Sudden Algorithm Forgetful Syndrome

[nitrocan]

This happened to me for an OLL that somehow hadn't come up for weeks. Then I memorized it again and it's fine

 

[jms_gears1]

this happens to me sometimes. what it generlly is, is ill be doing say the T perm and then for some reason ill start trying to remember the actual alg and then i end up finishing it like the J perm and then im mad cause the T perm didnt work..

 

[V-te]

the thing that's annoying me is that I'll be in the Pll step in 19 seconds, ready to get a sub 25 and I forget it and end up with a DNF That happened 10 times yesterday.

 

[rjohnson_8ball]

This happens to me once in awhile. Last week my cube snagged during a Y-perm -- the change in rhythm confused my fingers and they couldn't finish it. So I undid my twists, and tried the Y-perm again. I tried about 20 times. I only did it once in the middle of those tries, but I could not remember how I did it. Later that night I went home and was able to do it without hardly thinking, and then carefully studied the turns so I won't have this problem again. The odd thing is, I have had almost no problems at all over the past year doing my Y-perm. I guess my fingers knew it while my brain was forgetting it.

 

[Aditya]

Ok, so I will be in the process of a solve, and right as I see a very familiar Pll (Like T or Y) I begin performing the algorithm, Only to find half-way that I have forgotten. The solve ends up as a DNF.
The thing that bothers me about this is that the algorithms I am forgetting have been one of my most fluent algorithms, Why is it that I just forget them so suddenly, only to have my memory come back in about 3 solves?

Has this ever happened to you?

I forgot algorithms sometimes and it make me feel dumb. If you have really memorized the algorithm, then you should never forget it.

 

[Lorenzo]

one time i was at Six Flags and after a bunch of rides i forgot my double sune alg. its the most common oll case i get.
i remembered it about 2 hours later.

 

[Ryanrex116]

On two of my solves at clock, I totally forgot my solution. Somehow, I remembered it for my last solve. Sadly, I got 2 DNFs.

I think it was way too awkward there. The side room was completely silent, and we went only one or two people at a time.

 

[mr.onehanded]

This always to me with pll while doing OH.

 

[jms_gears1]

see how i fixed this was switching to roux you really only need enough that youwont ever forget

 

[rubixfreak]

i keep forgetting my J(a) Perm algorythm, though its pretty fast and good floating: x U2 r' U' r U2 l' U R' U' R2

 

[calekewbs]

i messed up a T perm this morning... sigh.

 

[Radu]

haha...so it's something common. it also happens to me sometimes to suddenly forget a pll....even a pll that i know very well

 

[V-te]

I forgot the 4x4 algorithm that pairs up two edges that are similar...

D* R F U R' F D'* I think... Grr...

 

[*LukeMayn*]

I forgot the 4x4 algorithm that pairs up two edges that are similar...

D* R F U R' F D'* I think... Grr...

a very easy way to remember it is:

u' (now flip the FR dedge) u

You need to understand your algs a bit more :rolleyes:

 

[V-te]

I forgot the 4x4 algorithm that pairs up two edges that are similar...

D* R F U R' F D'* I think... Grr...

a very easy way to remember it is:

u' (now flip the FR dedge) u

You need to understand your algs a bit more :rolleyes:

Yes, it is a very easy algorithm, and I made a little chant to help me remember it, but this morning I was doing a 4x4 solve and I just blanked out on this one.

 

[Pichu97]

your not the only one brother

Fridrich so hard gonna poop myself if i have to learn one more alg.

 

[FredM]

How old are you ?
May be Alzheimer....

 

[elcarc]

really this only happens during a solve right after i learn a new alg

 

[phases]

If anyone has "SHCIJULNAS" (aka "Sudden Holy Crap I Just Up and Learned a New Algorithm Syndrome") - and it happens to be contagious - go high five Phases!

 

[abctoshiro]

i forget algs when i teach someone...maybe because i'm not the one holding the cube.
when i teach, i use pen and paper, put the alg and leave =P