yea, don't give up! you can still do stuff like FMC if you think speedcubing isnt worth it.
On 12/3/05, cmhardw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 Links > > > > > > > -- -cubekid ------------------------ 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/
