[Help Thread] Pyraminx Discussion

[Michael Womack]

Shengshou.

Ok I think that it will be better after you brake it in.

 

[Outsmash]

I average about 8-10s using oka method. What should be my course of action here?
I feel stuck at this time range. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Ickathu]

I average about 8-10s using oka method. What should be my course of action here?
I feel stuck at this time range. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

Learn some of the 1-flip algs (they're really easy) and practice a TONNE. Don't worry about inspection - what I like to do sometimes is get out a piece of paper and write my solution to the entire first center (oka block --> centers --> finish center+edges) on the paper. Then try to do that as fast as possible while looking for the LL case.

 

[tx789]

I use lbl and average low 9's ish now. I feel like I should learn keyhole, one flip or something. With keyhole solving the centers after solving two edges feels weird. Also how quick would improvement be by switching. For videos of me solving pyraminx look on my channel. I feel the way I make the layer is inefficient it take me 4-6 seconds on average I think.

 

[Tim Major]

I use lbl and average low 9's ish now. I feel like I should learn keyhole, one flip or something. With keyhole solving the centers after solving two edges feels weird. Also how quick would improvement be by switching. For videos of me solving pyraminx look on my channel. I feel the way I make the layer is inefficient it take me 4-6 seconds on average I think.

I put off swapping to keyhole for too long. I swapped from a LBL method (advanced, L4E) that I used at Australian Nationals 2013, to oneflip+keyhole and got the 3.74 OcR average at my competition 2 months later. Different people have different progression rates, but I definitely recommend (if you want the extremely easy NZ Pyraminx NR) swapping to keyhole immediately. Then, once you've got the hang of it, learning all the one-flip cases.

With keyhole only, try to plan the top centre+2 edges in inspection comfortably. Once you can do that, try planning it AND taking note of the centres. Practise doing top 2 edges+orienting all centres with your eyes closed. Then work on working out where the 3rd edge will be. At this stage, you should definitely be averaging 5-7, and one flip will get you down to 3-6

 

[Cubert99]

57 seconds on the Pyraminx

Is this a good time? I'm really good at this Pyraminx.

 

[ChickenWrap]

Is this a good time? I'm really good at this Pyraminx.

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Sorry, that isn't that great. Keep working at it though. I average 16 seconds and I am considered slow. I also never practice though

 

[Cubert99]

I will. My main time used to be a couple of minutes

 

[ChickenWrap]

http://www.speedsolving.com/wiki/index.php/Pyraminx_algorithms

Take a look at the bottom of the page at LL Algorithms. These are super easy to learn and will make you much faster!

 

[Cubert99]

Alright! Thanks bro!

Happy Cubing!

 

[tx789]

57 second is super slow. Look at offical results page to get an idea of what is fast.

 

[Jaysammey777]

I avged 20 w/ intuition, 7-9 w/ 5 algs. Keep practicing, the more you understand the theory of how the pyraminx works the faster you get

 

[qqwref]

A decent time would be an average of somewhere around 6-10 seconds. You'll get faster with practice though.

 

[Dene]

If you want to know what is fast, check the official WCA website. You are not fast at all. In fact, you are extremely slow at the pyraminx.

 

[brian724080]

I'm afraid you're not, that's pretty darn slow. Just as ChickenWrap said, learn the LL algorithms. I can sub-20 pyraminx with two LL algorithms and by using intuition for the rest. I know, that's not fast either, because my only with this puzzle is when someone lent it to me for an hour or so.

 

[Vithick]

More practise

 

[TheNextFeliks]

What is the best way to solve tips (in keyhole)? At the end or in the middle of the solve? My tips are really slow.

 

[cc9tough]

What is the best way to solve tips (in keyhole)? At the end or in the middle of the solve? My tips are really slow.

when I use key hole I solve the tip connected to my first block right away, and I solve the other tips while orienting the center they are attached to. Hope this helps.

 

[XTowncuber]

What is the best way to solve tips (in keyhole)? At the end or in the middle of the solve? My tips are really slow.

I do 1-2 tips as my first few moves and 1-2 tips as my last few moves. That way I don't really have to worry about them when I'm solving the body (you can look ahead for the last 1-2 tips during the LL algorithm).

 

[Tim Major]

I do 1-2 tips as my first few moves and 1-2 tips as my last few moves. That way I don't really have to worry about them when I'm solving the body (you can look ahead for the last 1-2 tips during the LL algorithm).

This is how I do it too.