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Need help on general confusion

Outsmash

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Okay, Firstly I'm new here, so hi :)

Secondly, I know there's gonna be people saying "Hey noob, there's a FAQ thread. Go read that". But I wanted some individualistic opinions directed only on my progress as opposed to the general advise.

Okay.. So, here's my history:
I picked up a cube about two years ago and I learnt Dan browns method to solve it LBL. I never cared about the time so when I knew I could solve it, I threw it away.

Last month though, I was awed by people doing sub-15 so I picked up a cube. Storebought obviously. Where I live there's nothing else. I lubed it well. It's pretty decent.

anyway, it's been about one month exactly and I manage to get around 40 average with CFOP. I get 30s about 30-45% of the time.
I've learnt all the PLLs and manage to get many of them
Sub-4. Ive learnt about 50 OLLs. The OLLs are pretty slow on the other hand. Wouldn't say PLLs are the best but better than the OLLs.

F2L isn't too bad either. I know some of the cases by memHory and the rest, intuition.
I've read a lot of threads and I've seen a LOOOTT of videos but the thing is, I want to get thrown in the right direction before I wander elsewhere.

So what would you guys suggest I concentrate on? Is this good progress or could it have been better? Before you guys say it, I DO practice a lot. Just need some tips on where to concentrate. There's just so much. Like advanced F2L, ZBF2L, other methods like Lars and roux etc. There are also COLLs. Idk where to put my mind. Should I take it slower? Should I buy a new cube?

Again, I am sorry that I'm being a noob by asking repetitive questions, but like I mentioned, I'd like some answers directed to me even if they're the same as the general ones :)

Side note: I do use finger tricks.
 
New cube (Dayan), finish OLL, forget about ZB, practice a nice smooth F2L - identify any cases you don't like and look for better solutions. I recommend going through reconstructions by the top cubers and walkthrough videos for F2L tips. Good luck :)
 
New cube (Dayan), finish OLL, forget about ZB, practice a nice smooth F2L - identify any cases you don't like and look for better solutions. I recommend going through reconstructions by the top cubers and walkthrough videos for F2L tips. Good luck :)

Couldn't have said it better myself.

Anyway, hi! What other stuff are you interested in?
 
Like Godmil are saying. If you later are goig to learn som advanced stuffs, I had recommended COLL and maybe some other OLLCPs. But focus at learning full OLL.
 
So what would you guys suggest I concentrate on? Is this good progress or could it have been better? Before you guys say it, I DO practice a lot. Just need some tips on where to concentrate. There's just so much. Like advanced F2L, ZBF2L, other methods like Lars and roux etc. There are also COLLs. Idk where to put my mind. Should I take it slower? Should I buy a new cube?
Focus on getting faster with the algs your already know. Forget about learning anything more advanced because they'll likely just slow you down.
You could do things like LL drills or F2L averages if you want to focus on certain steps.
 
New cube (Dayan), finish OLL, forget about ZB, practice a nice smooth F2L - identify any cases you don't like and look for better solutions. I recommend going through reconstructions by the top cubers and walkthrough videos for F2L tips. Good luck :)

Thanks. Guhong on the way now :) reconstructions helped my average a little for now.


Couldn't have said it better myself.

Anyway, hi! What other stuff are you interested in?

Hey! I play the guitar, football, keyboard. Other than that, magic, XCM, pen spinning and few other things. How about you?
 
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Hey! I play the guitar, football, keyboard. Other than that, magic, XCM, pen spinning and few other things. How about you?

I do some sport (badminton and golf to name 2), gaming, computers, and a few other stuff. I used to do some magic a few years ago, but I don't really do much now.
 
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