Plan the layer. Start trying to predict OCLL. Drill your algs.
I do have the fastest official WCA average in the world for solvers over 60 years old, for whatever little that's worth.
Make nice faces (5 moves), Drill your algs so that they are easy to execute, and stop pausing. I don't see a real need to predict oll tbh
yep to be 5 sec you don't even need to predict anything. just remember where the bottom face bar is and learn to two-side recognize the top face bar
I got sub 5 with ortega and didn’t plan anything except the face except occasional pbl block predictions. Yes you should hold the block in the front unless the pbl is in the back
I have been having the same issue. My PB is 3 but that was because I had an OLL skip and a very easy PBL and first face. I average around 8-10 seconds. I’m sub 12. Wouldn’t call myself sub 10 since I still get many 10 or even 11 sec solves. I have solved 2x2 tens of thousands of times.
I average like 9 seconds and I have done just as many solves as you. I’m a sophomore in high school so age doesn’t have much to do with itLOL. I use Ortega and probably have done over 10,000 solves and I average about 6.5 seconds. But I guess I'm really old, so there's that.
Ability to get to a speed will always differ somewhat from person to person.
if you want more personalized advice, post a typical ao5
I assume by "bad" face you mean face instead of full layer like in LBL. As long as you keep track of where the bottom layer bar is, that's fine. I don't like doing the 2x2 opp alg but 3x3 J perm alg is very fast to execute on a decent cube.Is it better to plan an "bad" first face?
I think the Algs for the last step are shorter the less of the sides are solved after OLL
With Ortega I prefer to not have a solved fist layer and end up with a T-Perm or Y-Perm.
But in the moment I'm not so far to plan things like this. I usually use the side that is easiest to solve.
What i mean:
If you have a full first layer, you can get these Cases (with the Algs I use)
Adj (T-Perm); y2 R' F R' F2 R U' R' F2 R2 (9 Turns, even more with 3x3 T-Perm Alg)
Opp (Y-Perm): R U' R' U' F2 U' R U R' D R2 (11 Turns, , even more with 3x3 Y-Perm Alg)
If you have one bar in the first layer you can get these:
Adj-Adj (2 bars): R2 U' B2 U2 R2 U' R2 (7 Turns)
Adj-Opp (1 bar): R U' R F2 R' U R' (7 Turns)
If you have no Bars in the first layer you can get these:
Adj-Opp (1 bar): R U' R F2 R' U R' (7 Turns)
Opp-Opp (No bar): R2 F2 R2 (3 Turns)
So it's better to have no Bars or even a full layer if you solve the first layer
There is one exeption: There are no chances for a skip this way.
Maybe this compensates the advantage of the shorter algs because this is the shortest
Ye I'm looking to switch to more efficient algs for 2x2 - just finished pbl so drilling those first.
Well if you can do it sub 1 on the gan xs (nice, im not the only one who still uses that cube) it isn't your fault ig. I got recommended the RS2M Evo, apparently it is a good 2x2 and it's only 10 Euros (idk about dollars, probably about the same). I'll see how it turns out once I actually get one.
im still sub 8-10 with ortega and what i usually do is plan the first layer during inspection, saves alot of time, and also t u r n i n g f a s t
I have the qidi and it's not great. I recommend mgc or valk2 if you can still find one
