Predicting PLLs

[SpeedCuber123]

I just watched Kennan L.'s video of BVG Summer 2014 for 3x3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w278gy-8-hY&list=UUi30bkRicPWF6Pg4YzPXGCQ and in the description it said that he's starting to predict PLL's thanks to Jay. Is there a specific way to predict a PLL or force a better PLL besides using COLL? Thx.

 

[kcl]

Learning to recognize CP is a lot of it. I can then observe any blocks that I see forming in the last couple turns and kind of figure out my PLL. I did it in the first two solves, so the LL's were very fluid. It's also partially learning how your algs effect the edges, that helps a lot as well.

 

[Sa967St]

Learning to predict PLLs isn't all that bad, and as Kennan said a lot of is it CP recognition during OLL. If you know what to look for, you can recognize any PLL with 2 sides, and knowing the CP ahead of time makes the case much faster and easier to recognize. It takes a fair amount of practice, but it's not as hard as it might sound.

I made a video a few years ago on how to get better at PLL recognition. Here you go: http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?31123

 

[DavidCip86]

Lol I'm doing good to predict a PLL skip xD

 

[goodatthis]

As others before me have said, a lot of it is recognizing CP and understanding how your algs affect certain pieces. A basic example of this is like in Skewb, where you can intuitively figure out how hedges/sledges affect pieces for Sarah's advanced variation, if I understand correctly. (I'm a nub at Skewb so I'm not 100% sure)