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applemobile said:
Mind blown. That's something I really need to play around with. Thanks very much!
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Also, don't forget to use other inserts instead of F/B moves sometimes.

Setup : B U B' U'

You could solve with the inverse, U B U' B', but I'd much prefer r' U' R U M'

Along the lines of what cubelover111 was saying -

Setup : B U' B'

Try using f R f'

Good luck.
 
Dissassembling cube ruins lube job?

Getting a Lubix Dayan Zhanchi. The one that is pre-lubed and tentioned. This may be a stupid question but will taking the cube apart and pulling the anchors out ruin the lube? Like i said before. Stupid question, but I don't have access to lubix or silicon atm so i really don't want to mess up the lube.
 
Vipervenom9 said:
Getting a Lubix Dayan Zhanchi. The one that is pre-lubed and tentioned. This may be a stupid question but will taking the cube apart and pulling the anchors out ruin the lube? Like i said before. Stupid question, but I don't have access to lubix or silicon atm so i really don't want to mess up the lube.
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No, should be definitely fine. The lube is between the center pieces and the core, just don't stick your fingers in there (basically impossible)

tl;dr: Go ahead.
 
Specs112 said:
Practice.

Since you're not sub-30, don't even worry about anything in particular. Just practice.
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My PB of solving a cube is 38.96 seconds and my avg is around 45 seconds. The problem is that I'm highly inconsistent. There are times when I solve f2l cases in sub-20 or even sub -10 but most of the times f2l>30 and I personally think that I need to improve my f2l speed and become consistent because most of the time is consumed by f2l. I know that "PRACTICE" is a solution to everything but there are certain things which a person should focus while practicing and I want to know those things from the personal experience of people who are good at it. I've searched through the mighty database of cubing and I don't think they have even helped me 1%. I want to know it from the users of this forum? :)
 
HMark said:
I need to improve my f2l speed and become consistent because most of the time is consumed by f2l.
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The trick to a quick F2L is slow turning and fewer moves, you'll want to have your first two layer done in around 30-35 moves. Try to find nice optimal ways of inserting each pair in whatever slot... but don't use crazy turns that couldn't be done fast (like lots of B's, or turns that make it difficult to see the next pieces (like R2/L2). As a start, don't do more than one cube rotation per F2L pair. If you keep getting a case that you hate, try looking it up on Macky's site, in the Basic or advanced sections. (note: he has the Japanese colour scheme, where his blue is in the more standard white position). Don't go crazy trying to memorise those algs, just check when you think that there has to be a better way to do a pair than your current way.
So, nice optimal inserts, slow it down to give yourself thinking time, and then when you're totally happy inserting each type of case, look ahead to the following case.
Takes a lot of time and practice. When you're new it seems like the Last layer is the scary one to do, but it's F2L that takes the most time to learn and get good at.
Good luck.

Here are some example solves by people who are excellent at F2L, you can get lots of tips by following how they solve each pair... also look for reconstructed solves on the forums.
Faz
Rowe
Not sure who this is, or what language it is, but there are some great tips in it.
Erik


OK going through Faz and Rowe's videos, they are some fast solves. Don't be too put off by how hard it is to follow, if nothing else, try to get an idea for how they insert the cases (i.e. lots of R U moves, with the odd rotation).
 
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I just starting learning CLL. But then something struck me. If i randomly solve the first layer, chance of getting an EG-1 case is 2/3 and chance of solving first layer correct is 1/6. Which obviously implies that solving first face in CLL is tougher than making T Perm on first face
So shouldnt i start with learning EG1 technically?
 
Akash Rupela said:
I just starting learning CLL. But then something struck me. If i randomly solve the first layer, chance of getting an EG-1 case is 2/3 and chance of solving first layer correct is 1/6. Which obviously implies that solving first face in CLL is tougher than making T Perm on first face
So shouldnt i start with learning EG1 technically?
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Hmm, interesting, though the slight advantage of CLL is that you don't need to worry about the rotation of the bottom layer, as it's unaffected by the algs.
 
Godmil said:
Hmm, interesting, though the slight advantage of CLL is that you don't need to worry about the rotation of the bottom layer, as it's unaffected by the algs.
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That might be true. But an easier first layer gives much more chance that i can look into the whole solve in inspection. And when you know the whole solve, AUFs and ADFs dont really trouble that much. I dont know much of 2x2 so i cant say though
 
Akash Rupela said:
I just starting learning CLL. But then something struck me. If i randomly solve the first layer, chance of getting an EG-1 case is 2/3 and chance of solving first layer correct is 1/6. Which obviously implies that solving first face in CLL is tougher than making T Perm on first face
So shouldnt i start with learning EG1 technically?
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Sure, if you are already comfortable with doing CxLL recognition then it's fine to start learning some EG1 at the same time.

CLL is 40 algorithms, but you probably know a few already.

What Godmil said is perfectly right though - only start learning EG1 too if you enjoy learning algs.
 
Escher said:
Sure, if you are already comfortable with doing CxLL recognition then it's fine to start learning some EG1 at the same time.

CLL is 40 algorithms, but you probably know a few already.

What Godmil said is perfectly right though - only start learning EG1 too if you enjoy learning algs.
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Thanks a lot, more than learning algs, i enjoy seeing good times thats it, but in the long term i feel i can do good if i learn both . I will start with cll only as i know a few and used to lbl. Once its done, i will start with eg, my next competition will be next year so i have a lot of time to practice and be sub4 :)
 
scrubofcubes said:
If my guhong v2 is very gummy, should I just do solves on it and break it in? Or should I clean some of the lube out
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I lubed my Zhanchi with diffoil and it went really gummy, but after about 100 solves it went fast again. I'd say try lots of solves, but next time, use a bit less lube. If the gumminess is still there, then sure, clean it out. What lube are you using?
 
It came prelubed with shock oil. I guess they used a lot. I have silicube rush and it's great so if it doesn't fix itself I'll clean some out or put some silicube in there
 
Does anyone have Dong Li's algorithms that we're here?

I have been looking into Columns First method and it seems like it could be really good. I don't think I would switch to this but it seems good enough to be introduced to beginner cubers instead of CFOP.
 
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