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storebought said:
What is the best magic, and could someone explain to me what would make the difference? They all seem to be pretty much the same to me.

And the rubiks void, is it any good? I have heard it turns better than others
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They seem pretty much the same beacuse basically they are. There isn't much to change, so just get one that you want to get. Even a storebought is good, as some sub .7 solves have been done with them. However, I would recommend you stay away from Cubetwist, they fall apart easily for whatever reason
 
there are two sets of stickers for 6x6, there are onea for v-cubes and for shengshou, but there is only a small difference between them
 
7x7 Help and edge pairing

I have two questions:

1. Does anyone have tips on how to get faster at a 7x7? My centers are 5-6 minutes, edges are 3-4 minutes, and 3x3 is about 45. I average around 10 minutes with a PB of 8:40.

2. When I watch really good cubers, I sometimes notice that some of them pair edges in the M slice instead of the E slice. Can anyone explain how this is done, and is it faster (or have any benefits)?

Thanks for helping out a new cuber!!
 
RubiksCubesRock said:
I have two questions:

1. Does anyone have tips on how to get faster at a 7x7? My centers are 5-6 minutes, edges are 3-4 minutes, and 3x3 is about 45. I average around 10 minutes with a PB of 8:40.

2. When I watch really good cubers, I sometimes notice that some of them pair edges in the M slice instead of the E slice. Can anyone explain how this is done, and is it faster (or have any benefits)?

Thanks for helping out a new cuber!!
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To get faster the only thing you can really do at the stage you're at is turn faster and try to lookahead as much as you can. Try watching videos from some of the top cubers and see if they do things differently to you (for example, check out the youtube channel of Dan Cohen: masterofthebass).

I personally use the M slice, but as far as I'm aware the majority of fast bigcubers still use the E slice. There are benefits and negatives to both, and both can be very fast. Try both, find what you prefer and stick with it. If you're switching around it's just going to hinder your development. You'll probably find that in the end you'll be using both depending on the case that shows up, but for now it would be better to pick one and stick with it so you can learn the best setups, how to lookahead, etc.

You have a long road ahead of you to get from 10 minutes down to sub5 or even better. The only thing you can really do is practise a hell of a lot, so get started!
 
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RubiksCubesRock said:
I have two questions:

1. Does anyone have tips on how to get faster at a 7x7? My centers are 5-6 minutes, edges are 3-4 minutes, and 3x3 is about 45. I average around 10 minutes with a PB of 8:40.

2. When I watch really good cubers, I sometimes notice that some of them pair edges in the M slice instead of the E slice. Can anyone explain how this is done, and is it faster (or have any benefits)?

Thanks for helping out a new cuber!!
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As you see from your times, centers are hard at times. The key is to be as efficient as possible within the shortest amount of time. Also if you don't already do lines I would suggest you start using it but I wouldn't discard blocks as they are useful for doing multiple lines at a time. When you see part of an already pair line/block(or edge if you are doing edges) that is not what you are working on, don't ignore it, move it or work around it. This might help you, just apply it to 7x7.


As for M or E slice, it doesn't really matter besides personal preference as people have gotten sub 3's with both. I personally think M slice is the best because I feel as if you see more and I get high 3's and low 4's despite not practicing which is pretty fast but not quite world class. Honestly, getting to sub 5 doesn't take much besides TPS and some lookahead.

Also if you don't have a good cube than I would recommend the the Shenshou.
 
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Sanding 48 Point Edge Mod OK?

Hey guys,
Somehow I got the impression that you should sand down the lip of the edge pieces to do the 48 point edge mod instead of using a blade and scraping it. I used some 180 grit sand paper and did that for every edge of my cube. It looks fairly smooth but it has loss its slippery, glossy feeling. Here is a picture of one of the edges. Does it look alright?

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The picture isn't showing for some reason. http://www.flickr.com/photos/79923961@N04/7325063872/
 
Three corner cycle

I wanted to know, if there is any better algorithm(s) for the three corner cycle except for the headlight case, viz (R2 D2 R U R' D2 R U' R). I would want to know, if you can do it using commutators. It would be much better !

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I wanted to know, if there is any better algorithm(s) for the three corner cycle except for the headlight case, viz (R2 D2 R U R' D2 R U' R). I would want to know, if you can do it using commutators. It would be much better !

Regards
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Well, the alg you listed is a commutator with an R2 setup that cancels into the end of the alg.
 
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WCA registartion

Hi, Im going to be going to compotitions soon and I need to know how to register properly for WCA and how much do they usally cost

if you can help that would be great,pm me or post:cool:
 
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