New to the Community, and four days of basic cube experience. Hey!

[NottNott]

This is an introductory thread after all :>

Hey there, I'm NottNott, also known as Nottinylil. I'm 14, live in the UK, and came about cubing around four days ago, on Sunday.

I'm obviously quite new to the world of speedcubing then, only learning how to solve a standard 3x3 cube two days ago using the beginners method. Ever since I've just been practising to death, and I'd now consider myself quite proficient at it. I'll still mess up an algorithim every so often, but other than that everything's fine. Mostly everything.

Unbenowest to my soon-to-be addiction, the cube I originally got was a standard storebought Rubik's cube. Mine jams constantly and gives me joint pain with long use, yet I continue for some stange reason. Huh. I'll likely buy a speedcube soon, probably a Zhanchi anyway. I understand the idea that beginners shouldn't waltz into such a fast and advanced cube, but I prefer the school of teaching in which I start out with what I'd eventually be using. A Zhanchi just seemed the most logical from the characteristics I've seen.

...I have a lot to learn. I'll end up learning the Fridrich Method at one point, which is ridiculously daunting. There's also finger tricks and such. I'm looking forward to it as a challenge neverless :>

 

[penguinz7]

Hey, welcome to the forums! Sounds like you are very enthusiastic about cubing, which is a great start for speedcubing! Keep practicing, and learning, and have fun!

 

[chardison1980]

Go with roux method it's a lot of fun, and welcome to the community

 

[brian724080]

Welcome to the forums, don't feel pressured to learn CFOP (or Fridrich), so you should definitely check out this thread for more information: http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/s...ner-s-Guide-to-Choosing-a-Speedsolving-Method

 

[PeelingStickers]

RUR'U' and you know it.

welcome, enjoy your stay

I don't really see the problem in beginners getting the best speedcube as they will use it when they're faster anyway and will hence be more used to it. Look for reviews of lots of speedcubes before making your decision, or if you're like others on here, buy them all!

 

[TDM]

Welcome! So many UK cubers A good cube for beginners is the ShengShou Aurora. It's very cheap, but also very good. It's not as fast as something like a ZhanChi, but it's still very good. I use one as my main cube and I average less than 17 with CFOP. brian's link is a good thread on how to get faster with CFOP, but after you get faster, you may want to look into other methods as chardison suggested. This thread has a lot of useful information about three good methods and Petrus. However, you'll definitely want to cube a bit more before you start doing that. A quick summary of them: CFOP has rotations and a lot of algs to learn, but you don't have to think as much during solving. ZZ has more thinking at the start, but has fewer algs for the last layer. Roux needs even less algs to begin with (just 9 can get you very fast), but like ZZ you can go on and learn more (up to 42 with Roux. ZZ can vary significantly, as there are so many last layer methods. I use a 30 alg method for OH, many people use a 28/46 alg method, and you can go up to 493). Roux takes a lot of thinking and looking ahead as many steps are intuitive (i.e. don't require algorithms). ZZ is less thinking, and CFOP is even less. All are good methods, and each have their advantages and disadvantages. I would definitely recommend staying with CFOP for a bit, until you're more experienced.

 

[pipkiksass]

^ This.

Especially liked:

three good methods and Petrus

lol!

Welcome to the forums, fellow Britcuber.

Oh, and it's unbeknownst!

 

[mark49152]

Welcome! My advice: get a decent cube, keep going with beginner's method for now, learn how the cube works and how the pieces move, have fun with it, then come back and read advice on other methods . You really don't need to be concerned with method choice only 4 days into cubing.

 

[AmazingCuber]

Welcome! Get a zhanchi, it is a great cube. Also check out badmephisto's tutorials.

 

[carbon131]

not to pressure but what you hit 40-35 sec avg learn full fridrich good luck

 

[brian724080]

brian's link is a good thread on how to get faster with CFOP, but after you get faster, you may want to look into other methods as chardison suggested. This thread has a lot of useful information about three good methods and Petrus.

Weird...my link leads to the same thread...
Like how you word "three good methods and Petrus"

 

[cmhardw]

Welcome to the community! I can tell you that the feeling of being hooked doesn't go away Enjoy and keep learning new things! Also, don't forget to include blindfolded cubing in your plans for things to eventually try As amazing as solving a cube feels, solving a cube blindfolded feels easily ten times cooler, and it's something anybody can learn to do - just like solving a cube in general.

Have fun, and welcome!

 

[TDM]

Weird...my link leads to the same thread...

For some reason, I was thinking you posted about this thread... don't know how I misread that so badly.
OP: ignore my stupidity, read this one if you want to get faster with CFOP.
EDIT: and if you want to use ZZ, there's a similar thread for that. If you choose Roux, this has a lot of detail on how to improve.

 

[ThomasJE]

Hi!

Your next step should be learning 4LLL. I have a tutorial on my website; there's a link in my signature below.

After that, F2L is your next step. The two main tutorials are Badmephisto's and RiDo's Hunting Story. Be sure to check those out.

Also, out of curiosity, what part of the UK are you from?

Happy Cubing!

 

[NottNott]

Wow, never expected the overwhelming response from this thread. Seriously, in less than 24 hours I have a bustling 13 replies to this thread. Not a single community has been THIS welcoming. Thank you everyone

Around an hour ago I got around to lubing my cube. Silicone. I've also ordered a black Lubix Dayan Zhanchi in the end. No excuses when that arrives :>

At the moment the Roux method is looking attractive, but I'm going to play around with all of them to find out my "chosen method". I'll read the guide, don't worry. This post was really just an update. Thanks again

Also, out of curiosity, what part of the UK are you from?

West-Midlands, quite a nice place to live :>

 

[ThomasJE]

West-Midlands, quite a nice place to live :>

My family's originally from there. I live on the south coast.

 

[NZCuber]

Welcome and good luck for your future solving. :tu

 

[Bindedsa]

not to pressure but what you hit 40-35 sec avg learn full fridrich good luck

40-35 seconds seems early. I would start now and learn slowly. I finished full CFOP around 25 and that was pretty early.

 

[Dene]

Only 14 years to his name, and yet beautiful, perfect writing, with correct punctuation that would put the vast majority of much older members on these forums to shame?

You are now my favourite person.

 

[kcl]

Only 14 years to his name, and yet beautiful, perfect writing, with correct punctuation that would put the vast majority of much older members on these forums to shame?

You are now my favourite person.

Agreed, he puts the vast majority of people on the internet to shame..

Welcome!