Oops, I meant 15-16 seconds to solve the cube. F2L is 10-12 seconds.
--- In [email protected], smgfreak_dk
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> 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]
> >
>
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