[Guest Sunday] Feliks Zemdegs - Thoughts on Improvement

[@yujiyoshida9112]

That is the sexiest T-perm I have ever seen

[@mariuscheek]

FAZ, you blow my mind! I avg ~23s, pb 13.8s but I always tell people who are ~40s to just slow down! Watch the cube, because watching is the best way of learning what's going on. My PB felt so slow while I was doing it! I'm 45 now, and only learnt to solve a couple of years ago. I've had numerous finger breaks/dislocations in my life, so I just can't operate a cube as fast as you young guys. 15-18s avg is my target. You're an inspiration, mate! Loved your keyhole video!

[@garybeman9497]

+Marius Cheek wow, i am 45 too. although i've been solving since early 80's i could only get ~1m solves. am just learning Fridrich now in hope to join speedcubing community. you are now my inspiration - thanks!

[@nabranestwistypuzzler7019]

Gary Beman Do you have a speedcube? If you don’t, get the Yuxin Little Magic.

[@nabranestwistypuzzler7019]

Marius Cheek It’s not the age. You could be 45 and have no finger injuries, or 11 and have a lot of finger problems.

[@twistiicuber1055]

Hey Marius, do you still cube in 2019?

[@AlexHall5678]

On the subject of walk through solves, could we see more of those on your channel?

[@cosinev1265]

He flipped us off at 2:17

[@thepuzzler1]

I've wanted to hear what his thoughts on practice were for a while. Finally!

[@blubb12blubb3]

Aolong did it take you to get sub 20 -Weilong

[@LazyEinstein]

Always like to hear his thoughts. Great video

[@cubeologist42]

shut up noob

[@ivanlikaleong5781]

+Cubeologist Damian......?

[@ivanlikaleong5781]

+Cubeologist Is this really you?

[@cubeologist42]

+Ivan Pro yeah, I'm just giving Lazy Einstein a hard time.

[@SomeRandomFellow]

Heres a practice drill i came up with to help recognizing g perms Perform Aa Perm Spam U Perform Ua Perm Spam U Gets you a different G perm every time You can line up a bunch of cubes like this and just go one after the other. Really helps

[@1dot299]

I'm late but this is very cool, thanks

[@peterpal5907]

7:35 WTF???!!!

[@KakaRobinhoMaicon]

Is the Liying his new main, or does he still use the weilong?

[@NintendoFan25M]

I thought he uses the ChiLong... I must be mistaken :P

[@KakaRobinhoMaicon]

Idk anything anymore D: First he switches to the weilong without telling anyone, then on facebook he says he's thinking of switching to the chilong, and then in this video he is using the liying. Feliks pls

[@NintendoFan25M]

Ikr lel

[@KakaRobinhoMaicon]

also hai drew, i'm from CF :3

[@NintendoFan25M]

I know haha hai

[@forty3quintillion]

What I tend to do rather than just timing algs for practise is to use stuff like the OLL/PLL training algs on qqtimer and stuff. I don't look at the cube when I'm scrambling until the last couple of moves or so, and start the timer p. much as soon as I finish scrambling. That way the whole grip problem is mostly avoided and you get free recognition practise too. Would you say that is a better approach?

[@markaeronsantos5955]

im 14 and my avg is 22 secs and pb is 11.01 secs. ive been cubing for 2 months. i only got the yj yulong without lube. i can't buy any more cube because here in philippines cube shops are few and i dont have money to buy.

[@markaeronsantos5955]

+Jack V. What is that?

[@thereverend2477]

search dee brothers on facebook.they have many cubes, lubes and accesories.im half filipino by the way and im living from philippines.

[@nitra01]

Mark Santos cube corner facebook is good

[@yazeedlalu3155]

Feliks iam a big fan of u.we would be really happy if u upload some example solves.

[@zorm_]

The R perm that stars on R' U2 R U2 with the headlights in face of you, I just look at the color between the two headlights, and I know what AUF I'll have to do For the G perms you can look at the 1x2 bar which stays at the same place after the perm

[@Davidthecuber]

First of all great video it has very good points! I know full CFOP and average 14 seconds can i practice down to sub 10 or are there more sets of algorithms or something i need to learn to achieve faster times. Any help is greatly appreciated.

[@maps600]

Jacob Hutnyk once said that if there's something in, for example, a walkthrough solves video that you don't understand, or don't know, learn it.

[@Kinjutsuu]

Sub 10 is all about the start of the solve. Master extended cross - it's difficult but is soo worth it - or see your first pair during inspection. That's really it !!!

