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[Help Thread] 2x2 Discussion and Help

Timona

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Are there any tricks for remembering Cll recognition? I’m learning Cll rn and I know H Pi T and U cases but I’m still kind of struggling to remember which alg goes to which case.
Pi and H are quite easy to remember since they have 4 stickers on the U face. So it all comes down to knowing which sticker combination goes with each alg. Learn the sticker pattern when you learn the alg so it's easier for you to remember.

T and U have 2 stickers on the top and on the right bar. This one is trickier than Pi and H, but you can recognise the cases by adj or opp sticker bars and a combination of the right bars and the stickers on the U face, if you understand what I mean.

Or you can just ignore everything I've said and watch Jperm's video instead.

 

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Pi and H are quite easy to remember since they have 4 stickers on the U face. So it all comes down to knowing which sticker combination goes with each alg. Learn the sticker pattern when you learn the alg so it's easier for you to remember.

T and U have 2 stickers on the top and on the right bar. This one is trickier than Pi and H, but you can recognise the cases by adj or opp sticker bars and a combination of the right bars and the stickers on the U face, if you understand what I mean.

Or you can just ignore everything I've said and watch Jperm's video instead.

Makes sense. Thank you
 

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I have learned Ortega, and my times for 2x2 are in the 0:10-0:20 range. Should I be faster than this, or does more speed require a more advanced method?
Thanks in advance.
 

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I have learned Ortega, and my times for 2x2 are in the 0:10-0:20 range. Should I be faster than this, or does more speed require a more advanced method?
Thanks in advance.
You can get quite fast with just lbl, but Ortega is certainly also a fast method. The biggest part of getting faster at your speed is layer efficiency and alg speed and recognition.
 

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I have learned Ortega, and my times for 2x2 are in the 0:10-0:20 range. Should I be faster than this, or does more speed require a more advanced method?
Thanks in advance.
You should do the algs faster, and try predicting the PBL. That will surely decreases your time a lot because it reduces the amount of pauses. Also look for a more efficient first layer. I don't really like Ortega because you often have to cube rotate, I think LBL is better, but use whatever method is easier for you.
 

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Hello fellow cubers! This is a thread for people who would like to discuss and help those who are in need of it, which explains the name of the thread.

To start of this thread, I would like to ask the first question. I've just started learning CLL, and I have already memorized the Sune set. My question is, how long does it usually take for you to recognize a certain case?
I don't do CLL, but I do know some cases. It takes me about 0.5 - 1.0 seconds. I hope you find this helpful!
 

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Hello! I am a cubing rookie that picked up the hobby because of a school competition. My event is the 2x2. Although I have seen some
videos on the topic, I realize the methods are very lengthy. Does anyone have any 2x2 algorithms for me to follow?
 

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Hello! I am a cubing rookie that picked up the hobby because of a school competition. My event is the 2x2. Although I have seen some
videos on the topic, I realize the methods are very lengthy. Does anyone have any 2x2 algorithms for me to follow?
just learn ortega method you can be sub 5 with it
 

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Would it be possible to one look an ortega solve?
Possible - yes.
But how possible?
If you can do a face in 2-4 moves everytime, it's not that hard to follow up, which pieces are where. The problem then comes with OLL because you most likely don't use pure OLL(because that's a stupid idea) and so you need to follow your piece placements once again for PBL.
If you can one-look forward to OLL, you will be able to One-Look CLL, EG1 and EG2 solves. Ortega would need an additional step. But if you learn that far, you'll already have fast Ortega solves and will have one-lookable CLL solves in the future.
 
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