Hi,
I am Povl from Denmark. 53 y.o.
Started out with the original back around 1980-82. Regularly got 3 sides with my own algorithms, but never managed the last step. Some friend got a book, and I solved the cube using that, but books where too complicated, and I never fully learned.
My youngest son wanted a Rubik's cube for Christmas, and I bought Rubik's speed by Gan for myself so I could practice and help him. Learned the J.Perm beginners method, learned beginner CFOP (4LLL + beginner F2L). Got down to around 1m40s, where I was stuck. Could never find pairs in F2L without too much looking around.
Switched to Kian's Roux guide, and could not have been happier. Block building is easier, maybe because you selectively look for specific pairs rather than any pairs. Now I am down at sub 1m20 on Ao100, trying to keep Ao12 under 1m10, but gets some bad solves in once in a while, but also sub 1-minutes.
My goal early on was just to get consistently under 1 minute.
Got too many cubes. For speed I love the GTS3M, I have the RS3M 2020 as my main, Thunderclap 3 (most silent for slow solves). Got a Giiker I use for algorithm training (briefcubing.com) where I am just learning first set of CMLL algorithms. (T-case).
All this said, I also got an RS4M with RS3M - has been shuffled and solved a few times, the MGC 6x6, solved 3 times, Megaminx (never shuffled/solved). Have Moyu 3.5cm and 4.5cm on the way from China to get a pocketable. MGC 5x5 on the way with a Tengyun V1 to get even more silent. And a couple 2x2 (Yupo and MGC elite (std MGC sold out)).
And somewhere I should have the original Rubiks from around 1981
I am Povl from Denmark. 53 y.o.
Started out with the original back around 1980-82. Regularly got 3 sides with my own algorithms, but never managed the last step. Some friend got a book, and I solved the cube using that, but books where too complicated, and I never fully learned.
My youngest son wanted a Rubik's cube for Christmas, and I bought Rubik's speed by Gan for myself so I could practice and help him. Learned the J.Perm beginners method, learned beginner CFOP (4LLL + beginner F2L). Got down to around 1m40s, where I was stuck. Could never find pairs in F2L without too much looking around.
Switched to Kian's Roux guide, and could not have been happier. Block building is easier, maybe because you selectively look for specific pairs rather than any pairs. Now I am down at sub 1m20 on Ao100, trying to keep Ao12 under 1m10, but gets some bad solves in once in a while, but also sub 1-minutes.
My goal early on was just to get consistently under 1 minute.
Got too many cubes. For speed I love the GTS3M, I have the RS3M 2020 as my main, Thunderclap 3 (most silent for slow solves). Got a Giiker I use for algorithm training (briefcubing.com) where I am just learning first set of CMLL algorithms. (T-case).
All this said, I also got an RS4M with RS3M - has been shuffled and solved a few times, the MGC 6x6, solved 3 times, Megaminx (never shuffled/solved). Have Moyu 3.5cm and 4.5cm on the way from China to get a pocketable. MGC 5x5 on the way with a Tengyun V1 to get even more silent. And a couple 2x2 (Yupo and MGC elite (std MGC sold out)).
And somewhere I should have the original Rubiks from around 1981