Older cubers discussions

cubesp said:
One question to all the >40s.

Do you go to Opens regulary ?
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I have not been in any competitions. There was one near me when I got back into it and I went and watched. It was pretty cool, Anthony Brooks was there (he's ranked like 14th, if you aren't familiar). I think next time there is one near me, I will enter just for the experience.

Doof said:
34 yr old here. Picked up cubing last October. Went at CFOP strong from December to February. PB: 28.56. I sold all of my cubes but one, because I had amassed an embarrassing quantity, many for practice and developing my intuitive F2L.

About a week ago, I got the Gans 356 and am slowly getting back into it. I haven't timed myself, but I'm feeling a few sub-40s in there, perhaps a little better. However, I'm thinking I may look into a different method, as my mind is fresh. CFOP (2LLL) is almost wholly intuitive and natural now, algorithms coming without thought, and my speed is limited by my rustiness. I may give Roux a try.

Thoughts?
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If it was me (and we are somewhat similar), I think I would brush up on my CFOP, then learn the full PLLs/OLLs. After I was into CFOP for a couple months, I briefly thought about trying out Roux, but I am not going to at this point. Maybe down the road. I'm averaging around 38 secs, but I know there is quite a bit of improvement just from recognizing things faster (and learning all the OLLs which I have not).
 
Jason Green said:
If it was me (and we are somewhat similar), I think I would brush up on my CFOP, then learn the full PLLs/OLLs. After I was into CFOP for a couple months, I briefly thought about trying out Roux, but I am not going to at this point. Maybe down the road. I'm averaging around 38 secs, but I know there is quite a bit of improvement just from recognizing things faster (and learning all the OLLs which I have not).
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I also agree that I'd focus first on a method until you more or less know it well before trying another method. That way you will have a better reference to compare to. Another different issue is if he wants to start anew with a different method now that he's back into cubing, then I'd say, why not? Roux is a nice and predominantly intuitive method and maybe he likes it better. I have tried it some months ago but I never went past the beginner stage (I just practiced for like a week or two and my best time was barely sub-40). I did not stop because I didn't like it but because I wanted to concentrate on being globally sub-20 with CFOP before trying another method really seriously and I haven't achieved that goal yet.
 
mafergut said:
I also agree that I'd focus first on a method until you more or less know it well before trying another method. That way you will have a better reference to compare to. Another different issue is if he wants to start anew with a different method now that he's back into cubing, then I'd say, why not? Roux is a nice and predominantly intuitive method and maybe he likes it better. I have tried it some months ago but I never went past the beginner stage (I just practiced for like a week or two and my best time was barely sub-40). I did not stop because I didn't like it but because I wanted to concentrate in being globally sub-20 before trying another method seriously and I haven't achieved that goal yet.
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Certainly if learning something new is more appealing, I think it would be fine. The things I care about are what is fun, and what makes me better. They tend to feed into each other in both directions. :)
 
h2f said:
My results from Warsaw Cube Masters: http://cubecomps.com/live.php?cid=1143&compid=78
I got some official pb's. But the first day was hard to me: dnfs in 4bld and weak 3bld: dnf (1:29), dnf (dont remember) and very safe 2:50 with memo close to 2 minutes. (horrible) The second day much better: 3rd in multi with 5/7 (one cube with twisted 2 corners and the second with 3 edges not done). First single sub20 in 3x3. In 5bld I was tired and did 2 dnfs. I'm quite happy with that results.
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Awesome! I think you did great on all events. I wish I was as fast as you on 5x5.
 
MatsBergsten said:
I go to all competitions I can. They are fun even if I am almost twice (or more)
everybody elses age and I regularly come last or almost in all speed events.
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Great. I hope to feel myself comfortable at my first event. My first experience will drive the future events. :-) :-)
But I think it will be fun. And I'll have at least other 2 "full aged" competitors !!

MatsBergsten, compliments for your "numbers" !!
 
