PLL execution

[masterofthebass]

I was just wondering how people executed / recoginzed their PLLs. Do most people recognize a case and perform it without matching it up, or do people match up correct pieces with the first two layers and then do a cube rotation to execute the PLL. I don't know which one is faster, but I was just wondering what people do.

 

[Lt-UnReaL]

I just starting doing it without matching it up, recognition is a little long at the moment so it's not much faster, but with practice it's probably at least a second faster.

 

[hdskull]

80% of the time i match up, unless i instantly recognize the case.

 

[Lt-UnReaL]

Cases like U, T, Y and F should be easy to recognize without matching colors.

 

[CorwinShiu]

G is the hardest PLL to recognize without matching up, hands down. The ones I usually have to match is G, N, E, R's half the time, A's half the time.
The PLL's with blocks are the easiest to recognize.

 

[hdskull]

As i almost have to match all the time, and N's and R' but not R(i know that sounds weird).

also corwin, will i see you at Berkeley winter/spring this year if i go ? cuz i live in soCal, haha.

 

[annon]

I always look for the pieces that are in the right place and go from there.

 

[AlexandertheGreat]

I always AUF, though sometimes this is not needed.

 

[Lt-UnReaL]

G's are easy to recognize without matching...Just look for the 2x2x1 and look for the other 2 of the same colors as you normally would solve it. E is also easy to do. Something hard to do without matching would be an A or V because they are so similar looking.

 

[hait2]

i usually dont match easy block patterns, but i have to match G's and R's otherwise i can't tell them apart. they both have the 1 2x1x1 block and nothing else -_-;

i also have quite a bit of trouble recognizing E, i have to auf for the centers ;(
edit: i can tell it's an E right away (no blocks at all and different corner colors is how i do it) but i can't tell which way the E is facing until i auf. any ideas? >_<;

 

[masterofthebass]

So... apparently lots of people don't match it up. Would I then assume it's faster? That's what I was trying to find out. I guess a lot of people don't match it up and then just do a at the end.

 

[Lt-UnReaL]

i usually dont match easy block patterns, but i have to match G's and R's otherwise i can't tell them apart. they both have the 1 2x1x1 block and nothing else -_-;

i also have quite a bit of trouble recognizing E, i have to auf for the centers ;(
edit: i can tell it's an E right away (no blocks at all and different corner colors is how i do it) but i can't tell which way the E is facing until i auf. any ideas? >_<;

Well on the R's the 2x1x1 is right next to the 2 corners that you're supposed to recognize for the G's. The G's have the 2x1x1 away from the 2 corners.
For E, just look at an edge, and see if any of the 2 corners it's touching shares a color with it, if it does, then that is the side that has the 2 corners you're switching.

 

[annon]

For E, I just look and see if nothing matches. For G, two of the corners match on one face and a different corner is paired with an edge. For R, two of the corners match on one face and one of them is paired with an edge. For V and A, I AUF.