--- In [email protected], "kovacic81"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hello
>
> Although it isn't a staggering figure, it is my first sub 25 avg with
> ROUX.
>
> (19.97), 24.64, 20.55, 22.49, 24.03, (31.84), 28.37, 25.84, 24.72,
> 25.87, 25.92, 26.79 AVG 24.92
>
> I still use a 2 step process for Corners. Once i learn CLL, these
> times will drop substantially.
>
> Jason k
Way to go, Jason! It's good to see someone having success with
something that isn't Fridrich. I've been working more on my variation
for step 4 where you first place DB as you orient edges, and then
permute the L5E. So far, it's very much like learning ZB. Right now,
my average with pure Roux is around 20, but my normal average this way
is about 22. My best times are 15.0x this way (non lucky), though, so
it has very good spike times. I expect this number to grow
substantially once I learn more algs.
One strategy I'm experimenting with that could be useful to you (or
other Roux solvers) is learning both COLL and CLL. This would allow
you O6E skips twice as often, and give you the three edges orientation
for the majority of the rest of solves.
Also, I've been trying to recognize the orientation before the end of
step 2. If you save either the DL or DR edge piece for last, you can
use it to help influence orientation to your liking. If you have a
corner edge pair for last, you can use those too, with some intuitive
ZBF2L. This is a little harder, but will be more useful in the end.
That said, learning one step algs for corners is going to help your
times, but not all that much. The F2B and L6E steps are much more
important. You can get very good times still using only two step algs
for the corners.
Learning to use unconstrained centers and the special cases for step 4
will probably get you farther in the end than CLL. I say in the end
because those are probably going to take a long time to get used to,
but they will be worth it.
Keep up the good work, and keep us posted!
-Mike
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