annorax

joined 7 months ago
 

Hi,

I share these two Scott Hunter's videos who are very instructives for cubers like me (Ao5 30 s.):

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For cubers like me (30 s. Ao5), this solve of Shawn Boucké from SpeedCubeReview channel is a brilliant demonstration of how efficiency is important and as speed should not be confused with haste.

Don't stress about trying to become sub-30 on the Rubik's cube. Just be efficient and Turn slowly

Another insane video of him:

The Slowest 8 Second Solve Ever

I discovered Shawn Boucké few days ago in his Roux method tutorial and he is a very good pedagogue.
Also, he has a very nice turning style.

[–] annorax 3 points 2 weeks ago

Indeed.
It's completely crazy. Only 0.2 seconds amplitude on 5 solves! And 3 same times!

 

I've just discovered WCA statistics. There's a lot of information and it's very interesting.

But I understand what "Smallest difference between a single and an average" means.
Xuanyi Geng has the first place with 5.28 single and 5.29 Ao5 at the Kunshan Open 2024.

How can it be interpreted?
It means the cuber was very very constant/regular?

(see here)

[–] annorax 3 points 2 weeks ago

I didn't see this pair was there at the beginning 😅
It was a lucky scramble. But it's nice to see this level with is method and I'm happy for all Rouxers around the world :)

[–] annorax 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Amazing!
I immediately saw the free 2x2 block during his inspection :)
For the blue/orange block (front right), it was a free pair or did he build it while first block?

[–] annorax 2 points 2 weeks ago

"Cubing Competitions Near Me" tool

Until yesterday, we could find the closest WCA competitions to our home (or any location and sorted by distance) with a tool on CubingApp.com. All we had to do was fill in the latitude and longitude.

Today I contact Spencer Chubb (the owner of the website) about this, and few hours later he had improved it: now we just have to fill in the field with a city!
It works perfectly and easier to use!

Find a WCA competitions near you: cubingapp.com/competitions/

Thanks to Spencer to listen to suggestions, and congratulations to him on his responsiveness.
He's a very nice guy.

[–] annorax 3 points 2 weeks ago

"Chinese" was a good clue! I found it.
Ranking is here: cubing.com/results/statistics/sum-of-ranks

Thank you @thisisdee :)

[–] annorax 2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Where can I find Sum Of Ranks (SoR) WCA world ranking?

Yestherday, Luke Garrett became #1 in the world for Sum Of Ranks average. In his youtube video, we can see a SoR ranking web page.

Do you know which site is it from please?

[–] annorax 3 points 3 weeks ago

I share your excitement and the serotonin addiction, like all cubers :)

I just wonder how much faster you would be with all the algs in your head.

I wonder too. You can also ask yourself how much faster you would be after learning some COLL or/and Winter Variations, or if you do x-crosses/cross+1 each solve. Learning is endless in cubing! I've decided to stop − for a moment − learning new algs and focus on inspection and F2Ls.

May be I'll take a look at few sexy/sledge OLL algorithms ;)

[–] annorax 1 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

You have good advice but, it doesn't suit who I am. Tx :)
I'm not a competitor and I don't want spend time with a trainer.
I only do 40~50 solves a day. It's not enough to keep 57 cases in memory.

[–] annorax 3 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Thank you for your answer. It's very interesting to know what knowledge cubers have and what techniques they use.

It's funny, we're at the same place in our progression 🙂 I plan crosses and try x-crosses/cross+1 but I'm bad at this. As you, I do a lot of slow turning. I agree with you, it's a very good practice.
For F2L, I'm still discovering new tricks/algs that save me time.
Actually, I know 20/21 PLLs and 2-look OLLs (+ 2 OLL-T). I don't want learn full OLL, so, to skip dot cases I use sledge to insert the last pair or add M moves to a last 3-mover.

I decided I would never learn all OLLs (too much for me). So, in parallel to CFOP, a few days ago I started practicing edges orientation (EO) of the ZZ method. Because after F2Ls, up-face edges are already oriented and so, there are only 8 cases (we already know). It's a (long) test. I'll see later if I definitively switch or not.

[–] annorax 3 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

Congrats :)
If you use CFOP, do you know full PLL? OLL?
I'm interested 'cause I do same times as you.

[–] annorax 1 points 4 weeks ago

Do you know who are actually the best ZZ method speedcubers in the world?
I only know Phil Yu.

[–] annorax 1 points 1 month ago

You're right.
Thank you :)

 

Hi everybody,
Actually, I use CFOP 3-look LL and I don't want to learn all OLL (I don't really like algorithms).
For continued progress, I think about 2 things:

  • Continue with CFOP and work on x-crosses
    or
  • Learn ZZ method where F2L become clear and smooth and of course, only OLL-cross that I already know.

What do you think about it?

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Hello 👋

Une sympathique cubeuse (@[email protected]) demande sur Mastodon des techniques pour mémoriser les algos, sachant qu'elle se lance dans le 4-look LL.

Si certain⋅es veulent partager leurs méthodes et astuces ici, ça pourrait profiter à tous ! 😉

 

I don't like time my solves. I only like to solve.
So, I practice every day and I feel when I was fast or not. And about once a month, I time few solves to see if the new things I learned are effective or those I try to improve have an impact. And…

Every time I break a personal record! Single and less often an average.
It is very satisfying and it means I am progressing.

This morning, no warm up, my first solve was under my best Ao5. Which is a good sign, I think.

Voilà. I just wanted to share my experience as an average cuber :)

Keep learning.

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Rowe Hessler's solve during the Cubicle's Gan 15 review.
About 6.20 s transformed into 9.38 s.

 

Hi :)

Have you ever dreamed about cubing? About solving a cube?
I didn't. But I'm curious. If yes, can you tell us?

 

Hello everyboby :)

I'm new in this community. Happy to join you.

Today, I received a MoYu WRM V10 Ball-core MagLev UV instead of a MoYu RS3M V5 Ball-Core MagLev UV + robot.
If you know both:

What are the differences between these cubes?
Do you think I should keep the RS3M or not?

I only have few days to make a choice. Can you help me to make it please?

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