Forgetting algorithms

[JTM007]

Hey guys.
I'm learning some hard f2l case algorithms so I can get faster at f2l. But it's weird because after learning them I start to forget some of my plls algorithms that I've known for months and can execute really fast. Then I have to quickly revise some of my plls and I'm all good again.
Does this happen to anyone else?

 

[ep2]

Yes, all the time. Every time I learn a new alg, I forget one, so I have to relearn the other one too. It's like whack-a-mole. Although it is easier to relearn ones I knew before.

 

[Micah Morrison]

I recommend learning f2l intuitively and figuring out how to solve pairs rather than learning 41 different algorithms.

 

[zslane]

I recommend learning f2l intuitively and figuring out how to solve pairs rather than learning 41 different algorithms.

Intuitive F2L is all I know at this point. And it is painfully slow. If there's another way to truly speed up F2L other than to learn the 41 cases (recognition) and their algorithms (fingertricks), and committing them to muscle memory just like OLL and PLL algs, I'd love to hear about it.

 

[Zubin Park]

What's your average? Maybe my guide could help?

 

[Sub1Hour]

Hey guys.
I'm learning some hard f2l case algorithms so I can get faster at f2l. But it's weird because after learning them I start to forget some of my plls algorithms that I've known for months and can execute really fast. Then I have to quickly revise some of my plls and I'm all good again.
Does this happen to anyone else?

I'm a big advocate for intuitive F2L, but I think that learning a few cases that are obscure or hard to do intuitively is good for some people. Intuitive F2L seems to be bad and slow, but stick with doing most of the cases aside from the hard ones intuitively, they will get faster over time. Not to mention it will help you learn how the cube moves/works.

 

[Roman]

Forgetting algorithms is natural. I (used to) use Anki to prevent it.

 

[JTM007]

What's your average? Maybe my guide could help?

My average is 15-20 seconds. My pb is 12.87

I recommend learning f2l intuitively and figuring out how to solve pairs rather than learning 41 different algorithms.

I do all my f2l intuitively but I'm just learning a couple algs for the obscure case