[@DeepakAcharya1999]

Thanks a lot Feliks. This video helped a lot !!

[@Gunbardo]

Oh I hate m-slices, any good way to improve on that? I find that my thumb is kinda slow, and sometimes i just stop because the middle slice is caught in a lockup.....

[@Fadilanse]

Gunbardo you can't really do m slice on a bad cube, so the hardware in this case is very important

[@Gunbardo]

pan fadilanse I have a Moyu Aolong V2, and that is a decent cube I would think... So, I'm not sure it's because I lack practice or I'm just doing it wrong... I usually would push the slice down with my thumb, is that correct?

[@Gunbardo]

***** Ohh, thx for the tip! Good day to ya :)

[@Uteklamikoza]

yout cube is bad maybe

[@itsme-hq9vg]

I know this comment was 2 years ago but I really hated M slices .. so I decided to learn Roux which has a lot a lot of M slices .. I loved them after that 😂😁

[@vio2326]

This is a really good way to think about cubing and it helped me alot. Cube: SM with Blue springs Times : 18-22 sec avg

[@brettmcintyre6329]

As I am 3 days into cunning and my avg solve time is 2:01 I am probably safe to assume I am in the wrong place :P. I want to learn this oll pll stuff but I can't solve my cross through memorization of moves. What is the best way to practice solving my cross by pre deciding my moves? Do I need to become 100% familiar with what each singular move will do to each singular piece? That sounds like it will take more than the 15s of look time.

[@osmangul8352]

It's really helpful for me , thanks Feliks !

[@UncleSamuel1212]

I agree with this, I started Cubing in August so 8 months and I've gotten down to sub 14 by watching walkthroughs and doing a lot of solves, and learning new stuff of course

[@UncleSamuel1212]

Sorry my mistake took me eight months to get my first sub 15 average

[@CubeWizard23]

UncleSam1212 PLz tell me what method you use !?!?!? ive been cubing for years and have only gotten down to like 22.98!

[@UncleSamuel1212]

CubeWizard23 Fridrich with full OLL and PLL

[@CubeWizard23]

How long did it take you to memorize all the algorithms?

[@UncleSamuel1212]

CubeWizard23 I'd say about a month for both OLL and PLL

[@bloxygd]

Nice this helped

[@saltysugar8922]

great advice, very helpful :D thanks for doing this!

[@kevinrizk5937]

i practice a lot but i always have the F2L who takes a lot of my time do i should learn F2L algorithms all i need just to improve in look ahead ???

[@itsfluffie]

i think my weakest point (other than not knowing enough algorithems for LL) is my cross, what is the best practice for that other than just doing cross over and over again

[@jonathanlin66]

Cross is the most difficult part of the cube for beginner speedsolvers to do proficiently. For one, it requires understanding of the relationship of pieces and how they interact with one another. Even F2L can be solved without knowing these relationships through a combination of spoonfeeding and recognition of basic cases. Even though I advocate trying to figure out a solution by yourself, cross can be difficult, so I'll waive my morals. Watch badmephisto's video on advanced cross solving. Not only does he describe the processes for solving cross more efficiently, but he nails the concept of piece relationships as well. Watch it. Try to apply it. Watch it again. How do I apply these? you may ask. Simple. Go to qqtimer. in settings, change the timer setting to "typing". Select the scramble option as 3x3. Congrats, you now have random scrambles you can access through pressing the enter button. Scramble your cube. Once you have done so, take as much time as you need to to answer, "How can I solve this cross in the most efficient way possible? You can always do it in less than 8 moves. If you don't see how, watch badmephisto's video again. Rinse and repeat. It's tough, but with focused practice you can get this down in no more than 3 weeks if you practice this for 15mins a day. Gradually increase your tps for these crosses from 1 tps smooth to 6 to8 tps. This takes longer to incorporate into a real solve because of f2l lookahead. If you've followed my instructions you should have a 1 second cross.

[@itsfluffie]

i mean im a 23 avg but my cross is literally so weak when i get a good cross or good skips i get 18's and shit

[@jonathanlin66]

Wow that went over your head. Did I waste 10 minutes typing up a response that didn't address your weak cross and helping you improve your times for it?

[@itsfluffie]

sorry lol ill go over it again

[@User-vd9lu]

+itsfluffie try being CN

[@saketgokhale3441]

thanks a lot. this is true... i avg at 11 s and PB at 7.01 (pll skip)... this helped a lot. i like the way uve explained this video and what u mean! :)

[@mismagfan98]

You draw really well :P

[@saketgokhale3441]

which cube is that??? liying? weilong? aolong?

