PLL, when shall I learn them!?!

[Lotsofsloths]

I am currently working on my PLLs for the Fredrich method, I am currently:
Converting to cross on bottem,
working on learning some new cases on F2L, although i can do it intuitively,
solve edges and corners seperate on the OLL, not gonna learn all of them in a while.
Currently working on learning all of the 21 PLLs, i can do 7 permutations the edges and the corners, what a good habit to learn the PLLs, once a day?

 

[skyuzo]

If you haven't learned 2 look OLL, then you should learn it before PLL (at least that's what I think...)

 

[annon]

When I was learning them, I could get about 2-3 per day as long as I had an hour with my cube and a PLL sheet. After learning the 3 edge perms and 2 corner perms, I basically just went down the list and did the algs over and over again until they became instinct after seeing the cases.

 

[Lotsofsloths]

If you haven't learned 2 look OLL, then you should learn it before PLL (at least that's what I think...)

whats the 2 look oll?

 

[ExoCorsair]

2L OLL is typically the orienting of edges and then orienting of corners.

 

[masterofthebass]

I found that the best way to learn a PLL is to drill it. I just did a PLL over and over until it became muscle memory. That's how I relearned both Ns in about an hour. After I have the algorithm, I then have to solve a bunch to hope for an actual application. This is also how I'm learning OLLs, and I learn about 5 at a time. I take a break from learning until I feel like the ones that I learned are coming naturally, and then I learn a couple of more.

 

[Theromy]

I read of the sheet and executed the algorithms, it's best to memorise hand movements instead of simply F R U R'... since when you perform them during a solve it comes more naturally. Also the way I did it was after getting the PLL almost memorised I'd then perform it again and hour later/later that day to make sure I had it correctly. From then it comes with practice, over time you'll be able to execute them faster.

 

[clincher]

The bad thing about muscle memory is that for example in simulators you can't do them fast or can't even do it

 

[masterofthebass]

The bad thing about muscle memory is that for example in simulators you can't do them fast or can't even do it

That's true, but I've been able to memorize things strictly for regular solving faster that way. After a little bit of doing the algorithm again and again, I get an understanding of what it is and then am able to apply it to a sim or OH. I actually today just learned the new Ns on OH. It takes a little bit more time for other things, but is a quick way to learn PLLs for speedsolving.