When I started learning F2L, I tried to memorize. It didn't work out until one day (after about a week) when things started clicking. Once I saw how the pieces were moving, it was much easier to memorize. It is definitely important to know how the algorithms work, so don't just memorize them--understand them. This way, it becomes intuitive and automatic. Eventually, with some help from a friend, I learned how to make use of empty slots and whatnot. I average around 15-16 seconds now, having started in late December of 2004. Good luck!
Darren --- In [email protected], Mike Bennett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 1/30/06, David Pritts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > how fast do you guys solve F2L? how does that compare to the total time it > > takes you to solve the cube? > > > The fastest people do it in 8 or 9 on average, and that's around 2/3 of > their total solve time. > > Also - although I understand this method, do you think it makes a big > > enough difference in time to justify memorizing the 41 algs? This method is > > pretty good and i know it has a potential for being very fast, but assuming > > I took it slowly (maybe 1 a day, or 4-5 a week or something), I could easily > > memorize those algs after a month or two.. would that be noticeably faster? > > It seems to me that having an alg for each case would be significantly > > faster. > > > No. Just get better at doing them intuitively. If you're worried about > progress so much and fixated so heavily on taking the easier route just to > get a little better in 2 months, you're not going to try to understand why > the algs work as they do. > > Just keep at it, and you will see the times drop. I cubed incredibly > heavily for about two weeks before my times were down to what they were > before learning F2L. But without it, I never would have gotten sub-30, much > less sub-20. > > David > > > -Mike > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/speedsolvingrubikscube/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
