Need help or tips for learning f2l look ahead

[DA_BOY]

Hi
I am currently using intuitive f2l, and I want to get faster but I always have pauses in my f2l. I want to learn look ahead so I can get rid of the pauses. Does anyone know any tips or practices I can use to learn it somewhat quickly (at least a month)

 

[Adnylzz]

Im not too good also but i can help abit,try doing a untimed solved,now then look at your case,can you solve the case blindly? If yes then while your doing the case your eyes can track the next pair,and another where do a untimed solve and then turn slowly around 2-3 tps so use the slow speed for your eyes to track the next pieces

 

[FishyIshy]

Hi
I am currently using intuitive f2l, and I want to get faster but I always have pauses in my f2l. I want to learn look ahead so I can get rid of the pauses. Does anyone know any tips or practices I can use to learn it somewhat quickly (at least a month)

Blind solving pairs. Once you understand how to solve one pair with your eyes closed, look for what happens the the pieces around it to predict what will be the next pair. If you know where the pieces will be, you know that you are improving. Then, try to do the same thing with your eyes open. Don't look at the pair you are currently solving. Only look to see what will be next.

 

[Kevencito]

I would say, try an algorithm that you do to solve an F2L pair, and check where the other pieces land, just track them. In this way you can try to predict and plan ahead with this information.

 

[DA_BOY]

Blind solving pairs. Once you understand how to solve one pair with your eyes closed, look for what happens the the pieces around it to predict what will be the next pair. If you know where the pieces will be, you know that you are improving. Then, try to do the same thing with your eyes open. Don't look at the pair you are currently solving. Only look to see what will be next.

thanks I will try this

 

[That0newe1rdo]

Blind solving pairs is an alright method but more or less it only helps with inspection really as you should never be in a position where you plan as many pairs as possible in advance. You will probably always be turning (if you want to get faster), other then the occasional lockup or something.

I think just starting off with slow turning and transitioning to faster turning is more worthwhile, but too be honest it is best you do both as blind solving can sort of help plan pairs whilst the latter helps to actually implement that in solves.

 

[Fred]

Blind solving pairs is an alright method but more or less it only helps with inspection really as you should never be in a position where you plan as many pairs as possible in advance. You will probably always be turning (if you want to get faster), other then the occasional lockup or something.

I think just starting off with slow turning and transitioning to faster turning is more worthwhile, but too be honest it is best you do both as blind solving can sort of help plan pairs whilst the latter helps to actually implement that in solves.

You're missing the point of blind solving pairs. At the most basic level, it ensures you know your F2L cases really well, and if you can solve them blind you can solve them while looking for your next pair. The more advanced point is that if you already see the pieces for your next pair, you can predict where that pair will end up while you're solving your current pair, and you can already start looking for your next next pair.

Dylan Miller has a good video on F2L lookahead, and he recommends blind solving pairs.

 

[cubemastery321]

One thing that helped me was treating lookahead as a separate skill from speed, so I practiced them in different sessions. For lookahead, do slow solves where you turn at a steady pace, about one move per second, and never stop to think. If you have to pause, you're turning too fast for that session. The goal isn't a fast time, it's zero pauses.

It also helps to only track one thing at a time. While you're solving the current pair, just find the next corner, don't try to track the whole next pair at once. Once you can spot the next corner without pausing, start tracking its edge too.

And make sure the current pair itself is automatic first. If you still have to think about how to solve the pair you're doing, there's no attention left to look ahead, so drill your most common F2L cases until you can do them without thinking. About 10-15 minutes of slow solves a day like this over a month made a real difference for me, and the timed solves got faster almost on their own once the pauses shrank.

 

[SpicyPotato3265]

Hi
I am currently using intuitive f2l, and I want to get faster but I always have pauses in my f2l. I want to learn look ahead so I can get rid of the pauses. Does anyone know any tips or practices I can use to learn it somewhat quickly (at least a month)

Wach cubehead's advans F2l tutorial and then go threw each F2L pair and find algs to solve them from every angle and then do alot of slow solves