I recommend learning from J Perm. https://jperm.net/ - also on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@JPerm
Interestingly, the official Rubik's cubes are very poor quality.
I have a GAN speedcube and can recommend.
Interestingly, the official Rubik's cubes are very poor quality.
I have a GAN speedcube and can recommend.
Official Rubik’s cubes solve a different problem: being a good toy: sure they’re horrible to turn, but they also they never explode, can’t corner-twist, and can even survive being thrown into a wall.
That being said, I would never recommend this brand to any one above 12.
Rubik's cubes have a long history of being crap. They used to have crappy stickers that would peel off, and would explode. The newer ones don't explode.
You can definitely corner twist.
Modern Rubik's brand cubes have hidden screws under two of the faces (yellow and white, I think) where you can adjust tension to some extent.
That used to be true but hasn't been for years.
The Rubik's branded cubes (e.g. that you can get a Walmart) now have decent, fast action and real plastic faces rather than stickers. They don't have the beveled inner corners for the smoothest action, but are usable.
I've seen YT videos of people solving them in 20 seconds or less.