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[woosh]

how long should it take me for each step of solving the cube?

 

[Sniph]

This is kind of a strange question. It should take you how ever long it takes you. Speed comes with practice. If you are asking what times you should be getting with a certain method, then what do you currently use and how long have you been at it?

 

[pjk]

It depends how much practice you want to do. To learn the beginners method and have everything learnt so you can solve the cube without looking at anything, I'd say 2-4 hours of practice.

 

[Arakron]

My first timed solve was around 6 minutes. I didn't write down dates/new records back then, but less than 2 months later I got a sub-60 second average. It should be relatively easy to get below 2 minutes. 1 minute was definitely a significant challenge for me, although I can do that any day now. Basically, it's about how much time you're willing to put in.
If you want a world record, you should be getting good times of 9-10 seconds

 

[dChan]

It depends on who you're asking. Some people say to go fast on your F2L and others say slow F2L but fast OLL and PLL.

 

[TheRealAdaam]

Originally posted by woosh@Mar 17 2007, 04:28 PM
how long should it take me for each step of solving the cube?

Well I don't know. What method are you using? If you are using a full CFOP, I would try to get your F2L times down. And yeah, getting your LL fast as lightning is really important, but only once you have a sub-30 F2L. I mean if your LL takes 10 seconds and your F2L takes 40 then you are at 50. But if you get your F2L down to 30 and then work on your LL, which will be getting fast just from practice, you will have less work on it.

But I do agree with dChan, everybody has a different idea. So woosh, what method do you use? And do you plan on trying a better method? Or do you want to stick with what you have?

Hope I was helpful.

Peace!

 

[dChan]

If you want your times down, I suggest learning as many algorithms as you can and be able to perform them(CONFIDENTLY) superfast with your eyes closed. Right now I have 4 PLL algs that I know but am too lazy to practice(sometimes my PLL becomes a 4 -look) and they really drag down my times, so get good with your dexterity and know your algs well.