[@Retro28YT]

wow I learned a new F2L trick from this video. Feliks is a god. Damn.

[@houy11]

I climbed to the top of mount hothami than a week ago for school hike

[@OgaaMC]

Hey Feliks, I have noticed in other videos that you have said practice is the key to improving, but I practice a few hours a day and I am using somewhat look ahead, but averaging about 25 seconds. It is taking me a LONG time to get faster. I started cubing early January this year and I am not getting faster at the pace I would want. I use 2-look oll and pll and f2l and advanced cross, and everything I can to get faster. Any tips besides practice? Because practice is not helping. It helps me improve a little, but only about 2 seconds a week at the most. Thanks.

[@maps600]

Start learning full PLL. It does help. Also, do slow solves and solidify your f2l cases. if a case is slow or taking you a long time to execute, find an alg online for that case. also, plan out your WHOLE cross during inspection

[@OgaaMC]

I am learning full pll. I forgot to mention, but I know about 9 of the cases. And I'm learning more.

[@Sanctus671]

You're improving your average 2 seconds a week and you are unhappy? If you can maintain that progression you will be sub 20 in 3 weeks, and sub 15 in 8 weeks. Granted, learning full oll and pll will allow for greater potential for improvement, but that sort of progress is not bad. Be patient. You won't get fast overnight.

[@OgaaMC]

No, I said at most 2 seconds. And all I wanted was tips.

[@TheSlightofCards]

Wow your lucky, I know this isn't tips, but I started just before December last year, and currently average 30-29 seconds it ha PB of 22.17, if I were to improve like u I would be flipping shit, you are really lucky, it might take me somewhere around 4 or so weeks to do around 2 seconds! Practice is working trust me

[@lanceevensen8082]

Should I go out to do alg f2l or stick with my intuitive

[@lanceevensen8082]

+Illumismarti okay thanks!

[@RhysCampbellOfficial]

This is like Noah's video but in HD... but it's really nice that Feliks actually considered making a tutorial based video for the cubing community.

[@julianrose9883]

He also has some 3x3, 4x4, and 5x5 example solveson his channel that were fantastic.

[@RhysCampbellOfficial]

***** I have indeed watched his example solves and it's really good that he's doing them... also his new 10 tricks in 10 days is very advantageous for us cubers.

[@julianrose9883]

Rhys Campbell Yeah I've been watching those. Feliks doesn't do as much in terms of example solves and tricks as I would like but when he does it's just fantastic.

[@thorfinn1609]

Thanks!...:)... I will not give up! :)

[@pberruz]

Good insight, thanks!

[@kusumnaik8712]

How can i participate in wca if it is in very far state from us

[@BigBoi9111]

Feliks always knew about the ten minute rule on KZbin being the legend he is

[@nikitadas9671]

What's that?

[@hemchanmakara9311]

How do u learn to solve it?? And where? Can u tell me pls?

[@AdilRas]

KZbin. and youtube :)

[@anshmundra]

Very helpful!:)

[@bloxyyt]

wow this helped thanks :)

[@rsquaredcuber]

Awesome Feliks!

[@EMI94100]

Cool, but the real question is ... what sticker shades do you use in the video?

[@cubetuber23]

I think it's are the normal moyu shades

[@jaykhandkar8000]

cubetuber 23 do you know something called..... sarcasm?

[@MadhusudanKaleMK]

Deep!!!! and quite helpful..

[@MangaMiyn]

I TAUGHT THIS MAN EVERYTHING HE KNOWS, AND NOW HES CLOSE TO SURPASSING ME

[@unitedpandalas7229]

Lel

[@User-vd9lu]

+MangaMiyn yeah but don't forget i invented the Rubik's cube

[@MangaMiyn]

Manya how can we forget that

[@User-vd9lu]

MangaMiyn better you remember it thank you for the instantaneous reply

[@MangaMiyn]

Manya without you none of this would be possible

[@seankim2916]

In case didn’t know back when feliks the was averaging 12 seconds that was close to world class if not actually world class

[@cubemenot]

Thanks! :)

[@thereverend2477]

Hi Feliks.Can you do a fingertrick tutorial???