This morning I saw there was going to be a competition in my city in the evening. I asked the organizer and it was even free (and only for 3x3), so I had no excuses, I went, and there were more than 20 competitors (I was the oldest by far).

While I was inspecting my first cube I realized I could not tell the difference between the orange and the yellow stickers, and the white was also difficult. The competition was on the street, when it was my turn it was around 9 pm and the street lights were the worst at least for my stickers (something that I should at least have checked instead of having my cube in my pocket all that time), in that moment I knew it was not going to be pleasant, my first solve was around 1:50, the rest improving until the fifth one, that I think it was less than 1:10 (I usually average less than 40 seconds).

It was not that fun or succesfull but my first (unofficial) competition was at least interesting, I totally recommend our ghetto competition!
 
muchacho said:
This morning I saw there was going to be a competition in my city in the evening. I asked the organizer and it was even free (and only for 3x3), so I had no excuses, I went, and there were more than 20 competitors (I was the oldest by far).

While I was inspecting my first cube I realized I could not tell the difference between the orange and the yellow stickers, and the white was also difficult. The competition was on the street, when it was my turn it was around 9 pm and the street lights were the worst at least for my stickers (something that I should at least have checked instead of having my cube in my pocket all that time), in that moment I knew it was not going to be pleasant, my first solve was around 1:50, the rest improving until the fifth one, that I think it was less than 1:10 (I usually average less than 40 seconds).

It was not that fun or succesfull but my first (unofficial) competition was at least interesting, I totally recommend our ghetto competition!
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That sounds like something from a movie. :) Official contests do have lighting requirements I believe.
 
muchacho said:
This morning I saw there was going to be a competition in my city in the evening. I asked the organizer and it was even free (and only for 3x3), so I had no excuses, I went, and there were more than 20 competitors (I was the oldest by far).

While I was inspecting my first cube I realized I could not tell the difference between the orange and the yellow stickers, and the white was also difficult. The competition was on the street, when it was my turn it was around 9 pm and the street lights were the worst at least for my stickers (something that I should at least have checked instead of having my cube in my pocket all that time), in that moment I knew it was not going to be pleasant, my first solve was around 1:50, the rest improving until the fifth one, that I think it was less than 1:10 (I usually average less than 40 seconds).

It was not that fun or succesfull but my first (unofficial) competition was at least interesting, I totally recommend our ghetto competition!
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Thanks for sharing!
I have similar problems with my stickers.
I'll take one stickerless!!
MarcelP said:
Me too :)
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Being a Northern Hemisphere cuber, the end of Summer means dark evenings ever earlier, and artificial lighting. We all know poor lighting is no good, and I've experimented with different lighting set-ups. Thankfully, incandescent lamps are still available (at a price) here in the U.K, and I found that two 60W bulbs was quite effective - one in the ceiling light, one in a table lamp. The two sources provided a more even light, with less shadow problems.
But I thought I could do better - I remember 100W and 150W bulbs, so I kept my eyes open when browsing a local 'car boot sale' [outdoor flea market] and Success. 200 Watts of the finest tungsten filament. Bwahahaha! Thank you Osram for manufacturing such a beast. And sure enough, when tested, it proved "most excellent". I recommend you search out your own non-eco-friendly lamp.

Safety warning: most lampshades don't care for monster bulbs, "60W max" they cry. So use caution etc.

Has anyone else done any similar experiments? Ever tried those blue daylight simulating "craft lights", they used to be available in 100W rating?
Fluorescent strip lights?
 
SenorJuan said:
Has anyone else done any similar experiments?
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I didn't change the lighting, I changed the stickers. Here is my current color scheme:

http://thecubicle.us/stickers_share.php?public_id=27036

I started with half brights from The Cubicle and swapped out the Fluro Yellow for Bright Yellow. It has better contrast with white. Unfortunately, it sits a bit closer to orange now but I confuse colors less frequently than before. I also switched the Blue to Ocean Blue because it's prettier. :)
 
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