Learning Full ZBLL - My Journey

[KenBrace]

Ken, based on your post history, you're in Georgia?

Which part of Georgia?
I also live there and if you'd like, I can give you tons of ZBLL help in person.

I live about 2.5 hours below Atlanta.

That would awesome! We probably live several hours a part though.

 

[4Chan]

Whoaaaaaaaaaaa, that's pretty far. Yep we live about two hours apart.

However, if you come to one of the Georgia competitions I can give you tons of tricks!

 

[KenBrace]

Whoaaaaaaaaaaa, that's pretty far. Yep we live about two hours apart.

However, if you come to one of the Georgia competitions I can give you tons of tricks!

I'll have to keep a lookout for competitions in GA. There don't seem to be many. Wasn't the last one like several years ago in Marietta or has there been a more recent one (I've been absent from the cubing community for a while)?

 

[4Chan]

Lol, Georgia had 4 comps this year? 5?

There are already 4 planned for next year, 2 of which are already official and announced.

 

[KenBrace]

Ken, based on your post history, you're in Georgia?

Which part of Georgia?
I also live there and if you'd like, I can give you tons of ZBLL help in person.

Do you know full ZBLL?

Lol, Georgia had 4 comps this year? 5?

There are already 4 planned for next year, 2 of which are already official and announced.

Wow! That's awesome! Things have definitely improved since I was last active. I actually tried to organize a cubing comp here in GA back a couple years ago but it didn't work out. My previous username is @UltimateCuber.

But yeah I'll definitely have to plan a trip to at least one of those competitions. It would be my first time actually.

 

[4Chan]

Do you know full ZBLL?

Like, 98.9% of it, since there's 3-4 cases I don't like.

 

[KenBrace]

Like, 98.9% of it, since there's 3-4 cases I don't like.

That's amazing!

How long did it take to learn them all?

 

[4Chan]

In 2009, it took 8 months.

In 2015, it took 1 month.

The first time I learned it was mostly move-optimal algs.
The second time was with better algs.

The reason it was faster the second time around was because I knew tricks and had a good system.
Even though I didn't know the algs anymore, I knew what I had to learn, in which order, etc.

 

[KenBrace]

In 2009, it took 8 months.

In 2015, it took 1 month.

The first time I learned it was mostly move-optimal algs.
The second time was with better algs.

The reason it was faster the second time around was because I knew tricks and had a good system.
Even though I didn't know the algs anymore, I knew what I had to learn, in which order, etc.

Well that's encouraging. So far I've been learning about 2 - 3 per day and have only been spending 30 minutes to an hour every other day. If I can avoid skipping days and spend ~2 hours then I could average about 5 per day. At that rate it would take about 7 months. Of course I'll need time off every now and then to review algs and whatnot so maybe around 8 months.

 

[KenBrace]

Week 1
11/22 - 11/28


Day 4

#4 - ZBLL-H [No PLL] - (y) R U R2 U' R2 U' R U2 R U2 R U' R2 U' R2 U R
#5 - ZBLL-Pi [No PLL] - R U R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R2 U' R' U R U2 R'
#6 - ZBLL-Sune [No PLL] - R' U R2 U R' U R U2 R U2 R U R' U R2

TOTAL: 6

NOTES: I don't particularly care for the H alg. The other two are fine.


Day 5

TOTAL: 6

NOTES: Nothing new today.


Day 6

#7 - ZBLL-AntiSune [No PLL] - (y2) R U' R2 U' R U' R' U2 R' U2 R' U' R U' R2

TOTAL: 7

NOTES: Decent alg.


Day 7

#8 - ZBLL-T [U:Front] - (y) L' U' L2 U L2 U L2 U2 L' U L' U L
#9 - ZBLL-T [U:Back] - (y') R U R' U R U2 R' U' R U2 R' U' R U' R'
#10 - ZBLL-T [U:Left] - (y2) R U' R2 U' R U' R' U2 R' U2 R' U' R U' R2
#11 - ZBLL-T [U:Right] - L' U L' U2 L' U2 L U' L' U' L U L U' L
#12 - ZBLL-T [U':Front] - (y') R U R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R U' R U' R'
#13 - ZBLL-T [U':Back] - (y') R' U' R U' R' U2 R U R' U2 R U R' U R
#14 - ZBLL-T [U':Left] - L' U2 L U L' U L U' L' U' L U' L' U2 L
#15 - ZBLL-T [U':Right] - R U' R U2 R U2 R' U R U R' U' R' U R'

TOTAL: 15

NOTES: I liked all 8 of these algorithms.

 

[KenBrace]

Week 2
11/29 - 12/5


Day 8

TOTAL: 15


Day 9

TOTAL: 15


Day 10

TOTAL: 15


Day 11

#16 - ZBLL-T [H] - R U2 R2 U R' U R' U R' U R U2 R2 U' R2
#17 - ZBLL-T [Z] - R U2 R' U' R U' R2 U2 R U R' U R
#18 - ZBLL-T [Z'] - L' U2 L U L' U L2 U2 L' U' L U' L'

TOTAL: 18

NOTES: Was traveling in the car all day. Spent most of that time reviewing previously learn algorithms but I did manage to slip these 3 new ones in as well.


Day 12

TOTAL: 18


Day 13

TOTAL: 18


Day 14

TOTAL: 18

 

[KenBrace]

Week 3
12/6 - 12/12


Day 15

TOTAL: 18


Day 16

TOTAL: 18


Day 17

TOTAL: 18


Day 18

#19 - ZBLL-T [A:Front] - (y') l U2 R D2 R' U2 R D2 R2
#20 - ZBLL-T [A:Back] - R' U R U F' R' U u' R U R' u R U2 F
#21 - ZBLL-T [A:Left] - (y) l' U' L U l F' L' F
#22 - ZBLL-T [A:Right] - (y') R' U2 R U2 R' U R U' L U' R' U L' U R

TOTAL: 22

NOTES: Alg #21 is the standard OLL that I use for the OLL-T case. So the algorithm itself was nothing new. I just had to learn the ZBLL recognition for it.


Day 19

#23 - ZBLL-T [A':Front] - L U' L' U' F L U' u L' U' L u' L' U2 F'
#24 - ZBLL-T [A':Back] - (y') l' U2 R' D2 R U2 R' D2 R2
#25 - ZBLL-T [A':Left] - (y') r U R' U' r' F R F'
#26 - ZBLL-T [A':Right] - (y) L U2 L' U2 L U' L' U R' U L U' R U' L'

TOTAL: 26

NOTES: All 4 algs are mirrors of the previous 4 that I learned yesterday.


Day 20

TOTAL: 26


Day 21

#27 - ZBLL-T [A':Front] - R U R U' R2 U' D R' U2 R U2 D' R
#28 - ZBLL-T [A':Back] - L' U' L' U L2 U D' L U2 L' U2 D L'
#29 - ZBLL-T [A':Left] - (y2) r U' r U2 R' F R U2 r2 F
#30 - ZBLL-T [A':Right] - (y2) F R U R' U' R U' R' U' R U R' F'

TOTAL: 30

NOTES: A few of the algs feel slightly awkward but I'm sure I'll get used to them. It's great to have a short 8-move algorithm at least.