Solving time on really stiff cube vs. good speedcube

[choipster]

I just got an Eastsheen 4x4, but it was turning pretty stiffly. I just lubed it and took over a minute off of my time.

 

[Windar]

I am not a speed cuber. I use a regular $14 Rubik's cube, almost stiff and I am self taught since December 1980, never learned from books or videos. I suppose that I was one of the first in the world to solve the Rubik's cube and I did it self taught in nine hours with no help from nothing and nobody. One hand to turn sides and other hand, finger to finish the turn. I do the 3x3 in about 80 moves in 80 seconds. Lotso stopping to decide what to do next. I know three ways to do the 3x3. Maybe four if you start by doing the middle level. I wonder how fast I could be if I owned a speed cube. Maybe someday.

 

[cubezrawesome]

I’ve always wondered how much effect can a cube have on you solving speeds. Yesterday, someone came to school with the stiffest, hardest to turn store-bought cube I’ve ever felt. So I lubed it with CRC, and it’s not much better. So I thought, I’d hate to solve this thing, I’ll probably get over 40 seconds. But to my surprise, I’m getting times almost just as good as I get for my good DIYs. I did one solve on that thing and got 24, then 24 on my A/ C, then 24 on a D. It seems like my look ahead is significantly worse on a fast cube and turning speed is not as fast as it seems. After doing several more solves, I ended up getting times around 21-28 on stiff cube (average: 25), 16-26 on A/C (average:21), and 22-30 on D (average:25). So I would say the difference between a good cube and a bad cube is not as major as expected.

Anyone who does significantly worse on really stiff cube?

me

 

[RamenNoodles]

me

What is it?

 

[GenTheSnail]

What is it?

I believe that cubezrawesome is responding to the 10.5 year old question "Anyone who does significantly worse on [a] really stiff cube?"