Hey, I agree, don't give up just because you're improvement has slowed. My times were also around 50 seconds for a few months straight. Don't get frustrated by the times you see from others, remember that everyone used to be at 50 seconds because everyone who can solve it used to not be able to solve it.
What got me past 50 seconds was learning a better method. The method I was using at the time was a beginner method, and I switched to a more speedcubing style method. There are lots of methods to choose from, all of which are fast, so just find the one you like. Don't get frustrated, not everyone who cubes is super fast at improving their times. You can get fast times too, just remember that the method you use and the finger tricks and styles you use all influence your time. If you are already using a speedcubing method framework, try learning more algs. All the methods have lots of additional algs you can learn that help speed up your times. How do you solve and how many algs do you use in general? Try new things, and experiment too. Maybe you'll find that you like the 2x2x2, or 4x4x4, or fewest moves cubing more than speedcubing. Don't give up though, not everyone improves super quickly. It took me over 4 years just to get a sub-20 average, whereas most people do it in under a year. We normal people do in fact exist, and I'm still convinced that all the others are cubing robots :-) Chris --- In [email protected], kirk83616 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I agree w/ Sachin; don't just give it up. You don't have to get > sub 20 times to enjoy the cube. and there are always walls you have > to get over where sometimes your times just don't drop but then you > stick with it and then they do. sometimes even after a little > break, ironically. Hang in there! > --Kirk > > --- In [email protected], Sachin Shirwalkar > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hey you are not serious are you? > > > > Please dont give up on cubing. I am sure you must be very desperate > > right now to improve your times but giving up altogether is not the > > option. Do take a break of a couple of weeks and then resume > again. I > > also had many times where i wanted to giveup on cubing altogether > but > > i kept my cool, took a break and again i find it interesting. > > > > Plz dont give up > > Sachin. > > > > > > On 12/3/05, kvvickykanny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Greetings. > > > > > > With the avg. time of 50 seconds, and not improving over the > last many > > > month. The time has come to give up finally on the speed > cubing, and > > > I say goodbye to Group S.S.R.C. We wish all of you, the very > best. I > > > knew that speed cubing will not be my sport. Farewell. > > > > > > Farewell, > > > K. Kanny > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/MXMplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/speedsolvingrubikscube/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
