Hey Eric, I wouldn't spend too much time worrying about this decision. All of the methods Jason mentioned are simply excellent, each with unique pros and cons, but each capable of producing very fast cubers. More importantly, even if you spend a lot of effort learning one method and then switch to another, that effort on the first method is definitely not wasted. Just training your fingers to move fast will also help you no matter which method you ultimately end up with. There's also a lot of overlap, and knowing more than one method can help your cubing, and once you know one method, picking up others is not so hard--similar to how if you know one of the romance languages, learing a second or third is easier than learning the first.
If there is someone you know that uses a particular method, that may be enough to tilt the scales in favor of that method. While it's possible with all the info on the Internet to try to pick this all up on your own, for me at least, actually getting together with other cubers has helped tremendously. just my 2 cents' best of luck! --Kirk --- In [email protected], "kovacic81" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello Eric, > > I have started 3 times. > I have learned 3 different systems, and finally settled on Gilles > Roux's Method. I started off w/ Corners 1st, and then switched to > Fridrich/Petrus. I spent about 6 months on Corners 1st, and a year on > Fridrich. > 6 weeks ago switched to ROUX method, and have already achieved a best > avg (so far) of 25.56sec, with a best time of 17.34. > > Roux > http://grrroux.free.fr/ > Petrus > http://www.lar5.com/cube/index.html > Fridrich > http://www.ws.binghamton.edu/fridrich/cube.html > Corners 1st > http://rubikscube.info/ > > Whatever you do, look at all of the methods and decide for yourself > which one you want to go with. I like Roux because it has a low move > count, and uses both Corners 1st and LBL strategies. > > Jason Kovacic > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --- In [email protected], "Eric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > For someone just getting to "speed cubing" how do you know where to > > start? There seem to be a bunch of different methods out there but is > > one better than another? > > > > I really want to try this out but don't want to spent a bunch ot time > > learning a certain method only find out that I should have been > > concentrating on an entirely different way of solving the cube. > > > > Thank for any input, > > > > Eric > > > ------------------------ 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/
