Too many algorithms per day.

[dill2345]

I'm learning 5 f2l algorithms a day, is this too much?

 

[DAE_JA_VOO]

If, by "learn", you mean "be able to do it perfectly out of muscle memory on the day" then no, otherwise, yes.

I would recommend that you do not study a new alg until you have all the algs you've already studied (ever) perfectly memorized "by your muscles".

 

[linkmaster03]

I learn algorithms by learning 1-3 a day. (how I learned 2 Look OLL and PLL) Practice the new ones for the day, and review the old ones periodically. You'll have them in your head faster, so you can do normal solves. It's more enjoyable to use them in a real solve than grinding PLL attacks or whatever else you may do.

 

[CharlieCooper]

i learned pll in ~3 days and it was okay for a while, i thought I'd nailed them and i got some awesome solves but now I'm forgetting them.. very frustrating! learning slowly is definitely the way to do it, and in real solves if you can because being able to the alg is all very well, but recognising when to use it *quickly* is another matter entirely!

 

[jackolanternsoup]

I once tried learning OLLs. I tried 7 a day. I could remember them on that day itself but after that, i couldn't. I think I rely a lot on seeing how the colours move.. Which is bad. I don't really learn the muscle memory until months later

 

[DAE_JA_VOO]

Exactly my point. It takes me about 2 days to FULLY learn a new alg, because i spent one day teaching it to myself and my muscles, and the next day i DRILL that alg, over and over again so that mu muscles learn it. I remember when i was learning T-Perm. I knew/know that alg so well that my muscles can do it faster than my brain can remember it.

You need to be able to do an alg without paying ANY attention before you can even CONSIDER moving on.

 

[fanwuq]

Learning many algs a day is very easy for me. I've fully learned 4 algs (actually one and its inverses and reflection) in one class period of 40 minutes while still doing my classwork half the time. Another time, I learning 2 algs for the F perm OH in less than 10 minutes. And also the 3 new cases for Ortega 2x2 in about 5-10 minutes. (I was slow at recognition for the first 30 solves). The important thing is to know how to recognize the case fast before you learn to execute it, so that you know what are you learning. At first, muscle memory is tough for me, but now it's easy. After learning my first 10 algs, I got used to it.
But I don't like to learn more algs. I don't think it's the way to go. I have much to improve on turning speed and look ahead.

F2L:
It was a pain. I figured out all the cases intuitively. I don't think algs could have worked for me. The recognition would have been a pain.

 

[pjk]

For F2L algs, of course not. For other algs like PLL/OLL, memorize as many as you think you can without forgetting. You will find that if you memorize too many, you will forget them. It just takes practice.

 

[DavidWoner]

5 a day is ok for f2l, as long as you understand how they work. i learned intuitive f2l, but to optimize a few cases I learned some algs. if you understand how they work, you can do as many as you want. since my f2l was self-taught, i learned it all in one night.

for OLL you could probably learn 1-2 a day for 6 days, then do nothing but review them on the 7th day. then every two weeks do a cumulative review day where you just repeat all your OLLs. this method should take jst over a month to learn all OLL

PLL is like OLL but with more review days:
monday:1-2 algs tuesday: drill those algs until they are natural
wed: 1-2 thurs:drill
fri:1-2 sat:drill
sunday: drill all of that weeks algs.
this should take 3-4 weeks

 

[Harry]

At first, I learned the algos OUT OF MUSCLE MEMORY but then, I forget it then, in the bus or during class break, I drill in the algos

Btw, 8 PLL to go........