The Solve Critique Thread

[DeeDubb]

You should film with your camera horizontal. Vertical camera makes the internet cry.

Also, there is a thread for this:

http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?36865-The-Solve-Critique-Thread

 

[Ross The Boss]

congrats on the sub 30!
im no CFOPist, so take what im going to say with a grain or two of salt, but it looks to me like your F2L could be better. It seems to me like you're doing some needless cube rotations, and i think that you could benefit from reducing your move count. Another thing, finger tricking is something that you should work on. being able to flow from one finger trick to the next is important.

also: i see your canadian. can i expect to be seeing you at TSO next week end?

 

[pipkiksass]

Howdy flocks, I've not posted here before coz I know what I need to work on and how to work on it, but here's a quick Ao5 (17.63) recorded last night for another forumite, please feel free to give thoughts/comments/suggestions:

Things I already know:

Lockups on A perm on solves 1 & 2 would've saved me about 1-2 seconds on each solve. Same with solve 4.

Lookahead is practically non-existent.

My plan is to practice cross + 1 and lookahead with slow solves. I'm pretty sure just doing this will get me sub-15 eventually.

Thanks in advance,

Pip

 

[Thatcraftingfox]

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also: i see your canadian. can i expect to be seeing you at TSO next week end?

Yep! I'll be competing in 2x2 and 3x3, you?

 

[Ross The Boss]

Yep! I'll be competing in 2x2 and 3x3, you?

3x3, 4x4, 5x5, 3x3OH, and maybe 2x2. the only events that i actually practice are 3x3 and 5x5 tho =p

 

[Cuber9991]

Can someone please look at these solves for me. Thanks in advanced!!!

 

[timeless]

Can someone please look at these solves for me. Thanks in advanced!!!

avoid unnecessary rotations like x2 and learn 2 sided pll rec

 

[GuRoux]

Critiques? Thanks.

 

[kcl]

Critiques? Thanks.

I'm not a huge rouxer, but I notice that your CMLL recognition is sometimes just a little slow. Other than that I feel like your LSE could be more fluid, but I really can't say for sure.

 

[GuRoux]

I'm not a huge rouxer, but I notice that your CMLL recognition is sometimes just a little slow. Other than that I feel like your LSE could be more fluid, but I really can't say for sure.

thanks. you're definitely right, that's wre I'll work on.

 

[guysensei1]

I wish to have some critique for my OH solves. (I'm currently working on learning alternate algs for OLL and PLL, so cut me some slack there )


PS: I apologise for my weird timer starting finger position.

 

[GuRoux]

I wish to have some critique for my OH solves. (I'm currently working on learning alternate algs for OLL and PLL, so cut me some slack there )


PS: I apologise for my weird timer starting finger position.

Looks good. It seems like you're doing way too many cube rotations and perhaps too many moves.

 

[Shah]

[video=youtube_share;GY5odpq5v2g]http://youtu.be/GY5odpq5v2g[/video]

Any critiques?

 

[GuRoux]

[video=youtube_share;GY5odpq5v2g]http://youtu.be/GY5odpq5v2g[/video]

Any critiques?

your solves seem relatively smooth through out though bursty. Perhaps you can try turning more smooth (always moving) and increase your tps.

 

[ChickenWrap]

[video=youtube_share;GY5odpq5v2g]http://youtu.be/GY5odpq5v2g[/video]

Any critiques?

Your second block could use a bit of work...try solving it slowly with as much efficiency as possible and then working on getting it faster from there.

Also, you could save .75 seconds by stopping the timer more quickly

 

[Shah]

Your second block could use a bit of work...try solving it slowly with as much efficiency as possible and then working on getting it faster from there.

Thanks, I will work on it.

Also, you could save .75 seconds by stopping the timer more quickly

Will try it.

your solves seem relatively smooth through out though bursty. Perhaps you can try turning more smooth (always moving) and increase your tps.

Thanks for the tip. Even with this TPS, I sometimes have difficulties with look-ahead. I think I have to work on it, before increasing my TPS.

BTW, How about the LSE? I think my LSE is too inefficient especially with the 3-cycles. But, No one commented on it.

 

[GuRoux]

Thanks, I will work on it.


Will try it.


Thanks for the tip. Even with this TPS, I sometimes have difficulties with look-ahead. I think I have to work on it, before increasing my TPS.

BTW, How about the LSE? I think my LSE is too inefficient especially with the 3-cycles. But, No one commented on it.

How fast is your LSE? 4? if so, that's pretty much good at your level. Just make sure your LSE is usually less than 18 moves and try to start looking ahead, mainly between 4b and 4c.

 

[Shah]

How fast is your LSE? 4? if so, that's pretty much good at your level. Just make sure your LSE is usually less than 18 moves and try to start looking ahead, mainly between 4b and 4c.

My LSE takes around 5-6 seconds. I don't have any pauses though unless I get 4a skip. For me, 4c takes most of the time during LSE. I sometimes mess it up. Even in that video, the last solve had a longer LSE. It must be sup-7

 

[GuRoux]

My LSE takes around 5-6 seconds. I don't have any pauses though unless I get 4a skip. For me, 4c takes most of the time during LSE. I sometimes mess it up. Even in that video, the last solve had a longer LSE. It must be sup-7

try to make sure you don't do extra moves. if you need to, pause after 4b to recognize 4c, then do only the needed moves.

 

[Shah]

try to make sure you don't do extra moves. if you need to, pause after 4b to recognize 4c, then do only the needed moves.

Thanks! Will keep that in mind.