Thanks everyone for the suggestions. It can be overwhelming and confusing when there's so many different ways to start.
Take Care, Eric --- In [email protected], kirk83616 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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/