[@User-vd9lu]

+Gwyn Murugaiyah **perfect** that's something i think hasn't ever requested him to do his fingertricks are like "best in the world"

[@thereverend2477]

+Manya ikr:D

[@graybob_13]

omg dude u r a artist! ur better then meh

[@ALittleGreenBox]

example solves pls

[@Menno123NL]

Can someone help me and tell what algorithm he does at 8:06 ?

[@frexcuadillera1283]

It's a T - perm , a PLL case , the algorithm is = R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F

[@Menno123NL]

thank you very much!! you really helped me out

[@frexcuadillera1283]

ok, no problem bro

[@truscorpio13]

I finally beat my PB today after a couple months. I litteraly only beat it by about .1 of a second and I didn't know whether to celebrate me finally beating it or cry that when I finally did beat it, it was only a .1 difference. First PB was 16.069 and my newest is 15.918

[@StevenWintringham]

ApricotPit02 XD I beat my Pyraminx PB by .001 once. (1.673-1.672)

[@truscorpio13]

Ghost Cuber Lol I don't know if I'd be mad that I only beat it by .001 or if I should feel lucky

[@StevenWintringham]

ApricotPit02 XD I felt lucky because it.was on can't)

[@StevenWintringham]

*cam

[@TheRubiksNoob1]

Awesome! :)

[@TheDarknessOfPau]

Why does Feliks don't make German Vids. ? I mean he comes from Austria But he never say any German word in his Vids.

[@haiwenwei7202]

He is Australian

[@unitedpandalas7229]

You are fucked up dude

[@haiwenwei7202]

Guicho Galindo me or him

[@unitedpandalas7229]

Hahaha him

[@TheDarknessOfPau]

why ?

[@Wow-gd3vc]

I never actually "practice" I just speed solve with a timer and I was sub 25 in December and now I'm averaging just under 15 seconds in June. speedsolving and learning new algorithms can work but I wouldn't rlly recommend it

[@seankim2916]

Wait so you got sub 15 by using beginners method?

[@itsme-hq9vg]

7:44 *still better than me using my left hand*

[@fathoorchisty9519]

Feliks if u make a video of OLL that u use it will be very helpful

[@User-vd9lu]

+Fathoor Chisty oll is like beginners thing for him (maybe) i don't think he use pure oll

[@aamird5760]

zbll is next step of oll and pll

[@tijmenvanderree487]

NO, don't learn ZBLL right after OLL and PLL, I would suggest learning COLL first just so you know how to recognise things like that. ZBLL is around 500 algorithms, COLL only about 40. You could see COLL as the 2-look version of ZBLL.

[@aamird5760]

Oh.. I understand...

[@fathoorchisty9519]

ohh

[@shaonchapman4010]

Hey felix I wanted to know how to get my time faster I am currently at1min and 20secs could you send me a video with a good method better than beginners method

[@madsfejborg6265]

+Shaon Chapman Just search CFOP. That's the method most speedcubers use

[@shaonchapman4010]

Thanks mad fejborg

[@BigBoi9111]

Shaon Chapman what's your time now?

[@danielgholson5161]

what 4x4 do you use?

[@andresoares2657]

+Daniel Gholson moyu aosu

[@danielgholson5161]

thx

[@User-vd9lu]

+André Soares amost everyone who takes 4x4 seriously uses aosu

[@andresoares2657]

i use yuxin and its pretty good

[@aamird5760]

I only solve white or yellow.....and if i try to do other colours then i make mistake like inserting f2l pair in wrong slots and searching for corner and edge and spending too much time aligning them to make a pair.......aaahhhhh/!!!!!!! how to be colour neutral???

[@kennysmith1311]

just have to practice the colours you aren't used to and just get used to one at a time. the same way you learned f2l in the first place

[@aamird5760]

Ok

[@aamird5760]

Ok man 👨

[@kennysmith1311]

+I REALLY DONT CARE yellow and white is a good start tho. good luck !

[@aamird5760]

THANKS ..

[@extrabrainman]

what cube?

[@asdfkaasdf5978]

Liying

[@seanliu5582]

Whats your G Perms?

[@unitedpandalas7229]

Peanus

[@samxamnam4886]

which cube is this?

[@samguzman9560]

Think it's the Moyu Liying

[@gperm3710]

hi

[@zerogamer6355]

What is AUF?

[@TheNimdude]

zero gamer adjust up face

[@zerogamer6355]

Thanks. What is your pb?

[@TheNimdude]

zero gamer 12.6 :D

[@zerogamer6355]

Cool mine is 14.12.

