One-Answer 3x3x3 Question Thread

[Animorpher13]

are there any PLL's that are worth learning from their U2 orientations? So like you would normally need to do a U2 to set up the PLL to the orientation you know.

 

[Berd]

I recognize from the angle that's solved with F' Rw U R' U' Rw' F R, and I look at the FUL sticker to see if it's opposite UBL/FUR or a random adjacent color. And the algs I use are y2 [R2: [R U2 R', D']] and y' [R2: [R' U2 R, D]]

Thank you!

 

[TDM]

are there any PLL's that are worth learning from their U2 orientations? So like you would normally need to do a U2 to set up the PLL to the orientation you know.

Some of them are. If the alg is fast enough then I think it could be good to learn it (e.g. U perms, A perms), but if there's no good alg then don't.

 

[mafergut]

are there any PLL's that are worth learning from their U2 orientations? So like you would normally need to do a U2 to set up the PLL to the orientation you know.

Some of them are. If the alg is fast enough then I think it could be good to learn it (e.g. U perms, A perms), but if there's no good alg then don't.

Yeah, I agree that there are some PLLs that are equally fast so you can save yourself the time of the U2 but, to be honest, if you're just a tiny bit slower with the 2nd alg then it's not worth it 'cos a well-fingertricked U2 is like... done!

I have learned myself alternative U-perms and I can do A-perms with left and right almost at the same speed which is not like a U2 away from one another but at least the worst case can be to do a U to set the A-perm to either left or right hand. In my case, where I cannot recognize well A-perms unless they are already correctly AUFed, it saves me a from a y2 which is much slower than a U2, so I AUF it, and then do either nothing or a y / y' to set it up for the hand that's closer. Yeah, I know, I have to improve my PLL recognition without pre-AUF. Many times I end up doing too many U/U', the more so in PLLs which end up in a U/U' turn anyway, like R-perms. Those, I'm making an effort to recognize them without pre-AUF but I'm not very good at calculating the resulting post-AUF either, so I end up needing a pause to recognize AUF at the end anyway.

 

[Arkwell]

are there any PLL's that are worth learning from their U2 orientations? So like you would normally need to do a U2 to set up the PLL to the orientation you know.

Animorpher13, If you look in 'Request and Alg' section I posted the same question but called it y2 PLLs and I too wanted to avoid the U2. I'm left handed so turning the algs to the other side for some was easy since it's easier to practice it all when you're a noob than trying later. The thing is if you're not good left handed it might be better to do the U2. I've spent too much time searching for PLL algs to make lefty when doing the U2 would be easier Check the pros reconstructions to see if they just use a U2 or they have a lefty alg since I got my lefty Gd perm from Feliks's 10 tricks in 10 days.

 

[Asher315]

Where can I get good Algs for oll and pll?

 

[shadowslice e]

Where can I get good Algs for oll and pll?

https://www.speedsolving.com/wiki/index.php/LL. I don't use CFOP so idk how good any of these are but there are quite a few so take your pick. Also use alg.b.cubing.net

 

[TDM]

Where can I get good Algs for oll and pll?

algdb.net
OLL
PLL

 

[crafto22]

Where can I get good Algs for oll and pll?

cubewhiz.com
badmephisto.com
speedsolving.com/wiki/index.php/LL

There are more

 

[Kingsman08]

Can anyone compare Lubix to one of the lubricant offered by the cubicle? What "weight" would you suggest Lubix is?

 

[MoyuFTW]

I think Phil said it was closest to 5

 

[Robinbar]

Hi,
I am curious, I use the fridrich method to solve my dayan v zhanchi.
But how do the pros like zemdegs do this so fast? When I solve the first 2 layers(F2L) i first have to look for a white piece and its edge, turn the bottom layer and the front or right side and then insert the 2 pieces in their slot. How can these pros do that so fast? How can they look ahead?

 

[shadowslice e]

Hi,
I am curious, I use the fridrich method to solve my dayan v zhanchi.
But how do the pros like zemdegs do this so fast? When I solve the first 2 layers(F2L) i first have to look for a white piece and its edge, turn the bottom layer and the front or right side and then insert the 2 pieces in their slot. How can these pros do that so fast? How can they look ahead?

Lots and lots and lots and lots of practise.

Like so much that anything that cones up can be solved instinctively.

It's also worth mentioning their lookahead is insane: usually I believe feliks can plan cross+2 pairs in inspection and can somewhat predict the other 2 while solving the first two.

They also have very, very good, smooth fingertricks which mean they can reach stupidly high tps on occasion (like 10+ every now and then)

 

[Robinbar]

And how many hours of practice are we talking about? How many hours per day and how many hours in total?

 

[shadowslice e]

And how many hours of practice are we talking about? How many hours per day and how many hours in total?

I don't think it would be too much of a strech to say they've done at least 100000+ solves (5+ years; ~250 weeks, 1000 solves a week)

 

[Robinbar]

Oke,
I am 17 right now and can solve
the cube with the fridrich method in one and a half minute (1:30) do you think I can reach sub 20 seconds or so?

 

[Robinbar]

I am just curious as to what I could reach. I enjoy solving it for fun. I can easily cube for 1-2 hours if I am bored. I used to play alot of video games on pc but my interest shifted

 

[shadowslice e]

Oke,
I am 17 right now and can solve
the cube with the fridrich method in one and a half minute (1:30) do you think I can reach sub 20 seconds or so?

IMO anyone can reach sub-20. It's just whether or not they have the commitment to get there.

If you can cube for 1-2 hours a day, you should easily be able to get there within a year (I'm 16 and I first solved a cube around 10 months ago and only really started to practise 5 months ago and I am globally 17-18 and I can't practise as much as you)

 

[Robinbar]

Oke, and with "cube" you just mean solving it over and over again?
Or is there anything I can do to make practising more efficient.

 

[shadowslice e]

Oke, and with "cube" you just mean solving it over and over again?
Or is there anything I can do to make practising more efficient.

You do things like slow turning/ step drilling etc to improve things like lookahead or efficiency as well as things other than purely tps