Times are suddenly coming worse

[roxer9918]

I don't know why but my times are suddenly coming very bad.
I averaged sub-30 but now in a day or two times are coming sub-40 or even worse

 

[peterbone]

We need more information to help. What's changed? Maybe you're trying harder and trying to turn faster which is having a negative effect on your look-ahead.

 

[Ezy Ryder]

Sometimes You just get a bad day or two. Keep cubing, and if Your times won't get back, than it'll be a problem.

 

[applemobile]

I imagine everyone goes through a phase where there times seem to get worse. It's probably because you are becoming complacent, and trying to turn too fast. Stop timing your self for a few days, do slow solves and don't try and rush it.

 

[ben1996123]

Take a break from cubing for a week or so.

 

[Kattenvriendin]

Yep.. break time. From TIMING in any case.

I am in a rut at the moment too. I picked up my 4 color mastermorphix and started fidgeting with that to get the mind off things. I keep making mistakes so I need to do something else.

Buying a new cube helps, but with the amount of ruts I get that gets rather expensive. But a break, yes. Remember.. you are cubing for FUN!

 

[drewsopchak]

Just practice. Bad streaks happen.

 

[roxer9918]

Thanks all of you, I was getting insane at this

 

[applemobile]

I often find that you aren't actually In a bad streak. What happens is you have one day when you do really well, you solve much faster than before. Then after that you go back to your normal times and you feel like you are doing worse.

 

[Cheese11]

I've noticed that my times are dropping as well. I find that if I cube a lot in a span of say 3 months, than I will get tired and my times will increase. For the last week I've been taking a break (Only 1 ao5/day), and will continue for another week. This usually works when my times are dropping.

 

[Smiles]

It used to happen to me a lot.
I just take a break or slow down during my solves.

 

[roxer9918]

I tried to tensioned my cube a bit, that helped me getting again sub-30

 

[YddEd]

I imagine everyone goes through a phase where there times seem to get worse. It's probably because you are becoming complacent, and trying to turn too fast. Stop timing your self for a few days, do slow solves and don't try and rush it.

I actually became slower by practicing F2L XD (Well everyone does)