work on your F2L. You want to solve the first 2 layer corners and edges simultaneously in the most efficient way possible. Once you start to get better at this, then it's a good idea to start working on your last layer. A lot of people try to push Roux on people thinking about switching to more advanced methods because Roux users usually hate Fridrich, but Fridrich is definitely the easiest method to switch to after using LBL, since its basically just a simplified version of LBL. Roux is a bit confusing at first. It requires block building and solving the rest of the cube more intuitively, whereas Fridrich is combining steps of the beginner's method.

I don't hate it. I don't like it.

 

[Kirjava]

A lot of people try to push Roux on people thinking about switching to more advanced methods because Roux users usually hate Fridrich

It's misinformation like that that perpetuates moronic inane rivalries.

 

[unholy]

It's misinformation like that that perpetuates moronic inane rivalries.

Off topic but... In any sport, game, or anything competitive there will be rivalries, it's simply the nature of competition. There are millions of ways to accomplish the same task, and this applies to many different applications, it only makes sense that there are going to be different people supporting different methods for different reasons. I'm going to approach the fridrich method because it is the one most popularized, therefor in my opinion there is some merit in learning it, besides, doing so can only improve my skills.