EvilGnome6
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When you're older, it takes much longer to develop speed and dexterity, regardless of how much effort you put into it. It's more rewarding to divert some of that effort into learning algorithms.
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When you're older, it takes much longer to develop speed and dexterity, regardless of how much effort you put into it. It's more rewarding to divert some of that effort into learning algorithms.
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Thanks Mike. Now I don't feel as bad for having spent two years in getting to "almost" sub-20... even taking into account that I have practiced 3x3 almost exclusively, which means I'm absolutely terrible at any other events like 2x2, 4x4, pyra... if at all capable of solving them (no idea of how to solve an sq-1, clock, 6x6, 7x7...)
Schmidt
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I had to look up the word dexterity. Now I know
What?!? You never played Dn'D.
About learning OLL's: I learned full to get me to sub30.
and good luck Marcel. Please beat my avg. It is almost embarrassing to be officially faster than you
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Nope.. I never have played any game. Not into that.
and good luck Marcel. Please beat my avg. It is almost embarrassing to be officially faster than you
LOL, there is a good chance you will stay offical faster than me for a while. Your ice cold nerves making you do an average much faster than your general average is not something I can pull of
mafergut
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LOL, there is a good chance you will stay offical faster than me for a while. Your ice cold nerves making you do an average much faster than your general average is not something I can pull of
I agree that's not an easy feat. I'm sure if I ever go to a comp I'll do much worse than my average performance at home, which would now mean no better than a 25 sec Ao5, I'm sure. Also the cube pick-up time and hands back to the timer would add like half a second extra to my normal times.
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Yeah I'll probably blow it if I compete.
I'm going to next time I have a chance though. I actually started practicing picking up the cube on my "desk" practice at my PC. And I really like doing the scrambles now instead of just randomly mixing it up. I'm always impressed when people get PBs at contests. I wonder if they are including practice when they say that.
mafergut
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I wish I could attend the Arnold classic. I saw it but I'm not travelling to Madrid just for a cube comp, at least not for now. Even if I skip Friday, which holds events I would not compete it, I would have to stay Saturday to Sunday and the hotel, etc. costs a lot of money. The other comps are farther away from where I live so, no chance. It was a surprise to see that this year Nationals are going to be held in Granada. Tell me if you organize a comp in Valladolid or nearby and I'll be there!
Yeah I'll probably blow it if I compete.
I'm always impressed when people get PBs at contests. I wonder if they are including practice when they say that.
Yeah, I also practice at times picking up the cube from my desk and dropping it before pressing the space bar. I have wanted to buy a Stackmat Pro for some time but here in Spain it is quite expensive and right now they are out of stock but I'll get one sooner or later.
muchacho
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I've seen some timers at lightake.com (for 10 USD or so) that would probably do the trick.
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It was for sure much more than half a second for me, but it was the first time I used a timer and I had never tried to solve picking the cube.
mafergut
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Yeah, I have seen those too but I'm not sure they are good quality and I also want to make sure that it can be connected to the computer to integrate it with csTimer. One of them says it can be connected but I don't know. Well, $10 is not that much money in case it does not work well, maybe I'll try that.
Jason Green
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Awesome! I can't move the cube fast at all with one hand. I don't really practice it, maybe someday I will.
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moralsh
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I like OH a lot, but my LL takes forever and it seems hard to improve my ~40 averages. 25 is impossible for me
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cubesp
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Great !!! Compliments !!!
I tried just a few times and I feel as I have a "glued rubik" in place of a weilong v2 !!
cubesp
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One of my friend gave me a QJ timer, the one you can find on some sites for 10$ more or less (I use zcube, but I think it is available on other store) without mat.
My friend had problems connecting it, but I bought a new cable and I connected without problems with csTimer and some other sw for speed timing.
I think it is not "official" and enabled for competitions, but it works well.
chtiger
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There was some recent talk here about 4x4 cubes. Does anybody have a shengshou? I bought it because it was the cheapest, but I have a very hard time with it. I can't solve it without a bazillion lock-ups. I just tried two 4BLD solves and it's a nightmare doing centers with all those slice moves (surprisingly solved centers correct both times, but messed up edges and corners
). Would a different cube help, or is my turning just sloppy and I haven't had enough practice doing 4x4? I also have a shengshou 3x3 and it requires more precise turning (pieces don't have the rounded off inner corners like on other cubes).
). Would a different cube help, or is my turning just sloppy and I haven't had enough practice doing 4x4? I also have a shengshou 3x3 and it requires more precise turning (pieces don't have the rounded off inner corners like on other cubes).
mafergut
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Maybe I will try it, even though I need a mat as well. Thanks for confirming the computer connectivity.
Same here. My OH PB single is 33.04 full step and it was like 18 sec cross+F2L and 15 sec LL. My averages are more on the 45 to 50 still but I don't see me getting a 25 average anytime soon. Maybe 35 or so is possible for me, for now I would be happy with sub-40 Ao100.
There was some recent talk here about 4x4 cubes. Does anybody have a shengshou? I bought it because it was the cheapest, but I have a very hard time with it. I can't solve it without a bazillion lock-ups. I just tried two 4BLD solves and it's a nightmare doing centers with all those slice moves (surprisingly solved centers correct both times, but messed up edges and corners
You would definitely benefit from a better 4x4 or else you will have to break in your SS with hundreds of solves and also lube it well and maybe even florian-mod it a bit. Not sure, never had a SS 4x4. I have a Moyu Aosu and it's just great out of the box but right now I would recommend a Yuxin 4x4. It's as good as the Aosu if not better and it's also much cheaper. The Cyclone Boys G4 is also good, I've heard, but it also requires some set up, while the Yuxin is near-perfect out of the box. Either for speedsolving or blindfold you will be glad you bought it.
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If you do not want to invest in a timer you can use the free PrismaPuzzleTimer and set it ti start and finish with CLTR of ALT (can remember which). This forces you to set the cube down by start and drop it before ending..
