What to now?

[ahmedkl]

So at last i am sub 1min now and normally my avg is b.w 52-57sec . Now i feel that i am still slow so what more can i do to improve my time? i use f2l+2look oll and pll

 

[Alcuber]

learn a new method fridrich/petrus or buy a new cube

 

[ahmedkl]

i think you didn't read my post carefully

 

[ChrisBird]

Get better with the method you know.
Practice look ahead and get your recognition time for algorithms down.
Usually a lot of time is spent on F2L, if you are able to cut that down it'll be easier.

It's pretty easy to average sub-30 with what you know, so you should shoot for that.

~Chris

 

[cubefan4848]

I agree with Chris it is easy to get sub 30 with what you know. I just did it now I am moving on to full pll

 

[ahmedkl]

thanks chris i am slow at f2l when it comes to recognizing the pairs . What should i do? and any tips for look ahead?

 

[Zane_C]

Slow down and look ahead, a metrodome can help by having it set to a certain speed and forcing yourself to look ahead by executing in rhythm.

 

[Alcuber]

i think you didn't read my post carefully

sorry my fault
practise, go slow and look ahead or get a new cube

 

[EricReese]

No reason to go to a different method..wont help your times. Just get better with your own method. Learn all the algorithms, pretty obvious...

 

[Litz]

Just practice. At 5x seconds average all you really need to do is solve over and over. Look ahead is pointless when you're still not comfortable with F2L.

 

[RyanReese09]

I'll go to a qiuck time using 2look OLL+2look PLL

i got 29.23 with slow recognition on LL (becuase I'm used to full OLL/PLL0

it's very easy to get sub30 with 2look OLL+2look pll and f2l, just practice and go slow

 

[─━K`]

keep practicing!sooner or later you will be better!

 

[ahmedkl]

thanks for the replies people i think i need much more time with f2l

 

[Faran]

Not a good idea to start practicing look-ahead until you pretty much get the muscle memory to solve one pair while looking for another.

 

[AndyRoo789]

Instead of making this thread, you could have been practicing.

 

[ahmedkl]

i have been practicing almost 100 or more solves everyday . Just made it so that i might get motivated

 

[cyoubx]

No need for lookahead as people have said. Instead, get comfortable with recognizing cases, and feel free to solve each pair in bursts.
Usually, slow/smooth is better than bursts with pauses, but if you're aiming for sub 30 (which I think you should), then it's more important that you can execute the cases via muscle memory.

 

[ahmedkl]

can you explain the term 'muscle memory' related to cubing?

 

[EricReese]

It's where you don't even need to think about the algorithm, you see the case and you just perform it without thinking about it. Usually happens only after you are very comfortable with an algorithm.

 

[Joker]

Just practice. For me, once I got faster than 50 seconds, I dropped way down to 30 seconds. I was in the 40 second range for maybe a single day.