Speedsolving the Cube : Easy-to-Follow,

great book, Though I have not been able to go beyond the basics, I am not able solve the Rubik's cube in an easy manner. Hope to get to later chapters for optimizations.

Good tips and visual help provided..

Still Reading, but nice read

the best book for speed solvers and for begineers

Good product

Thanks.

Too good book it helped me to speed my cubing skill and due to I can solve it in 10 sec thank you

It is too complicated and it is only for experienced cubers. The beginner method is a very hard beginner method and not the easy beginner method. If you are a beginner then please do not buy it. Look for some other book or video

Delivered ahead of projected delivery date and in perfect condition.Also from the seller it was a speedy and very good price, Thanks

Ok.

Cube solving has sped up considerably

This is a great cubing book. I have purchased it twice because I carried the first one around so much that it started falling apart. I am confident the second one will suffer the same fate as the first; I have only learned 38 of the 57 OLL algorithms for the 3X3X3, and 7 of the 21 PLL algorithms. I still have a lot to learn.I don't see why a beginner should have problems understanding the "layer by layer method" described in this book. The beginner's method I learned was different, but I decided to study and understand this method after reading about it in this book. Now when someone asks me to explain how to solve a 3X3X3 cube, this is the method I refer to, because the book is a readily available, easy to understand resource. The author does a good job of explaining the necessary algorithms, as well as optional algorithms for more specific cases if the reader wants to be faster.For 3X3X3 cubes, the author offers the following: - a beginner's method, or, a layer-by-layer method - CFOP: Cross, F2L, OLL, PLL - Expert speedcubing techniques including advice about finger tricks and F2L, and VHF2L.The author also provides 3X3X3 reduction methods for both the 4X4X4 and 5X5X5 cubes.You can certainly learn as much from YouTube videos and online resources, but the book is to me, more convenient. I take notes in the margins of my book, which makes it obvious which algorithms I have learned and which ones I am working on. It fits nicely into one of the back pockets of my jeans so it is easy to take with me. I travel for work, and this book has been with me to Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Delhi, as well as various places around the US.Being a software developer, I wonder whether a mobile application might be a good companion to the book. ;)The author is encouraging, and offers helpful suggestions about how to go about learning and improving. He peppers the pages with just the right amount of interesting facts, or tidbits of information about cubing to make it more interesting.I spend most of my time in the OLL & PLL algorithms. I like how the author has grouped the algorithms. The first 7 OLL algorithms are the essential algorithms you must know in order to solve after completing the top cross. After that, algorithms are grouped into sections of related algorithms. In most cases so far, I have been able to practice one entire section at a time rather than just learn one single algorithm at a time.There is a natural progression when learning these OLL & PLL algorithms: - Become familiar with the algorithm; get to know the algorithm by muscle memory. All OLL & PLL algorithms, if performed enough times, will return the cube to the solved state, so you only need to perform the algorithm repeatedly. Once I can get to the point where I am able to perform the algorithm without referring to the book, I try to do so with my eyes closed. - Recognize how to distinguish the algorithm from other, related cases. There are often 2, 4, or 6 similar OLL "shapes" you must be able to recognize. I often create a kind of "story" in my mind that helps me to recognize which case, and how to orient the top face for the algorithm. For example, cases 20 & 21 look to me like "paddles" that get "pushed back/down" to start the algorithm. I know that there should be two connected cubelets with the top color on the front face, and they get "split apart" when I begin the algorithm by pushing the "paddles" back/down. It is difficult to explain, but all this becomes a kind of "scene" in my head that I think about when I see these cases. - "Polish" the algorithm by practicing it repeatedly hundreds, if not thousands of times, trying various hand positions or finger placements to speed it up or make it flow better. I know I am doing well when I can perform an algorithm nearly quietly, with minimal clicking and catching of corners. - Perfect the transition into and out of the algorithm. I tend to practice by implementing each algorithm from the solved state, and then proceed from whatever state the cube is now in, with the appropriate OLL & PLL algorithms to return it to a solved state. It reminds me of Katas in Karate; it also looks good when people watch you practice. :) I have become extremely fast at various combinations of algorithms, which I think helps to be able to flow from one algorithm to the next. Each time I learn a new algorithm, I have, effectively, a new "kata" to practice as long as I know the OLL algorithm needed.Speedcubing is a great hobby. Like so many things in life, there are always ways to improve, and a huge community of people who love to talk about it. In my opinion, you will not go wrong with this book.

I tried to use a different book to solve a Rubik's Cube a few years back, but could never properly understand the layout or greyscale pictures in it. This book has clear wording with excellent quality colour images to help any novice learn the algorithms for solving the cube. I have managed to successfully complete the cube (for the first time!) with the instructions in this book and if I do decide to try different sized cubes it has all I need for those sizes too. Great little book for fans of Rubik's Cubes.