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Not alternative algs, but commutators that are very useful and make the handling of Q-targets very efficient. QV: [D', r U2 r'] QX: [D, r U2 r'] QM: [l' D2 l, U'] QE: [l' D2 l, U] You can set up all pairs of Q and R/L layer targets to one of these cases, e.g. QJ is an R' setup to QV. I also...

Apparently, the reigning World's Strongest Man Mitchell Hooper can solve a cube, too.

I experienced the same problem quite often. My approach is to train edge memo and execution a lot to get it as fast as possible. This way I can reduce the time that I have to keep the corner memo in memory. It still happens but it's getting better.

First of all, you can improve your time by 10min by editing your video title. It should be 28min if I added memo and exec time correctly ;) Second, 2min memo per cube and 1min exec per cube looks pretty normal. So I wouldn't say that you have a memo problem. Further progress will probably come...

The algs for all the non M-slice targets are symmetric, meaning that they are inverses of themselves. They look like this: setup M2 setup'. If you execute them twice, you get back to the original state.

Did you change both I for S? Executing BS SN is the inverse of NI IB. It's not about whether I now comes first or second in the letter pair, but that I and S are inverse algorithms of each other.

The formula goes sth like: number of targets = 23 + number of cycle breaks - number of solved pieces I used to put a finger on each edge that I have memorized. But most people only have ten fingers. So, once I memorized both pieces of an edge pair, I removed the finger and was (most of the...

I like that one. But I guess R' F R F' R' U2 R2 U R2 U R can be similarly fast and even allows to skip the final R' U R when the back slot does not need to be preserved.

The OP algs for the UFR buffer are a bit faster. They are mostly J perms with a lot of cancellations in the setups. They are also quite easy to learn. It shouldn't take you more than three hours. From there, I would recommend learning at least some commutators. Especially the UFR-UBR-x set has...

The Mo3 WR is faster than the previous single WR and 2.94s faster than the previous Mo3 WR. Just wow!

How much of the time do you spend on memo and execution? Did you compile and learn a full list of letter pairs? This takes a lot of time but it has the potential to also save a lot of time during memorization. As you memo in groups of three cubes, maybe you can go for 16 cubes next. Note that...

Do sighted solves with your BLD method. As soon as you don't make mistakes anymore do edge-only and corner-only solves blindfolded before attempting the whole cube.

A couple of people recommend filming your solves to be able to find out what went wrong. I personally always do the same scramble again sighted. This is sufficient most of the time.

Yes you can, but the execution is very ineffective. Most of them are RUD-gen which requires many regrips per alg. So, I would not recommend using them on a 2x2.

I guess I'm spamming on this thread now :D I recently got back into MBLD practice after a seven month break. My current PB is 12/13 in 57:44. Yesterday, the second attempt after the break was pretty fast (7/9 in 25:56). So I decided to try 17 cubes today. Unfortunately, I really struggled with...

Yes, I finally got my first sub-1min 3 BLD solve!

Execute your edge algorithms on a solved cube just for practice. This way, you can observe what's going wrong more easily.

Dealing with parity is quite easy with UF/UFR buffers. You don't need more than the 21 corner parity algs. For CEEC order: You know that you have parity before memorizing edges. So solve UF and UR swapped. For ECEC order: Just append UR to your edge memo when you realize that you have parity...

Start with your right thumb on top and do the final U move with a left index finger push because your right hand is not in home grip. This way you can do all the RU moves regripless. Note that six moves are cancelled in the end. The F2 can be done with your right ring finger (2x F'). You could...

I don't think so. About 80% of the time is spent on searching for the right piece. It's not that much fun. Maybe if we come up with different rules for this "event".