The Solve Critique Thread

[a small kitten]

For the first solve: I don't think the U2 before the N perm is necessary.

 

[JianhanC]

For the first solve: I don't think the U2 before the N perm is necessary.

Only one tip for the whole video? I know I can cancel it out by doing a U', but I'm used to having that AUF before performing that alg, and that's how I recognise both N perms actually.

 

[mDiPalma]

you could try inserting with R' F R F' to force better olls. also, it seems like your cross takes a little longer than it should.

this is an average solve for me.

eoline: 2-3
f2l: 15
coll/epll: 7-8

 

[bran]

[video=youtube_share;CUdhq8tfyic]http://youtu.be/CUdhq8tfyic[/video]

sorry for the bad video quality.

 

[KingTim96]

hey could someone critique my solve? no one has yet, its at the bottom of page 10

sorry i dont know what you mean. here is te video again:

Spoiler: video

Could you link the actual post? For those of us who use more posts per page. For example, this thread has only 3 pages for me.

You can link the post by clicking the post number at the top right of your post; the post I quoted from you is #106. Click the post number, and link the url.

 

[JonnyWhoopes]

hey could someone critique my solve? no one has yet, its at the bottom of page 10

Could you link the actual post? For those of us who use more posts per page. For example, this thread has only 3 pages for me.

You can link the post by clicking the post number at the top right of your post; the post I quoted from you is #106. Click the post number, and link the url.

 

[PandaCuber]

Tim: you do a lot of Us before you execute whatever. Learn to recognize cases from every angle.

 

[kromagnon]

I see some long pauses, and I know I need to work on that, but I'm not sure what else to work on. Do you guys see something?

 

[PandaCuber]

You inspected cross. But did not look for first pair possibilities when executing. Same goes with doing each pair. Half way through solving it, look for the next one. Key is smooth.

 

[uvafan]

You inspected cross. But did not look for first pair possibilities when executing. Same goes with doing each pair. Half way through solving it, look for the next one. Key is smooth.

This. As a suggestion you can work on doing the cross BLD and/or doing a pair or 2 BLD.

My video:

I know I probably need to work on eliminating pauses and putting popped pieces back the right way during PLL. :fp

P.S. I use ZZ method.

 

[ben1996123]

hao2fastr ? ? ?

solve	block1	block2	cmll	lse	total	
1	5.28	5.17	2.11	8.68	21.24	
2	1.30	6.03	3.65	8.58	19.56	
3	4.83	5.34	1.44	5.87	17.48	
4	4.62	8.12	2.92	5.93	21.59	
5	1.91	5.54	2.18	4.34	13.97	
6	2.33	6.34	2.64	10.84	22.15	
7	2.58	8.45	2.04	6.09	19.16	
8	2.30	4.10	2.08	8.28	16.76	
9	4.03	6.79	7.08	3.74	21.64 //corner twist

I'm guessing LSE, didn't realise it was so slow :/

 

[JonnyWhoopes]

Keep first block under 3 seconds, work on second block efficiency (your times will drop after that), CMLL is fine. LSE, however, is terrible. Seriously. Get that under 4 seconds consistently.

 

[Ickathu]

hao2fastr ? ? ?

solve	block1	block2	cmll	lse	total	
1	5.28	5.17	2.11	8.68	21.24	
2	1.30	6.03	3.65	8.58	19.56	
3	4.83	5.34	1.44	5.87	17.48	
4	4.62	8.12	2.92	5.93	21.59	
5	1.91	5.54	2.18	4.34	13.97	
6	2.33	6.34	2.64	10.84	22.15	
7	2.58	8.45	2.04	6.09	19.16	
8	2.30	4.10	2.08	8.28	16.76	
9	4.03	6.79	7.08	3.74	21.64 //corner twist

I'm guessing LSE, didn't realise it was so slow :/

You're faster than me, but yeah. LSE. That's like... 7? on average? My LSE [is really slow and] takes me like 9 seconds; I average 26ish

This. As a suggestion you can work on doing the cross BLD and/or doing a pair or 2 BLD.

My video:

I know I probably need to work on eliminating pauses and putting popped pieces back the right way during PLL. :fp

P.S. I use ZZ method.

Use more inspection. You're hardly using 5 seconds and you can get EOLine, so use another 7 and be able to also know where a few F2L pieces are. That'll help reduce transition time between EOL and F2L, as well as pauses throughout the whole video. Oh, and get your own youtube channel

 

[PandaCuber]

hao2fastr ? ? ?

solve	block1	block2	cmll	lse	total	
1	5.28	5.17	2.11	8.68	21.24	
2	1.30	6.03	3.65	8.58	19.56	
3	4.83	5.34	1.44	5.87	17.48	
4	4.62	8.12	2.92	5.93	21.59	
5	1.91	5.54	2.18	4.34	13.97	
6	2.33	6.34	2.64	10.84	22.15	
7	2.58	8.45	2.04	6.09	19.16	
8	2.30	4.10	2.08	8.28	16.76	
9	4.03	6.79	7.08	3.74	21.64 //corner twist

I'm guessing LSE, didn't realise it was so slow :/

I think your lse needs work.

 

[Hunter]

Do you guys think the biggest thing to work on right now for me would be look ahead?

 

[5BLD]

Do you guys think the biggest thing to work on right now for me would be look ahead?

Yes. Lookahead never stops being the biggest thing for any of us xD

 

[PandaCuber]

I think you turn too fast. Why dont you time?

 

[Cheese11]

Do you guys think the biggest thing to work on right now for me would be look ahead?

Spoiler: wfv

I would work on your finger tricks. They seem very choppy and inconsistent.

 

[Cubetastic]

What could I improve on the most with my solves? I've been working on following an f2l pair while doing the cross.

 

[PandaCuber]

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