To all sub-15 solvers (CFOP)

[B3NR4Y]

Hello, I'm not new to the forums, but I just registered today. I've been averaging 25-27 seconds on my 3x3 since yesterday lol. I am pretty happy, however, I was thinking about people who are sub-15 and I realized I will never be able to solve F2L in <10 seconds. This made me feel like a kid thinking about death. My question to you is, have you ever felt this way.

[drewsopchak]

Nope. It's easy to do F2l sub 10. It just takes practice.

[B3NR4Y]

Nope. It's easy to do F2l sub 10. It just takes practice.

Thanks. I have been practicing daily. Is it just good look ahead that will put you into sub-10 F2L territory?

[mati1242]

Every speedcuber was in stage like you.
I was too, but i Don't really care about this that I can't solve f2l under 10 seconds - I was just solving cube a lot.
Funniest thing is that I was solving cube but didn't count the times, and one day when I sit at the computer And count my average - I was in shock That I have soo good times.

So don't be afraid and practice a lot !

And no I don't felt this way - When I was averaging 25-27 sec - I was saying to myself that I will be very happy to get times sub 20. Now I am averaging sub 15 -17 and I Didn't ever think that I will average like this.

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Sorry for my Bad English - I hope that you understand : )

[Goosly]

Is it just good look ahead that will put you into sub-10 F2L territory?

Let's say that with enough practice you can solve a cross and every F2L pair separately in 2 seconds (maximum). With decent look-ahead you will surely be able to sub-10 cross+F2L

[MirzaCubing]

Don't just practice. Practice, and learn from what you're doing. No point in doing something and not benefiting from it

try to think about your moves. And it's good to take a break from timing, and just think about how you can improve. Don't say "I'll never be sub-20, or sub-15" because that won't get you anywhere.

Good luck, I hope you can improve

[jeff081692]

Everybody has felt this way at some point. What would you tell somebody who had been cubing for a week and averages over a minute saying they will never be sub 30?
The thing is, it is out of your reach right now but that doesn't mean it is out of your reach in a year if you put in consistent effort to improve.

[Kattenvriendin]

I never thought I would approach a minute, and look at my PB.

I practice, but nothing too much, and most of the time I do it without timing myself because I want to explicitly go slow so I see what I am doing and what patterns to recognize. Once I recognize, I can execute, and when I recognize faster I can start executing faster.

Everything in its own time. I'll be happy to get to sub-60! But if I won't get sub-60 I won't care. I can already do something most people can't: solve that cube!

[yoshinator]

What? Sub-10 F2L is so easy! Try getting sub-5 (currently stuck at 7ish).

Don't worry, just practice and work on slowing down and looking ahead. That's really all you need.

[timelonade]

What? Sub-10 F2L is so easy! Try getting sub-5 (currently stuck at 7ish).

Don't worry, just practice and work on slowing down and looking ahead. That's really all you need.

What? Sub-2 F2L is so easy!


~o.t.: The biggest part of trying to get my f2l time down was making sure that I was able to watch the pieces of my first pair, or at least a corner, while I was forming the cross. This way you get a smooth cross to f2l transition, and with continued look ahead you'll be done a lot faster than you think .