Any tips to get a sub 20 solve

[Pyraminxspeed]

I have been struggling getting a decent average and I need help to speed up any tips to decrease my time from 30 to a 20

 

[abunickabhi]

sub-20 in which event?

if you need to get sub-20 in 3blind, I am not the right person, as I average above 20 seconds in 3blind.

 

[cubedude333]

Probably 3*3

 

[eeeeeeeee]

I have been struggling getting a decent average and I need help to speed up any tips to decrease my time from 30 to a 20

if youre talking about squan (most likely not)
LEARN ADVANCED CS PLSSSSSSS
and eo+cp+ intuitive co

 

[CubeLite]

Why is everyone complicating everything lmfao
He ofc is talking about 3x3 if he didn't mention an event, like it's pretty obvious

 

[eeeeeeeee]

Why is everyone complicating everything lmfao
He ofc is talking about 3x3 if he didn't mention an event, like it's pretty obvious

HEY
help him get sub-20 on skewb

 

[Michael Wimberly]

I need sub-20 on 3x3 as well, so if you could stop yapping and get to business that would really be helpful.

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

basically:
learn full PLL and OLL
learn some of the most common F2L cases you see in solves
solve cross in 8 moves or less (without rotations)
learn the best fingertricks
turn decently fast (like 75% fast and not 100% fast)

 

[That0newe1rdo]

basically:
learn full PLL and OLL
learn some of the most common F2L cases you see in solves
solve cross in 8 moves or less (without rotations)
learn the best fingertricks
turn decently fast (like 75% fast and not 100% fast)

Full OLL is not needed at alm for sub 20, its only beyond where you want to learn.
And i agree with the others.

For OP:

What method do you use ?
Itd be nice to know so that tips are more directed to your main method, cause obv if you use roux then the tips above are arguably more useless then the suoer weilong wristband thing, but tbh idk if things can get more pointless then that.

 

[bldcuber314]

sub-20 in which event?

if you need to get sub-20 in 3blind, I am not the right person, as I average above 20 seconds in 3blind.

He's obviously not talking about 3BLD lmao

 

[qwr]

Why is everyone complicating everything lmfao
He ofc is talking about 3x3 if he didn't mention an event, like it's pretty obvious

Maybe he's asking for sub-20 on 4x4 to be the next Max Park

 

[L4NC3_D4_AS14N]

basically:
learn full PLL and OLL
learn some of the most common F2L cases you see in solves
solve cross in 8 moves or less (without rotations)
learn the best fingertricks
turn decently fast (like 75% fast and not 100% fast)

one VERY IMPORTANT THING that helped me get sub 20 is GOOD LOOKAHEAD

 

[That0newe1rdo]

can everyone not take the mickey out of this guy cause they forgot to specify which event

thank you to people who actually offered some tips for them

 

[That0newe1rdo]

can everyone not take the mickey out of this guy cause they forgot to specify which event

thank you to people who actually offered some tips for them

 

[Kivvi]

For sub 20 average (on 3x3):

Full PLL (I recommend cubehead tutorial)
2-Look OLL is enough (I recommend cubehead tutorial again)
Try not to do more than 1 cube rotation per f2l case
Plan your entire cross during inspection (if you’re not already doing that)

Practicing either lookahead or efficiency (alongside the points above) is probably enough to get sub-20, I wrote down my favorite practice drill for both below.

For better lookahead:
Do a handscramble, get yourself a metronome (can be an online one aswell) and set it to about 50-60 bpm. For each time the metronome ticks, do one turn on your cube. Continue until you have solved it. You can turn up the bpm if you’re confident with yourself, but it’s really not necessary.

For better efficiency:
Do a handscramble and solve the cross. Now, look around the cube (don’t turn yet!) and decide which f2l pair you can solve the fastest/with the fewest moves. Feel free to experiment with your solutions, that’ll help you find better ones. After you’ve decided which pair you want to do, solve it, and repeat the process for the next cases again.
Note: watching walkthrough solves is also a good option, there sadly aren’t that many videos for your skill range as far as I know

 

[THE_V01DL0RD]

I used 2 look pll + j and a perms to get sub 20
~10-12 f2l and the rest is 4lll with some extra oll.

That's just how I did it tho

 

[SpeedCubingLord]

Learn Advanced F2L

 

[Rama]

Hi there,

1. Lookahead.
2. Slow down your turning speed (no exaggeration) up to the point that you never stop during a solve.
3. Progressively take it up a twist faster and keep looking ahead.

If you do catch yourself pausing during a solve... slow down even more and lookahead!

Good luck, solving a Rubik's Cube smooth is a rewarding endeavour.

P.S. Somehow I managed to obtain one of the twelve spots during the 2009 World finals, and at that stage I did not knew the complete CFOP method (prevented dot cases for the orientation).
P.P.S. Credit to Edouard Chambon who inspired me to follow the smooth-solving route:

 

[efattah]

We are all assuming the OP is using CFOP.
If so, in addition to the other suggestions I suggest learning full algorithmic F2L at least for the FR slot.
Beginners often have a very hard time efficiently solving F2L pairs intuitively, even if they learn some cases via alg they will constantly run into cases that cause them to freeze up.
And drill every F2L case and make sure you can solve each case in less than 1.5 seconds.