DIY OLL algorithm 'cheat sheet'

[Logiqx]

I've never been a fan of OLL charts organized by how the algs "feel", because I always recognize them by how they *look*.

Ditto.

 

[mark49152]

I've kind of been learning it the other way around. I've been focused on recognition and AUF before the algorithm(s). I'm trying to train myself to think "case -> solution", kind of like using a database index as opposed to a full / partial table scan. For me it's less an issue of determining which algorithm of many will solve a case and just getting the the initial link established in my head.

I think execution and recognition can be (and maybe always are) learned as separate things. Then as you say, there's a "link" which must also be learned.

For example, take the two cases with H corners and L edges. I recognise those cases exactly that way. I learned execution as wide double Sune, and learned finger tricks that work for me. I can do those algs pretty smoothly, and had them well-practised before ever attempting to incorporate them into solves.

Now, how do I connect recognition and execution in a solve? associating an alg pattern with a case pattern is easy enough. But how to remember which alg is which? And how to AUF? That's what I mean by "link", and for me it's a third thing to learn, in addition to recognition and execution (maybe some people think of this as part of recognition, but I don't).

For these cases, my link is as follows: put the side with the solid 3-bar to the left, then do the alg that starts by turning the good edge at either UF or UB downwards.

 

[newtonbase]

Ditto.

Me too. Bad Mephisto's sheets are great for learning but they have very similar looking cases quite far apart so are less good for reference. I too have bundles of hand drawn sheets in my pockets. Still working on PLL mainly though.

I'm 41 too.

 

[Rocky0701]

I made similar similar sheets for PLL but with different types of features highlighted. Here's one of them as an example:

These were created to help myself whilst learning PLL but you are welcome to use them as well:

http://mikeg.me.uk/cubing/PLL.zip - example algorithms
http://mikeg.me.uk/cubing/PLL_DIY.zip - without algorithms

Thank you! This will definitely help me!

 

[nikhil647]

Thank you for the cheat sheet,

 

[Logiqx]

I re-jigged my OLL cheat sheets to make them "DIY" format and changed the AUFs to be consistent for easier viewing (corners and edges).

There is an A4 and and A3 version:

If they are of any use to you then feel free to download them and tweak to suit your own preferences:

http://cubing.mikeg.me.uk/DIY/OLL_DIY.zip - without algorithms

http://cubing.mikeg.me.uk/DIY/OLL.zip - includes example algorithms and subtle changes to layout

It's not hard to create cheat sheets from scratch but these might be helpful to someone.

 

[ABlueAvocado]

God bless this guy

 

[Underwatercuber]

I've been meaning to learn full OLL for months. A long time ago, I printed Bob Burton's and Badmephisto's algs. Some of them I liked, for others I found algs in the Wiki, or from various other sources. I found myself carrying around various folded pieces of paper, some with algs crossed out, or notes, or diagrams that didn't correspond to the angle from which I performed an alg...

Anyway, when an alg slips out of my mind, or I confuse it with another one, I can never remember where I found it. So I decided to create a blank OLL algorithm 'cheat sheet'. It's nothing special, just a Word document, so can be opened in Word, OpenOffice, Pages, etc..

The advantages:

1. You can print out a copy without algs, and write them in by hand, consolidating your favourite algs from the wiki, or your website(s) of choice

2. You can rotate the gifs easily (right click > rotate) to show the angle from which you perform the selected OLL

3. You can then update the document, rotating gifs and typing in the algs, for a personalised OLL 'cheat sheet'.

Hope it's of some use to someone.

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I do this whenever I am learning any alg sets

 

[rmblr]

Thanks to all the contributors in this thread so far!

Inspired by the DIY posts, I've re-jiggered them into a single page 3 Look LL reference suitable for those learning ZZ.