F2L Help

[Anthony]

check out erik akkersdijk's advanced f2l tutorial on youtube

lol. Are you kidding? She's a beginner. Seriously..

you quoted me out of context, have you even watched that video? because if you haven't then you have no right to judge that reccomendation, erik's advanced F2L tutorial has algs for the hard cases and tips like slotting from every angle and looking ahead, which are great things for a beginner to learn

I did not quote you out of context. I've watched the video, but apparently you haven't.
Erik states at the very beginning of the video that it's an "expert tutorial with expert tricks" and he refers beginners to this video.

 

[Hiero]

So, I've got intuitive F2l down, or I think I do. The thing is, the algorithms? There are a lot of F2l algorithms, should I learn them? Any sites you would suggest that have them listed?

do not learn all the algorithms, it is a waste of time, maybe learn 4 or 5 for the harder cases, and if you do need some tips and tricks for the harder cases then check out erik akkersdijk's advanced f2l tutorial on youtube

I agree with this. When I first learned f2l I looked at some algorithms and even used one or two but quickly realized this was a waste of time. What you need to do is make sure you are solving each scenario you get in the most efficient manner and what works with your style. Most of these situations are when you have the corner and edge paired up incorrectly and you need to separate them. Test out different ways of separating them and pairing them up correctly. You will come up with something that is more natural than a memorized algorithm.

 

[Mariah94]

Thanks so much for your advice I've decided to stick to intuitive F2l, since pretty much every reply says to, apart from maybe learning some harder cases

Practice, practice, practiced and now two days later, I've gone from 3 minute f2l to 1:17 f2l. I'm proud, because i was hopeless when i first started solving F2l. But now i'm understanding it more

Again, thank you

 

[Toire-Dakku]

Also, you might want to look into cross tricks sometime. Knowing a couple of techniques on the cross as early as around 1min avg (or a bit less) would be nice so you can start practicing these.

After enough practice, it is possible to get an average of 2 seconds on it or faster.

Dan Harris has a nice tutorial on some techniques for the cross. I learned from him as well back in the day.
http://www.cubestation.co.uk/cs2/index.php?page=3x3x3/cfop/cross/cross