Sir's Road To NR 2x2 Average

[Sir]

Hello there!
Decided to make a thread about my journey on 2x2. Very ambitious to be good at it, but I'm lazy and lose morale easily when learning. So come on a journey of me posting progress thread! At the time of writing this I average sub-5 (Comp pb ao5 = 4.63s) (Home PR ao5 = 3.45s). At the time of writing this, I also haven't learned full cll lol -_-

Edit 5/3/24: This channel has been revived! I am now back again in the forums, and this time I am seriously making a "RTNR" thread. So here is an update: I went to several comps during my break, but still didn't beat my PR ao5. And the fact that I am from Poland means I have to deal with trying to beat legends like Teodor Zajder But I am determined! The first step of getting NR ao5 is a podium. Wish me luck! (I will update here every few days probably)

 

[VincentCuber]

good luck!

 

[ZZCUBER]

what is that pfp

 

[Sir]

@ZZCUBER I can explain

 

[Anthonycube]

What's the NR that your trying to beat

 

[ZZCUBER]

@ZZCUBER I can explain

well explain then

 

[Sir]

What's the NR that your trying to beat

Polish NR, I think it's like 1.17 or something. It's going to be hard, but I am hoping for the best

 

[AhsanDaCuber125]

Polish NR, I think it's like 1.17 or something. It's going to be hard, but I am hoping for the best

What makes it harder for you is that Teodor Zadjer, the 2x2 wr holder, holds the nr average of 1.10. You might have to learn every EG algorithm there is.

 

[Sir]

What makes it harder for you is that Teodor Zadjer, the 2x2 wr holder, holds the nr average of 1.10. You might have to learn every EG algorithm there is.

Yea, Im planning to learn CLL, EG-1 and Anti-CLL or EG-2. I'll see where that takes me

 

[AhsanDaCuber125]

Yea, Im planning to learn CLL, EG-1 and Anti-CLL or EG-2. I'll see where that takes me

Good luck on your journey!
I hope you will succeed on your goal.

 

[bldcuber314]

Good luck! Don't feel bad about not knowing CLL at sub 5, I'm sub 4 with Ortega(learning CLL now though)

 

[BVCuber13]

@bldcuber314 same! I only know the H and AS subsets as of now, but I’m bad at quickly recognizing each one

 

[Discomantis]

@bldcuber314 same! I only know the H and AS subsets as of now, but I’m bad at quickly recognizing each one

If you have trouble recognizing each one you might want to drill each of the algorithms a bit more to get recognition time down.

Make sure to focus on recalling the algorithm, not just remembering the algorithm.

 

[moon]

Good luck! Don't feel bad about not knowing CLL at sub 5, I'm sub 4 with Ortega(learning CLL now though)

how are you sub 4 with ortega? ill take tips i have a comp coming up and i avg high 5 with Ortega

 

[Gecko777]

Good luck! Don't feel bad about not knowing CLL at sub 5, I'm sub 4 with Ortega(learning CLL now though)

yeah i average 3.5 and i just use normal ortega

 

[bldcuber314]

If you have trouble recognizing each one you might want to drill each of the algorithms a bit more to get recognition time down.

Make sure to focus on recalling the algorithm, not just remembering the algorithm.

That's also why I started by learning the CLLs where I can recognise just by looking at the orientation. I'll try drilling though, thanks for the suggestion!

 

[AhsanDaCuber125]

Also, you’ll need a good 2x2 too. What cube do you main?

 

[bldcuber314]

Yea, Im planning to learn CLL, EG-1 and Anti-CLL or EG-2. I'll see where that takes me

How good is your TPS and prediction in inspection? Otherwise you might want to gain an advantage by learning more algsets like TCLL(obviously EG first though)

 

[bldcuber314]

how are you sub 4 with ortega? ill take tips i have a comp coming up and i avg high 5 with Ortega

Sure-
For first face I nearly always solve either a layer or an EG-2 face(diagonal swap face). This gives a much better PBL and occasional skips. My first layer isn't very efficient but I plan it all in inspection and I prioritise how well you can fingertrick.
My OLL recognition is pretty good, but that comes with practice. You could also try OLL prediction which I can't do yet but it reduces a pause.
For PBL, practice until you can predict AUF. Also when your top layer is a bar and bottom is a no bar, try clockwise AUF with my ring finger.(If this is hard to understand it doesn't save much time anyway).
Really I got sub 4 with practice. Hope this helps!

 

[Sir]

How good is your TPS and prediction in inspection? Otherwise you might want to gain an advantage by learning more algsets like TCLL(obviously EG first though)

Currently, it's okay, but defo something I want to improve in the future. My TPS used to be bad, but recently I'm getting much more comfortable and faster.