PoopyCuber
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Been cubing for over a year, and I'm not close to sub 15
why is my lookahead better on 4x4? I did a 4x4 mean (which was 2:03.55) and the 3x3 stage it was just so much easier to find pairs, then after that I go to do 3x3 and my times are better cause it seems easier than 4x4. my lookahead is usually bad on 3x3 cause I have a hard time finding pairs but lately I've been getting better at that
around 2 months.How long did it take u guys to get from sub 20 to sub15
100/100 is better than 90/100 Practising slow turning can help you improve that.I average 17-18 secs on 3x3 with CFOP and have the following:
Full OLL (except for the dot cases) (sledgehammers)
Full PLL
Advanced F2L (algs for bad cases) and inserting pairs from different angle
Cross on Bottom (Decent at BLD cross)
90/100 look-ahead
Reduced Cube Rotations
Also, what is the optimal way to insert cross pieces that are not facing up on the opposite layer? (Ex. White/Blue edge on yellow side with blue facing up)
Thanks!
You are fine in terms of cross+f2l if that is the time. Shorten your LL to about 5 seconds for now. F2L only (without the cross time) should be around 7 seconds for sub-15So, I'm averaging about 19, halfway through full OLL, and very good at LS edge manipulation. My lookahead's decent, BLD cross is good, and here's my breakdown:
Cross with first pair setup: 1-3
F2L: 8
OLL: 3
PLL:3
I started cubing four days ago but I'm still pretty slow, averaging around 3 min so I was wondering when shoukd I learn Fridrich to get faster.
Agreed, the important point is to get rid of beginner's method. And most of the advanced methods can and should be learnt directly.
Fridrich (it's called CFOP now by the way) is probably the easiest to understand.
But just out of curiosity: Petrus can't be really fast, or am I wrong? (I agree CFOP, Roux and ZZ are all worthy..)
Watch videos on different methods, and learn whatever suits you.