I'm not sure if that's really that worth it. The cool thing about phasing is that it technically costs you 0 moves.
To reduce LL to only H and Pi subsets, you'll need some algs that are longer than the standard inserts.
There's a name for it, but I forgot it. To be fair, you can probably figure...
It all depends on how much time you pour into cubing.
If you're competitive on an international level, practice 10+ hours per day anyway and have already exhausted most of the easy improvement through higher TPS, intuitive solutions, lookahead, then investing time in 1LLL is a no-brainer, as...
About Niklas - Yes and no. The moment you start recognising Niklas, it also takes you longer to do a Sune.
I agree there's nothing wrong with learning it, because you will anyway at some point and niklas is really fast, but... technically, if you haven't started doing sune/antisune COLL...
ZZLL is 169 algs, a third of ZBLL. So yeah, the final stretch is pretty long, but you'll see how learning algorithms becomes easier and faster the more you have already memorized.
I agree that Sune/Antisune is not worth it for COLL. However, you will learn the algs at some point anyway, because...
This comes from my experience, and I hope my experience holds some weight.
Beginner ZZ (EOLine, Blockbuilding or EOCross + Pairs into OCLL, PLL) is definitely good enough to just get sub10, probably even sub8, sub7 if you're really good. But before getting that far, you WILL learn some more...
If you want to be an allrounder with all disciplines, go with CFOP.
If you want raw 3x3/OH power, use Roux
If you're specifically into OH or even Feet, definitely try ZZ
God, I hate when people spread misinformation.
We have Dale Stephen who is already sub8, and I have the highest hopes that he will be sub7 too.
I still think ZZ with EOCross and ZBLL (The only Variant you should use) is better than CFOP. EASILY for onehanded, and probably for twohanded as well.
There is so much wrong with this.
Sune Cases are not crap at all. They have some of the best algorithms within ZBLL. The only problem is the somewhat harder recognition, which is a bad excuse, because it is in fact not harder than any other COLL subset if you learn it 2-sided and early enough...
Me and FJT97 created an Anki Deck for ZBLL, that is tagged into subsets (ZZLL and 2GLL as well), comes with pictures and multiple scrambles, and features fields for
-TH alg
-OH with right hand alg
-OH with left hand alg
-alternatives for everything
-Teamblind Codes
The cases are sorted with the...
Hello, I have a Giiker cube now, and I want to pair it with my PC.
However, I don't have a laptop, so there's no built-in bluetooth.
Do you guys think I can connect it with a simple USB bluetooth adapter? I'm not so sure, because most say "audio" in their description.
Or is there any other...
That was one beautiful solve. Too bad I didn't actually notice any of it in the round. I'm also quite proud I managed to follow what was happening on my second view, after realizing you solved on yellow :D
ZBLL is an investment for the long haul.
Sure, in the time you take to learn and drill 500 algs, you could e.g. work on lookahead, which is a lot more worthwile. However, as you become faster, working on lookahead/F2L solutions brings less and less to the table, and the small difference ZBLL...
True, and I believe this is what I automatically do to preserve good movecount in actual solves. For me it's mostly a matter of inspection approach. I do always plan full eocross - but I don't always execute it for the benefit of abusing nice block building cases.
And about CFOPers: Keep in...
Hmm.... I have been using ZZ for 6 years and I always struggle with this when I solve with CFOP. I can do it, no problem, but it does cost me cognitive capacity that could be used for looking ahead. I'm not sure whether this doesn't make a difference for advanced solvers too.
You are...
Oh my, this thread is a gem. I don't know how I missed it until now.
As someone who has used CFOP until about sub15, and now averages ~9.25 with ZZ ( ~12 onehanded), let me give you my perception of the pros and cons of the method, when compared with CFOP:
Cons:
-While EOLine by itself is...