10.21 Reconstructions & Commentary

How long do you think it will take for your OH WR single to be broken finally?

Simon

can you do a mains and goals video for sydney champs 2017

I know that we can't improve anything from this, but can you do more of those GoPro unboxings like how you did with the GAN 356 Air?

Simon - I think there's a decent (50%) chance someone breaks it next year.

Zuhayr - probably not, I don't really do that sort of thing. Might do a mains video at the start of 2018 though :)

Cuberious - Maybe? :p

I avg 9 secs and I still get messed up while scrambling.... while practicing it really doesn't matter but for reconstructions it really does.

thanks Feliks for helping us get 1 step closer to matching u(what about that 4.75 single, any breakdown of that?)

Um what does X y and z moves mean?

Khy Marchbank it means whole cube rotations

X is like an R with the whole cube

Y is like a U with the whole cube

Z is like an F with the whole cube

If that's too confusing, then just look at the simulation on this website:

https://ruwix.com/the-rubiks-cube/notation/

feliks could you recommend which 5 6 and 7 should i buy, i have an inaccurate turning style, but reviews aren't enough. Also i do oh with my right hand and avg 20 secs, should i switch to left?

Umm,  Feliks? The third pair in the second scramble is wrong I think. I just can’t solve it.

ISAAC CUBES224

The first interception should be y'

Are your old tutorials and walkthrough solves from around 2009 still eligible?

Could you please do a cube collection video or like Lucas did, you main 3x3s from the beggining?

How many World Records do you hold now? 

i agree with idris, please feliks!

i guess he holds 8 

3- avg

4- single

5, 6, 7- avg and single

Feliks, what is your 3x3 main

Rhys it is Gans 356 Air SM

Feliks, do you want to try the Valk 3 power m by MoFangGe

Wanna be like you Feliks!!! You are my idol!! See your cubeskills videos everyday!!! Ordered the Gans 356 Air SM!! Arriving on Wednesday!!! Will try hard with it!! So cool!!!

felikz, will you launch a pdf of the CLL algorithms ??

Not really related to the blog, but you got a 3.81 on my birthday and I got a 7.47 PB on your birthday!

Thanks 

Parker Unze

Can you make a algorithm sheet of Megaminx Last Layer?

happy birthday

Hey Feliks, I’m averaging below 15 seconds and I am practicing look ahead and doing timed solves. I know full Oll and pll. I want to know how to get sub 12. What is the next step I need to master to achieve my goal. 

Do you plan to lower the prices of memberships for the growth of the community?

feliks i found a new Algorithm for OCLL1-21, it is (R U R' U) R U' (R' U R U2 R')

Rhys and Cole - yep, that's a commonly used alg for that case :)

Feliks

Marcus - the way I've set up CubeSkills is that all the essential speedcubing content and resources are free to view, and it is already quite a comprehensive set of videos/tutorials. There aren't any "secrets" or magical techniques in the premium videos, and I'm not really looking to hide any information. Rather, the extra videos are a small incentive for the subscription, and generally act to round out/complete the tutorial sets.

The premium membership is a way to get access to a bit more content, but also more personalised advice/coaching through email, things such as the solve critiques section, Q&A in the video comment sections, as well as the monthly livestream. Given that what I offer through the service does take a bit of time per premium member, I probably will keep things the same for the near future.

I hope this doesn't come across as defensive or anything, I genuinely just wanted to share my thoughts on this, because the balance between CubeSkills acting as a community resource and also a small online business can be a bit challenging at times. :)

Cheers!

Feliks

I have a question about megaminx: Which method do you use for S2L (for example Westlund)?

Thanks, Jacob

I use the Westlund solving order, yep.

Hey Feliks, which is the best 4x4x4 without magnets?

hey feliks, could you add a link to a useful online timer

Hey Felik's, I don't have the money to be a premium member, but I want to see the locked content. For example, I want to see the Practicing Inspection in the section practicing, but I can't. Are these locked content important and how else would I learn this stuff?

Hey feliks, are you the only one who runs the Cubeskills system or is there someone else ?

and what is solving critiquies ? , i am not so good at English and I have no idea what it is thought i used the google translate. Please tell me :)

hey everyone i found a new alg for the Aa perm, you dont need to rotate face and you have to hold the headloght in the left side for this algorithm and the 2 by 2 by 1 block in front. the algorithm is

r U r' U' r' F r2 U' r' U' r U r' F' 

this is basically t-perm with double wide r moves 

this algorithm is definitely a bit slower than the Aa perm but fater than all the g perms. this also saves you unnecessary x and y rotations. Feliks could you try this and tell me how it is? 

tudra sorin- definitely the wuque for qiyi, in my opinion and in almost every review's opinion. Kevin Hays also switched from his Yuxin blue to the wuque last summer i guess, and feliks and weyer also use the wuque, i dont know about bill wang though. Correct me if I am wrong.  

Mahor, I don't think that's a good A-perm, as you said it was slower than a normal A-perm. Even though it's faster than a G-perm, this alg isn't for the G-perm, so it really doesn't matter. And really the only cube rotations that will slow you down are y2's. Also, you can just do U or U'.

try it out josh weigt, if you get a perm from specifically that angle, it is faster. I did an average of 20 a perms from that angle using both a perms, the alg i mentioned is marginally faster.

and you do not need to hold the yellow face in front or at the back so, if your oll ends there it can be rotationless and fluent 

Major Nagda, from a Y’ angle I found you can also do this case as R U2 R2 D R’ U2 R D’ R’ U2 R’ U2’ R’

Don’t necessarily know if it’s great but I’ll only use it if I have that case with no AUF before or after

Feliks, what is your 4x4 main

Phạm Quốc Việt, solve critiques generally mean that you film your solves (e.g: 5 solves on 3x3) and send them to Feliks so that he can give you some useful advice for each solve like "your solution for cross is good but you should try to solve cross on blue, etc." ? In fact, the advice is much more in-depth and advanced than my simple example ?

Vietnamese translation: solve critique (tạm dịch: nhận xét về cách giải rubik's) nhìn chung là bạn quay phim các lần giải rubik's của bạn (vd: 5 lần đối với 3x3) và gửi chúng cho Feliks để bạn ấy nhận xét và đưa ra những lời khuyên hữu ích cho từng lần giải kiểu như "bạn xoay cross như vậy là khá ổn rồi nhưng bạn nên thử giải cross trên mặt màu xanh lục...". Thực tế thì những lời nhận xét của bạn ấy chuyên sâu và hàm lượng chuyên môn cao hơn so với ví dụ của tờ nhiều

hey feliks, ive got a very tricky on for you

if you were to keep any one record OTHER THAN 3 BY 3 AVERAGE, which one would you keep?

also two more things

congratulations on your new 5 by 5 pb

and 

what is your 6 by 6 average of 12 pb? :p

ryhs and cole armagost, it is a cosmic wuque m 

Feliks

max just got a 9.99 average in oh.

But, let’s all support and motivate you to get it back. Whoever agree comment

#feliksgettheohback

Thios should be interesting

fe god.its me again,i hope you can make a language choice.i m chinese.sometimes i could not understand something.i think someone other also have this thought,hope hope hope.thanks.>.<   >.<

Mahor Nagda

#feliksnotgettheohback

#maxkeeptheohwr

Sorry, but even though i'm australian, Max is my favourite

thanks mahor nagda

#feliksgettheohback

Feliks: How long do/did you usually spend practicing any type of Rubik's puzzle per day?