Competition prep

[Cubixverse]

I'm competing in a WCA comp around October, and I want to improve my times. Right now, I average around 19–22 seconds, with my PB being 13.44. I use CFOP and 2-look OLL and PLL. I'm currently learning full OLL, then I'm going to move on to full PLL. I only know 8 PLLs and 10 OLLs right now. Will that be enough time to fully finish them?

The thing I'm struggling with the most is F2L. I average around 15 seconds for my full F2L, and I want to improve that a lot. Any tips would be helpful!

 

[Michael Wimberly]

Learn full PLL before full OLL. I know full PLL and only about half of OLL and I average 15-16 seconds.

 

[Cubixverse]

Learn full PLL before full OLL. I know full PLL and only about half of OLL and I average 15-16 seconds.

Okay. I’ve also planned it out, and if I learn 1 PLL and 2 OLL algorithms a day, I should learn all of them in less than a month. I’ve been doing that for a couple of days now, and it’s not that hard, so I’m going to continue. Then, after that, I was going to learn Winter Variation, but I don’t know if it’s worth it. Also is there anything else worth learning?

 

[Michael Wimberly]

Okay. I’ve also planned it out, and if I learn 1 PLL and 2 OLL algorithms a day, I should learn all of them in less than a month. I’ve been doing that for a couple of days now, and it’s not that hard, so I’m going to continue. Then, after that, I was going to learn Winter Variation, but I don’t know if it’s worth it. Also is there anything else worth learning?

After you learn full OLL and PLL work on lookahead and inspecting cross + 1 pair

 

[Cubixverse]

After you learn full OLL and PLL work on lookahead and inspecting cross + 1 pair

Do you have a video of you solve for an example?

 

[Michael Wimberly]

Do you have a video of you solve for an example?

Not right now but I should be able to take one later today. I’m not good enough to plan cross+1 but I’ll at least show you all if cross in inspection.

 

[Cubixverse]

Not right now but I should be able to take one later today. I’m not good enough to plan cross+1 but I’ll at least show you all if cross in inspection.

Great