[Help Thread] What should I learn next?

You don't need 167 F2L algs for sub 30. A few basic ones like triple sexy can be useful.
Backslotting is useful so definitely learn it.
Learn the PLL algs too.
You may know T perm (R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F'), Y perm (F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F'), U perms, H and Z perms from 4LLL. You already know 6 PLLs and you can get 3-4 cases from T perm.
For eg. Shifting the last 4 moves of the T perm to the start gives you a Jb perm which is R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U', mirroring the Jb perm to the left hand gives you the Ja perm which goes like L' U' L F L' U' L U L F' L2 U L, adding an R U R' U before the Jb perm and U' R U' R' gives the Na perm which goes like R U R' U (R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U') U' R U' R' and bringing the last F' of the T perm to the first and adding R' U' before the alg and adding an U R after the alg gives the F perm which goes like R' U' (F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R') U R. Next, you can learn the A perms since they're short and then you're left with 9 algs of which 4 are the dreaded G perms(they aren't actually that bad lol) and the rest are E, Nb, V, Ra and Rb perms which are easy to learn.
You might want to look at this
Full OLL should be put off until sub 25

Gl on your progress and happy cubing :D
 
I can't exactly tell based on your post, but it seems that you use intutive F2L currently? If thats so, then you don't need to work on algorithmic F2L just yet, but algdb.net is a good place to find F2L cases - they're not exactly the best, but they're good and you can compare your solutions to them to see which ones you need to improve.

I would also recommend working towards Full PLL, as that is a very important tool to be able to get to sub 30.
 
Nir1213 said:
you don't need algs. I learned intuitive f2l WITHOUT ANY ALGS. And you can too by just figuring out how pieces work. Intuitive is better than algorithimic.
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Intuitive is easier, but definitely not better than algorithmic. I haven't personally learned f2l algs but there's a BUNCH. But I'm too lazy to learn them.
 
MuaazCubes said:
Intuitive is easier, but definitely not better than algorithmic. I haven't personally learned f2l algs but there's a BUNCH. But I'm too lazy to learn them.
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intuitive isn't easier, because you have to figure it out your own, instead having algs layed out for you to learn.

Here's why I think it's better than algorithimic:

Intuitive pros:

You know when you teach someone an alg you forget it, learning intuitive f2l and teaching it to them won't make you forget.

if you know how pieces work you can become more creative with f2l, and maybe even cross so the f2l is more convenient.

Learning more than 40 algs can be daunting, so intuitive might encourage them since you don't have to learn anything, though it does take a bit longer to learn. Luckily, Lazer0monkey's video helps for this.

Inutitive cons:

a bit less convenient to learn than algorithimic f2l, but I personally think it's worth it.
 
I started speed cubing about 2 months ago (I have known the beginner method for about 4 years before this). I use CFOP with two look OLL and full PLL. I average about 28 seconds and my best is 18.7 seconds. I want to get faster but I’m not sure what to learn next?
 
Romy4 said:
I started speed cubing about 2 months ago (I have known the beginner method for about 4 years before this). I use CFOP with two look OLL and full PLL. I average about 28 seconds and my best is 18.7 seconds. I want to get faster but I’m not sure what to learn next?
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How about exploring Colour neutrality to get faster crosses and more fluid F2Ls,
and learning the 57 OLL algorithms?
 
Romy4 said:
Thank you for your reply :) is there a specific order I should learn the OLL algorithms in?
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I don't recommend learning full OLL yet because yes, it will save about 2 seconds but if you wait until you're trying to get sub 15, 2 seconds is a lot bigger of a deal.

Instead, drill all PLLs to sub 3 using thebestsiteever.ru, practice F2L efficiency by doing slow solves, find algorithms for hard cases so most pairs only take 8 moves or less, try to limit your cube rotations and make sure 99% of the time you can do cross in 8 moves by doing cross solves over and over again. Becoming colour neutral like @abunickabhi said will help with getting your cross in 8 moves or less.

If you do want to learn Full OLL then use the video by Cubehead. BrodyTheCuber has a really good guide to becoming sub 20.
 
DiamondGolem12 said:
I don't recommend learning full OLL yet because yes, it will save about 2 seconds but if you wait until you're trying to get sub 15, 2 seconds is a lot bigger of a deal.

Instead, drill all PLLs to sub 3 using thebestsiteever.ru, practice F2L efficiency by doing slow solves, find algorithms for hard cases so most pairs only take 8 moves or less, try to limit your cube rotations and make sure 99% of the time you can do cross in 8 moves by doing cross solves over and over again. Becoming colour neutral like @abunickabhi said will help with getting your cross in 8 moves or less.

If you do want to learn Full OLL then use the video by Cubehead. BrodyTheCuber has a really good guide to becoming sub 20.
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you can learn OLL at any time, but its generally recommended at anywhere that is sub 30 at the least.
 
DiamondGolem12 said:
I don't recommend learning full OLL yet because yes, it will save about 2 seconds but if you wait until you're trying to get sub 15, 2 seconds is a lot bigger of a deal.

Instead, drill all PLLs to sub 3 using thebestsiteever.ru, practice F2L efficiency by doing slow solves, find algorithms for hard cases so most pairs only take 8 moves or less, try to limit your cube rotations and make sure 99% of the time you can do cross in 8 moves by doing cross solves over and over again. Becoming colour neutral like @abunickabhi said will help with getting your cross in 8 moves or less.

If you do want to learn Full OLL then use the video by Cubehead. BrodyTheCuber has a really good guide to becoming sub 20.
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Thank you for the tips. I will watch that video :)
 
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