Hi all, sorry I've been absent from Lemmy/this community and didn't create new weekly threads these past few weeks. Life got busy and I forgot I didn't set up the scheduled posts. We should be back to regular schedule now!
I haven’t been cubing for a month or three and it’s wild how much I’ve lost track of algorithms that I was learning and even those I’d memorized well.
100%! I was also not cubing for 3-4 weeks and completely lost the 4 OLL algs I was learning. I only kinda remember the first turn of each alg
I’m hoping it comes back pretty quickly but it’s definitely intimidating to think about relearning all over again
Radosław Marcinek won Polish Championship 2023 as an unexpected upset with Tymon Kolasiński coming in 2nd
It's weird, cubing as an adult. I have less time to train and take interest in new techniques, but the most jarring experience has been with how much this affects motivation to learn. Like, I feel like cubing has become more of a comfort hobby I go back to whenever real life reveals itself to be too much rather than a competitive sport as I used to see it and engage with it.
I’ve only learned cubing as an adult, so I don’t know what it’s like to be a young cuber. I’m just amazed at how quickly they seem to learn new things and the sub-6 and sub-5 cubers are getting younger and younger. I actually use cubing to take breaks from work most days.
Do you still go to comps?
I actually began going to competitions this year, and that's been a lot of fun. Although I complain that I don't have the time anymore, this year is when I've been the fastest at all the events I practice (in part, due to going to comps). But it's still all a bit new, though I'm happy I partake in a hobby that has such dynamics to it.
I've only learned cubing as an adult
Are you a collector? In my experience, adult cubers tend to be collectors rather than speedcubers, but that may just be my impression.
Wouldn't call myself a collector but I did have a phase when I bought a bunch of different twisty puzzles. Then I had to move apartments and realized that my puzzles required a large moving box. It's just not sustainable for me so I started giving a bunch away. I still have a drawer full of puzzles but I now only buy puzzles that I'm planning to compete in. Last puzzle I bought was a clock that I just started practicing.