Getting faster with CFOP (1:02 avg)

[Puzeral]

Hello, Speedsolving

I am here to ask for some help, I started cubing for around 3 weeks, and I just switched from beginners to the Fridrich Method, now I am averaging around ±1min, my PB is 51.32 seconds.

Here are the different times in each step:

- Cross - around 8 seconds

- F2L - around 25-35 seconds

- 2look Oll around 11 seconds

- 2-look-PLL - around 10 seconds

It's very frustrating that I can't break through the sub 50 barrier If there are any recommendations I would love to hear you all.

Thank you in Advance!

PS: Just so you know I have very bad look ahead (to be honest almost never). I am working on it but other than that, other suggestions will be great.

 

[xyzzy]

Here are the different times in each step:

- Cross - around 8 seconds

- F2L - around 25-35 seconds

- 2look Oll around 11 seconds

- 2-look-PLL - around 10 seconds

It's very frustrating that I can't break through the sub 50 barrier If there are any recommendations I would love to hear you all.

(reposting because my earlier reply wasn't very well thought out)

1. Cross: Plan the full cross in inspection. If you can't do it in 15 seconds, that's fine; take as long as you need to plan all four pieces. If you're doing cross-on-top because it's faster for you, stop. Cross-on-bottom is better in the long run, as it eliminates one slow rotation from the solve.
   
2. F2L: Be able to recall the moves needed for an F2L case as soon as you see the corner and edge pieces. For any F2L case that you use more than 7 moves for, see if there's a shorter alg than whatever you're using now.
   
3. 2-look OLL: Use good algs (check algdb). Drill the algs until you can get every single one of them under 2.5 seconds (so OLL would take 5 seconds total). One way to do this is to set your timer to generate last layer scrambles and solve only the OLL a few hundred times.
   
4. 2-look PLL: Same as above, but you can be a bit more lax: aim for sub-3 on every case (so PLL would take 6 seconds total).

This should be enough to get to sub-40: 5 (cross) + 20 (F2L) + 5 (OLL) + 6 (PLL) = 36. After that it's mainly a matter of learning more last layer algs, training F2L lookahead, and cross-to-F2L transition.

 

[FJT97]

This is all you need:
https://www.speedsolving.com/forum/threads/how-to-practice.27870/
btw.: how to make hyperlinks?

 

[Puzeral]

Thank you for all the suggestions xyzzy thanks for the advice I'll definitely take it and try to improve my speed, FJT97, that's a great article!

btw: you can make the hyperlink, by selecting the part of the text and then press the link button on top, the one that looks like 2 chains connecting and then put the link in the URL box.

 

[Malkom]

Until you hit sub20 all you need to do in order to improve is doing lots of solves.

 

[Puzeral]

Thank you!, For all the comments, I now average 28.3 seconds, and my PB is 16.25, you all really helped me reach sub 30 thanks!