ZZ help

[ZZCUBER]

I am sub-28 with CFOP and want to make ZZ my main method. My PB AO5 with the method is 28.96, so I think I've been able to get good times with it. I find ZZF2L very intuitive and fast. However, it happens so often that I mess up my EO/freeze in the middle of it and end up with a solve in the 45-60 second range. Any tips to get better/ more reliable at EO?

 

[Swagrid]

Just keep practicing it until you can plan it all. That should make it pretty consistent. Then start adding some edges in too

 

[OreKehStrah]

Just keep practicing it until you can plan it all. That should make it pretty consistent. Then start adding some edges in too

Swagrid my man, you are forgetting we have actual resources these days.

To practice EO, you can use the relatively new first step training tool crystalcube by err0r: https://crystalcube.app/trainer/
Just set it to EO only mode to practice. You can then set it to practice by the number of bad edges or the number of moves required to solve EO.

I also wrote a fundamentals guide to the EO step: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sOmj6abZL7TF7R4hdrnFVse0lDOOe2XUalwUZsDOlj4/edit?usp=sharing
Reading through that will likely introduce a lot of new techniques that will allow you to find better solutions.