What event should I learn?

[Cubinginatree]

umm
There are also the dozen or so Last 2 Edges algs

Yes but you do not have to learn them. They are recommended as you get faster but not necessary as a beginner.

 

[artless1der]

Yes but you do not have to learn them. They are recommended as you get faster but not necessary as a beginner.

wow, do you really sit there trying to figure out how to slice - flip -slice the last two edges tigether until you get either 1 solved edge + 1 parity edge or 2 solved edges?
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I haven't memorized all 12 but I know about 7-8 of them and
it's a whooole lot easier than spending so much time and effort doing that the other way

 

[abunickabhi]

I like 5BLD event more than 5x5 event yo.

 

[Curunír]

I like 5BLD event more than 5x5 event yo.

they kinda should learn 3bld before they learn 5bld

 

[abunickabhi]

they kinda should learn 3bld before they learn 5bld

Yeah just start with 3BLD directly,

some people try 2BLD first as it is easier, but I think it is an overkill in our learning path.

 

[Davian]

Learn Clock. Its a fun event, and its easy to improve at. I havent even done 5000 solves, and I global 5.1 already. Make sure to learn 7simul when you're like sub 7. And use a QiYi clock.

 

[precompsubwr]

Learn Clock. Its a fun event, and its easy to improve at. I havent even done 5000 solves, and I global 5.1 already. Make sure to learn 7simul when you're like sub 7. And use a QiYi clock.

7 simul flip is also a good option if you're bad at d moves. I jumped from 6.8 avg to 5.6 avg within a week or two after switching to 7sf

 

[Davian]

7 simul flip is also a good option if you're bad at d moves. I jumped from 6.8 avg to 5.6 avg within a week or two after switching to 7sf

Thats why its good to learn 7-simul at sub 7. This is when you are good at D moves. I'd recommend thumb dmoves.

 

[precompsubwr]

Thats why its good to learn 7-simul at sub 7. This is when you are good at D moves. I'd recommend thumb dmoves.

pretty sure thumb d moves are bad, which is why they made 7sf

 

[artless1der]

@Lord_Oscar not sure why you laughed at the Last 2 Edges algs I mentioned
They are verrrrrrrry beneficial when solving the 5x5
and they also apply to solving edges on the 6x6 and 7x7 as well

Here is a link to Sarah Strong's page for the L2E cases and algs:

Sarah's Cubing Site — 5x5x5 — Last 2 Edges

Speedcuber Sarah Strong's collection of Rubik's Cube algorithms.

sarah.cubing.net