[Help Thread] Should I keep using CFOP or switch?

[FireCuber]

Hey guys!

I am right around sub36 and I use CFOP. I am trying to get faster. Should I keep using CFOP on switch to a different way? Tips would be great to because I need some for getting faster...to all you guys faster then me I am thinking I should stay using CFOP but I wanted your thoughts. Please give me some tips too for getting faster! That would be great!

 

[shadowslice e]

Q: do you like CFOP?

Spoiler: Yes

Then keep using it

Spoiler: No

Switch

 

[AidanNoogie]

No. Don't switch yo a deferent method.

Learn intuitive f2l and algs for the weird cases, full PLL might help, Learn how to do cross faster and practice.

 

[Solvador Cubi]

If being as fast as possible is your goal, I would build off and add to what you already know, CFOP.

If solving with different methods or different puzzles sounds like more fun, then try something else for a while.

You can always come back to 3x3 CFOP anytime.


-= Solvador Cubi

 

[cubing master]

Now is the time to ry out different methods. You have experience with CFOP but you aren't that fast yet, and if you think you would like to try a different method, try it now and see which one you like best, that way you aren't stuck with a method you hate. If you are perfectly fine with CFOP and don't care about any other methods, then dont switch.

 

[PapaSmurf]

IMO, learn CFOP with 4lll, learn ZZ and learn roux. Choose which one you prefer and which one you think has the most potential. For example, CFOP has proven its potential, with almost all the fast solvers using it. This is the same with roux but it only has Kian Mansor and Alex Lau, while zz hasn’t been proven. As well as this, think about which one you enjoy solving with more, as it will definitely make your time speedsolving so much better.



Or just become method neutral, although I wouldn’t recommend straight away.

 

[FireCuber]

Q: do you like CFOP?

Spoiler: Yes

Then keep using it

Spoiler: No

Switch

Yes...I like CFOP! Thanks!

 

[FireCuber]

No. Don't switch yo a deferent method.

Learn intuitive f2l and algs for the weird cases, full PLL might help, Learn how to do cross faster and practice.

If being as fast as possible is your goal, I would build off and add to what you already know, CFOP.

If solving with different methods or different puzzles sounds like more fun, then try something else for a while.

You can always come back to 3x3 CFOP anytime.


-= Solvador Cubi

Now is the time to ry out different methods. You have experience with CFOP but you aren't that fast yet, and if you think you would like to try a different method, try it now and see which one you like best, that way you aren't stuck with a method you hate. If you are perfectly fine with CFOP and don't care about any other methods, then dont switch.

IMO, learn CFOP with 4lll, learn ZZ and learn roux. Choose which one you prefer and which one you think has the most potential. For example, CFOP has proven its potential, with almost all the fast solvers using it. This is the same with roux but it only has Kian Mansor and Alex Lau, while zz hasn’t been proven. As well as this, think about which one you enjoy solving with more, as it will definitely make your time speedsolving so much better.



Or just become method neutral, although I wouldn’t recommend straight away.

Thanks for all the information guys!! It helped me a lot!

 

[Oatch]

Read into a bunch of other methods, just to see what you think of them. Try for at least the remainder of the 'big 4' to start (Roux, Petrus, ZZ). That way if you find a method you enjoy/like more than CFOP, then now's the best time to switch - to switch as early as you can so you don't have to unlearn old habits and lose progress with your other method. Even if you don't switch in the end, it'll expand your understanding of the puzzle and aspects of all methods are useful in speedsolving anyway, so there's nothing to lose.

 

[1001010101001]

I switched to Roux and did not regret it one bit. However it depends on preferences.
Like blockbuilding -> Petrus
Like EO instead of cross -> ZZ
Fear of algorithms/ like M/U moves -> Roux.
Like to be weird -> SSC/Human Thistlewhatever.
Like old fashioned methods -> CFCE
Like lots of algorithms -> ZB

 

[AlphaSheep]

Lots of good answers. I think it's a good idea to take the time to read through this post before making up your mind
https://www.speedsolving.com/forum/threads/beginners-guide-to-choosing-a-speedsolving-method.43471/