My Quest for Sub 8 Petrus

[PapaSmurf]

If you regrip after the R2 and do the rest regripless, it should flow properly, with a thumb shift thing around the R' F point (if you start from neutral). The other alg is only really good for the ZBLL. Another potential alg is R U R D R' U' R D' R' U2 R' U' R U' R'. Regripless and fast.

 

[PetrusQuber]

If you regrip after the R2 and do the rest regripless, it should flow properly, with a thumb shift thing around the R' F point (if you start from neutral). The other alg is only really good for the ZBLL. Another potential alg is R U R D R' U' R D' R' U2 R' U' R U' R'. Regripless and fast.

I use
R’ U R U2 L’ R’ U R U’ L

I’ll work on it. Maybe try those algs as well.

 

[PetrusQuber]

Week 6 is out, and this should be the last week on 2x2x3. U COLLs started, 20 more to go. Check out the main post for updates!

 

[PapaSmurf]

A couple of things: are you building the block in the back, and are you making sure you can sub 2 all of your LL algorithms. Being able to do that will 'supercharge' your fingertricks. Otherwise, keep it up!

 

[PetrusQuber]

How do you do your Sunes by the way? My way seems pretty slow. And also the F Perm.

 

[PapaSmurf]

Thumb on FR and ring finger on BR. R with my wrist, U with right index, R' with wrist, U with right middle, R with my wrist, lefty double flick U2, R' with my wrist.
For F perm, same grip, R' with my wrist, U' with left index, F' with right thumb, then T perm and cancel into F U R should flow nicely.

 

[PetrusQuber]

Thumb on FR and ring finger on BR. R with my wrist, U with right index, R' with wrist, U with right middle, R with my wrist, lefty double flick U2, R' with my wrist.
For F perm, same grip, R' with my wrist, U' with left index, F' with right thumb, then T perm and cancel into F U R should flow nicely.

Thanks! The Sune one doesn’t work out for me though... Do you think this would work?
Thumb on F sticker of FRU, wrist R turn, left index finger U push with thumb guiding it, wrist R’ turn, middle finger U, wrist R, left hand double flick U2, wrist R’

 

[PapaSmurf]

The thumb kinda stays on the FR edge before each R and on the UR edge before each R'. The Us slide underneath it (if that makes any sense).

 

[PetrusQuber]

My first recorded PB, lol. Got a 23.46 Ao5, pretty good considering they were all FullStep. Also, tip taken from this - you wanna get a PB, act like you’re gonna get one and go hyper in your solves (within reason).

 

[PapaSmurf]

Nice! You've improved quickly.

 

[PetrusQuber]

Thought I should post my practise regime and what I’m going to be doing for people to see. I edited it into the main post. Should keep me busy for quite a while, then hopefully by the repeat I’ll be around sub 20 to sub 17.

 

[PetrusQuber]

Quick question p, just to satisfy my curiosity: is learning EJF2L worth it? Because then during the first 2/3 of the solve, I can go “that block is perfect except for that corners there, oh wait I can orient it during OLL later!

 

[PapaSmurf]

Yes, EJLS is worth learning but I dunno if it's better just to build straight blocks then do it in LS or whatever when you get a corner in slot F2L case. In short, learn the algs but don't use them as EJ used them.

 

[Hazel]

I'm really impressed by your dedication to this, I feel like most people (including myself tbh) would kind of abandon this sort of project after just a week or two. Great job, and keep it up!

 

[PetrusQuber]

I'm really impressed by your dedication to this, I feel like most people (including myself tbh) would kind of abandon this sort of project after just a week or two. Great job, and keep it up!

Thanks!

Yes, EJLS is worth learning but I dunno if it's better just to build straight blocks then do it in LS or whatever when you get a corner in slot F2L case. In short, learn the algs but don't use them as EJ used them.

Why not though? I guess using it during F2L would waste the time you could have saved during LS?

 

[PapaSmurf]

I'm thinking with ZBLL ultimately. If you do a 2x2x3 with a twisted corner, then you solve F2L, you have to rotate back to your twisted corner, do EJLS, PLL. On the other hand, you could do a normal 2x2x3, end up having a twisted corner in F2L for your last pair, do EJLS rotationless then do PLL, spending very little time on EJLS then having a good ZBLL. On the other other hand, you could do a normal 2x2x3 and have a non corner twisted in slot edge solved case and go straight on to ZBLL after, so I think that, when the second option comes up, EJLS is worth it, but in the first or third options, it isn't, and it's very easy to avoid the first one.

 

[PetrusQuber]

Starting week 7, more practising on 2x2x3, yay. I should probably edit the mains post and include spoilers soon, but I tried yesterday, and I failed miserably. Also, I’m spending too much time on the forums . I gotta actually cube and not spend time posting on here. I’ll be off practising soon.

 

[PetrusQuber]

Sub 1 min OH average, . After I get my two handed times down, I think I’ll do some work in OH, at least enough to make comp cutiff.

 

[PetrusQuber]

Week 8, same target as last week. I think I’ve got how to do my expansion now . Just need practise.
As for U COLLs, I’m just being lazy with algs... Might learn some tomorrow.

 

[Hazel]

Week 8, same target as last week. I think I’ve got how to do my expansion now . Just need practise.
As for U COLLs, I’m just being lazy with algs... Might learn some tomorrow.

Do you have a video of you solving anywhere, or would you make one? I'd love to see what your solves look like so I could give some guided suggestions