Last Layer Breakdown

[ajmorgan25]

I've been having a lot of problems lately and I like to call it my "LL breakdown." Basically, I get to the last layer and get very nervous and my fingertricks and algorithms (which are usually pretty smooth) become very choppy which ends up slowing my time by precious seconds. Anybody else have this problem?

 

[Guoguodi]

Yes, I have the same problem. I just tell myself to relax on LL, and turn smoothly and precisely. Especially on PLL ... if I don't focus/relax then I get all excited and inevitably fingers start fumbling. It kind of depends on how forgiving your cube is in terms of corner-cutting as well.

 

[Dene]

Yes. But who needs a good last layer as long as the F2L is ok?

 

[Erik]

Err.... everyone who wants to have fast times? F2L is important but LL is still 1/3 of my solving times... (supposing avg of 12.00 and a LL of 4.00 sec)

 

[Leviticus]

Yes. But who needs a good last layer as long as the F2L is ok?

Ahh me? My F2L is great for me, but my LL stinks.

 

[Cerberus]

just go smooth for the algorithms, you should time some PLLs for speed and see your fast time with the risk of locking up and then do the same smooth, not really slow but more relaxed.
For example, my fast Y perm is 2 seconds, my smooth is about 2.4, but I got the risk to lock up the last F' or fail the part between the OLL triggers when I go to fast and that would mess up the algorithm to 3 or 4 seconds and annoyes me, making me nervous because I fail in something pretty easy and the following solves might not be that relaxed.
so I still practise the algorithms and some like T or J are no problem for me to always go full speed and I want to be that confident with my excecutions that I can do it with all.

 

[FU]

I don't get nervous but I get lockups even in F2L, and it gets worse in LL. I think turning fast but lightly helps.

 

[Inusagi]

I have never get nervous in LL...

 

[jonny guitar]

My LL is the best part of my solve so I look forward to it. I suggest with LL practice and repitition comes familiarity and confidence which will eliminate any hesitation or nervousness.

 

[hdskull]

Slow down! Gradually you'll speed up automatically w/o locking up.

 

[Kian]

it's just all practice. i'm in the same boat as you, where my ll is not comparable to my f2l, but it gets better the more you execute the algorithm and, just as importantly, how quickly you can recognize it.

if there's one thing we've all learned, its that there really is no substitute for practice. lots and lots and lots of practice.

 

[SkateTracker]

Yes. But who needs a good last layer as long as the F2L is ok?

I average 12 seconds on my F2L, which, isn't terrible. But I average 12-13 seconds on my last layer, due to the fact that I still use Dan Brown's crappy last layer method.

So, yes, last layer does matter.

 

[Dene]

Oh, lol, funny how my throw off comment has been quoted twice already >.< (really, I was only trying to justify why my own last layer sucks).