First Sub-20 Solve!

[dChan]

Yesterday, while my dad was fixing my computer in the morning I decided to do some solves. My DIY cubes hadn't been lubricated so I used my old cube to solve. I had like two 25s and some 30.xx and when I scrambled another cube I saw a pretty easy cross. I timed it and I though I at least had a 24 or 23 but when I looked it said "19.60"!

Now I'm wondering if it really is possible to avg. sub-20 with the method I'm using now. Would it be possible to avg. 18 sec. with best times like 16 using what I'm doing now?

 

[pjk]

Congrats. If you want to get real quick, I'd recommend you find a method that is very efficient, instead of going keyhole. You can build the F2L using cross/CE pairs, or you can build it like Johannes using blocks. If you want to try Roux, Petrus, or Heise, go for that. Good luck.

 

[dChan]

Yeah, maybe I'll do Petrus style 2x2x3 blocks and finish of my placing two c/e pairs. Is that good?

 

[joey]

If it works for you, its good!

I would say, coming from a Keyhole F2L, fridrich would probably be the best way. You could gradually learn F2L, while still using keyhole. So your times probably wouldn't take much of a dip.

 

[dChan]

Yeah, I've been practicing intutive pairing also. But I have an F2L sheet of the cases so I'll probably start learning that. Maybe before my next competition(May 26 arrgg!). Keyhole still pairing sometimes would help too I assume right? Like when an edge or corner is already in place then you just place the last piece using a keyhole style pairing method?

 

[joey]

Yeh, I have started to do this sometimes. Even though I never used Keyhole, but it can decrease moves sometimes.