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    Why am I so bad at PLL recognition?

    It's good to hear that it's not just me. I haven't heard anyone talk about this sort of thing, so I wasn't sure (of course I'm sure some are better than others). Your idea to connect the alg to recognition in practice is a good one. Most of the time when I'm spamming algs it's true that I'm...
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    Why am I so bad at PLL recognition?

    I am a ~30s solver on a good day. I use CFOP and I know 4LLL and intuitive F2L (obviously I'm far from perfect at that, but I understand it). I'm trying to learn PLL as my next set of algs, and while I am able to learn the algs relatively easily, when it comes to recognition I am abnormally...
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    [Help Thread] Managing high expectations as a beginner?

    Thanks for the replies. I think not timing myself sometimes and focusing on going slower, but more deliberately will help with speed and getting comfortable using less rotations. 4LLL is the next thing I'll learn for sure, but I'm not sure I'm familiar or quick enough with F2L to jump into...
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    [Help Thread] Managing high expectations as a beginner?

    So, I'm 31 and solved a cube for the first time a bit over a week ago. I had tried in the past, but always gave up after second layer edges. I saw a post on reddit that linked a video guide (badmephisto!) and I decided to just do it, and I did. Then I started trying to do it without looking...
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