[@TheNimdude]

zero gamer nice man What's your main

[@TheAccidentalFreak]

cheesy as fuck, but good video

[@rotviepe]

Like!

[@junienet]

damn that moyu

[@GoIrish8]

Ugh dry erase marker on paper

[@mctcor]

Are you left-handed?

[@nightcritter5631]

Do you really think he is? He was writing with his right hand

[@KARTIKEYA007]

mctco riki He is clearly not left handed as he solves the cube with his left hand( during one handed solve). Generally a right hander will solve the cube with his left hand. You basically OH solve the cube using your wrong hand.

[@KARTIKEYA007]

***** Wait what was that? I'm stupid? lmao if only you had my world cube profile....

[@lancetownsend2025]

I'm lefty and I solve OH with my left hand

[@renefloresvlogs7547]

+KARTIKEYA007 i'm righty and OH with my right hand

[@championeagle1546]

One pll that I have never seen, probably because there isn't one, is when there are corners diagonally from each other, and you just do M2 U M2 U M2 U M2 U M2 U M2 U

[@sarvagya-sharma]

Championeagle1.0 There's a better alg. M2 U M2 U2 M2 U M2 U2 and this is a pll (H perm). Just rotate the U face

[@championeagle1546]

Sarvagya Sharma lol ik. I can just execute the one I stated above faster, but I didn't realize it was an h perm that needed to be flipped

[@zikriakhan9886]

Please solve slowly

[@kenncube4917]

Is it normal? 1minute and 6seconds average... 3months of cubing.

[@unitedpandalas7229]

It's not bad, but if you really want to improve, learn F2L(FRIDRICH METHOD) and to start off also 2-look PLL and OLL

[@kenncube4917]

Guicho Galindo Now im sub 30 but not full f2l , oll and pll x))

[@evanknowles4780]

Kenn Cube you're improving a lot faster than I am: 2 years into it and average around 40 seconds

[@jana.7060]

i m cubing for 2 months and my average is 40 sec

[@renefloresvlogs7547]

Yeah i've been cubing for 3 months and i'm on the verge of sub 20

[@abhijeetghodgaonkar7720]

Yo

[@angelhacker123]

Fuck I am mexican,, i don't undesteand so good..

[@wyattrox03]

123,456 views

[@siddarthshenoy]

If someone wants subscribers then answer me!! My question Which cube he is using??

[@thelcuber5048]

Gan 356 Air SM

[@__-lj3cj]

3 x 3 Rubik's cube

[@sykboyt4737]

Hack And Diy In the Video A Lying

[@hanksquarepants8670]

TheLCuber nope it's a moyu weilong

[@sykboyt4737]

IC Cuber The Weilong didn't even exist at the time the Video came out

[@FilipHrnko]

Feliks, how to become color neutral?

[@optimist2301]

Start using other colors

[@spacevspitch4028]

Pick a different color each week and solve only from that color. Like, say you always do white cross and you can't break put of the habit. So just decide you're only going to solve blue cross this week. Or instead of a specific timeframe, just practice that color until you're comfortable with what that looks like and you no longer get confused. Then move onto another color. To be a little more systematic about it, maybe do opposite colors. So, if you always do white, switch to yellow. Then maybe go blue/green, then red/orange. Eventually you'll be just as comfortable from any color and no longer get lost. Also, learn to really solidify in your mind what color you're solving from at the beginning. Like, "ok, I'm gonna do red cross, so LL is gonna be orange" and make sure you log that firmly in your mind so you can maintain that orientation throughout and not get lost.

[@spacevspitch4028]

Also, I realize your comment was from 3 years ago and you've probably already worked on it in your own way and are color neutral now. But I just wanted to get my thoughts out on it 😛

[@amirp8024]

lol, but it was still good! I`m so gonna follow your tips mate, thanks!

[@aakashKumbhare]

You are damn tooo fastt

[@jameshakert5700]

funny

[@tijmenvanderree487]

Relevant.

[@jasonsmart6883]

I don't think you're quick enough...............

[@meYogii_]

Hmmm, this video is almost exactly the same as "NoahCubes" describes how to improve (the mountain). His video is also at "cubing world"...and he tells the same as you. You did a copy because he was the first to make the video about it...

[@freetracks2445]

+aziL87 man ...

[@user-uu5fc5ek7o]

aziL87 bruh 😂 look at the description and next time think before you comment... oh and use your brain if you have one too

[@__-lj3cj]

aziL87 dumb fk

[@ProXyzEdii]

1t likw

[@TheClassyCuber]

First :D