The BEST Speedcubing Method? [CFOP/ROUX/ZZ] Comparison

A complete objective analysis of the big 3 speedsolving methods!

If you're interested, there are many other methods such as Petrus, Heise, Snyder, Waterman, Corners First, Columns First (PCMS), and more on the speedsolving wiki!

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[Zhisaoka]

Finally a perfect channel,

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[anotheraggieburneraccount]

I use CFOP mostly but I've learned all 3 of these methods and I like all 3 because each one gives me a little bit more understanding of the cube

[sacriligiousstick]

me: cries in "knows half of cfop and uses begginers method for the rest"

[danpanoke]

As a roux solver I think that other roux solvers, should at least learn CFOP (not that I have learnt much yet) and CFOP solvers should learn basic roux. It teaches you so many unique ways that you can pair/insert things that may not always be efficient, but sometimes will be. Some of my best few roux solves have been with CFOP pairing, and my best CFOP solves have used roux-styled pair insertions. Even if you only learn 'how' to solve with the other method and stop at that, it will be beneficial.

(It's 4am, so please ignore terrible grammar/spelling etc, too tired to proofread)

[Wes_Reed]

So I never have solved a cube but this sounds like rocket science amazing channel

[scottsaldivar]

I thought I was gonna switch to ZZ and then I saw as you were explaining that you can insert into back slots using L U2 L’ or R’ U2 R, thank you for the accidental lesson.

[mimiandpiplup]

i started off with cfop in HS but switched roux for fun, i knew immediately it was the method for me!! sadly i dont really speedcube anymore bc of my carpal tunnel (PB was ~0:22) but your vids give me what i miss from it 😊❤️

[taco]

Non cuber: I use the peel the stickers method

[GlassWolfLH]

Thank you for pointing out the medical issue advantage to Roux. I'm 49, and have some issues with arthritis and diabetic neuropathy that prevent me from being "fast" with finger tricks and wrist movements with speedsolving. I started with beginner and began learning CFOP, but recently switched to Roux, and am now learning that method, and find that I prefer it in many ways over CFOP.

[FouseQuentin]

The quality of your content is insane. I'm French but I'm learning from you because your explanations are clear and concise.
Thank you for sharing so much with the community.

[Dravignor]

Small note: There is a common misconception that Roux uses lots of M moves, but during SB, we only really use it at most 4 times & LSE on a average takes at most 15 STM. Just wanna point that out.

[autumnleaf]

J perm- we don’t talk about that anymore

Rip Petrus
(Ps my friend uses petrus and now he is unsubscribed lmfao)

[kaliarama]

It is so satisfying when he did PLL in overview of cfop

[mobolajiolu-james]

😄I've watched this video on my TV so many times that I know what he is going to say before he even says it. That's what makes this video both educational and interesting 😁

[JPerm]

Some good points I've read:
- *ZZ EOCross is better than EOLine for regrips and blind spots.* I still think it compares poorly to CFOP and Roux in the other points already discussed in the video. Even though it seems like "do some moves then do a better version of CFOP", look ahead is still hindered. Inspecting cross+1pair in CFOP is similar to inspecting EO+cross in ZZ, meaning you still solve 6 vs 4 pieces and remove a blind area by doing CFOP.


- *Roux M turns are not that bad on big cubes.* I accept that I may have been wrong. Please forgive me for switching to a new argument: I don't believe that <R, Rw, U> is a great moveset on big cubes as Rw is similar to L. Frequently switching between R and L (Rw) is slower on big cubes.


Also this thing about regrips:
- *Starting with r2' for the Roux regrip example reduces it to 0 regrips.* No it does not. You start and end out of home grip, meaning that there are 0 regrips mid-alg, but usually 2 and possibly 1 regrip instead if you're lucky. *So if you used that exact alg in a solve, chances are you'll add 2 regrips to your solve. Therefore it has 2 regrips.* This is the same reason why OLL algs are not regripless unless you start and end in home grip.

[TzCaal]

J Perm is so powerful when he blinks someone gets a PLL skip

[somyongkim]

I did not expect such high-quality content. I instantly subscribed. Thx for uploading.

[samuelrj]

What a quality video. I was completely captivated. Seriously one of the best informational videos I've seen on youtube in like 12 years. So much information organized and explained in just the right amount of detail with no wasted time at just the right pace.

[samuelefront]

"Some people would say it is good for feet it's feet"
Died

[jaden]

*A few years ago*
“Petrus is bad and we should change the big 4 to the big 3.”
*Now*
“ZZ is bad and we should change the big 3 to the big 2.”