So, yes I do know about TTW.
I'm 32. Just because we're under 40, we're still patrons of this bar, goddam it, and we have rights! Oh god, who put Tina Turner on the jukebox again?
B.O.A.O.M.? Battle of ALMOST old men?
Let's have a race - you do a month of PLL training, I'll do a month of F2L training, and we'll see if I can catch you up
Let's have a race - you do a month of PLL training, I'll do a month of F2L training, and we'll see if I can catch you up
Let's do that.
Hello. Welcome to the veterans' club
I know there is always something to practice. I think you are exactly right about not only recognizing the next pair, but tracking the orientation as well so that I can get even smoother. As with any form of practice, I lose patience quickly and return to just solvingI was stuck there for AAAaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAges! I went straight from the race to sub-30 to the race to sub-25, but then took a few months off before even trying the race to sub-20.
I've managed to get sub-20 with a poor cross+1 and about 60% full OLL. This means I have room for improvement (wahoo!).
I also fall into the trap of thinking my solves are smooth. They're actually surprisingly start-stop if I watch them back, but you're absolutely right about TPS - the fastest cubers can do some F2L cases that take me a few seconds in 1/2 a second. That's a much bigger discrepancy than between (for example) my PLLs and theirs. I've watched yours (as you know!!!), and yeah you are pretty smooth. Probably smoother than me, but can still work on working out the next F2L case. Mark does BLD pair + tracking, where he BLD inserts while also trying to track the next pair - that might help? I need to do it myself if I get a chance!
While I think there is some speed gain in TPS, the vast majority is lookahead - being able to predict not only the position but case of your next pair. The better you get at this, the smoother your solves become, and the more F2L becomes like one long algorithm. Or so I hear!
. I really like the concept in Noah's mountain video and just need to be more dedicated. I am sure I will continue to improve with just solves but also realize that it will be a much slower process than actually doing dedicated practice. I'll "TRY :confused:" the BLD pair +tracking thing to see how that works. I have done BLD pairs, but not the tracking part also. Speedcuber4life has a good "F2L training" video on youtube that addresses this with a slightly different approach also.That is awesome!!! Congrats! I have a baby on the way (wife is due in November) and can't wait until it is old enough to teach the ways of the cube.
Enjoy the ride! I am almost certain that once you get to sub-30 you will seek 25,20,etc. it never ends. You can find evidence from all of us if you read through some history. I am sure that if you stick with it though you will be sub-30 before you know it. Good luck and have fun!
Congratulations!
Congratulations! And I love your avatar.
