The Solve Critique Thread

[Yuxuibbs]

I don't have the ability to film solves at the moment, but I don't think my question is directly related to seeing solves. Anyone have any suggestions on how to get better at consistency? For instance, here is an Ao5 that describes what I'm talking about: (25.44), 19.26, 17.88, 20.02, (17.23). 15/16/17 solves are pretty common when I'm solving, but so are the 22/23 solves. Sometimes I can get an Ao100 in 18.xx, yet other times I will get an Ao12 that is 22.xx. The main problem is that I can't really identify what makes my slow solves slow, most of my 23 solves feel the same as my 17 solves. Thanks for any suggestions,

Do you know full OLL/PLL? Or at least full PLL and 2 look OLL? Do you sometimes lose the ability to look ahead or have really bad crosses? Do you have lots of pauses during F2L? Really can be almost anything but most of the time, consistency is because of F2L look ahead or doing cross wrong or something.
Try to pay attention to what you're doing in your 22.xx solves that you aren't doing in your 17.xx solves or what you aren't doing in your 22.xx solves that you are doing in your 17.xx solves.
Or you can try doing cross + F2L only averages and LL only averages and see which one is least consistent and try to make it more consistent.

It really will help to see a video of your solves with both good and bad solves so it's easier to see how you can be more consistent in your solves. We can only guess based on what most people have trouble on in their solves in that time range without a video.

 

[curtishousley]

Thanks, I think maybe doing separate averages might be a good thing to identify the problem. I actually knew full OLL before finishing full PLL lol, I was full OLL/PLL when I was averaging 40 seconds, I just loved learning new algs. In some solves I can definitely tell where I went wrong, it's just most the solves feel the same. I have also been switching out some of my algs, I learned all of mine from badmephisto guides, and have finally decided that many need replacing haha.

 

[Pablo17]

Hi Just looking for some helpful tips, ive watched my video several times and realize I am way slower than the majority of people on this forum, but im working to improve. Kind of a crappy angle. I always solve the green cross, and I know F2L, and 4LLL. My PR is 24.86 and I average 32-33.

 

[KyLilyCuber]

You keep pausing. try to look ahead

 

[Twiff]

Here's 37 solves - I've been away from cubing for a few months, so I'm a tad rusty D: (I still do sub-20 though without having to press spacebar at every stage ^.^)

Anyway, F2L here excludes the cross.

My question is: what part should I work on next?

 

[TheNextFeliks]

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Here's 37 solves - I've been away from cubing for a few months, so I'm a tad rusty D: (I still do sub-20 though without having to press spacebar at every stage ^.^)

Anyway, F2L here excludes the cross.

My question is: what part should I work on next?

Pll should be faster. Do some pll only scrambles and do pll time attacks. I seriously got all plls sub-3 by doing that. And some are just really easy.

 

[KyLilyCuber]

Hi guys, Monday will be the 3rd month of my cubing life. I now average under 30. Here's a video of my average of 5 . please tell me how I can improve, please don't be mean. Thanks in advance!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhC3GEUQoq0&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[peterbone]

Hi guys, Monday will be the 3rd month of my cubing life. I now average under 30. Here's a video of my average of 5 . please tell me how I can improve, please don't be mean. Thanks in advance!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhC3GEUQoq0&feature=youtube_gdata_player

That's good for 3 months. The main thing I'd suggest is to reduce cube rotations during F2L. Learn the basic F2L inserts from the back as well as the front. Also, learn double-flick for U2.

 

[KyLilyCuber]

Thanks!

 

[SpeedSolver101]

My video of me solving the cube. Check it out and give me some feedback!

Sorry for the angle of the camera. Enjoy and give me feedback!

 

[TheNextFeliks]

Eww. That cross was so painful to watch.

 

[SpeedSolver101]

Eww. That cross was so painful to watch.

-_- Witch one.

 

[TheNextFeliks]

-_- Witch one.

Oh. I only watched the first and thought you were just talking for the rest of the vid lol.

 

[SpeedSolver101]

Oh. I only watched the first and thought you were just talking for the rest of the vid lol.

What could i do to get better on the cross?

 

[TheNextFeliks]

What could i do to get better on the cross?

Plan the entire thing in inspection. Do cross blindfolded. You shouldn't have to take ten seconds to do something that can be done in 8 moves.

 

[Genesis]

Stop trying to turn as fast as you can, it doesn't help with your times much..
Try turning slower for a few solves and see how it goes

 

[SpeedSolver101]

Stop trying to turn as fast as you can, it doesn't help with your times much..
Try turning slower for a few solves and see how it goes

I will try that! Thanks for the answer!

 

[sneaklyfox]

Eww. That cross was so painful to watch.

See? Told ya...
(Yeah, I was trying to help him with cross because it seemed like a weak point.)

 

[CheesecakeCuber]

Donut say you donut liek Roux or ZZ. Some of the fastest people in the world use those methods. How could you evaluate how good theses methods are ef you haven't efen tried them?

 

[SpeedSolver101]

Donut say you donut liek Roux or ZZ. Some of the fastest people in the world use those methods. How could you evaluate how good theses methods are ef you haven't efen tried them?

Did you take a language arts class?