#Critique me (sub-15)

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upbeat forum
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wait…

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this is on the lower end of what I avg (14-11 with the occasional 17 here and there)

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@elder pulsar

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D2 L2 D2 U2 F L2 D2 R2 F2 D2 R2 B' U' L' F' L' R2 U F R2 U'

elder pulsar
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Bit hard to give much feedback without a recon but by far the biggest thing I see here is your turning. It’s pretty inaccurate and you’re locking up frequently, you also do a lot of regrips. Focus on turning slower and more accurately and also on reducing regrips. You also look at the back of the cube frequently which isn’t necessary, for PLL learn 2 sided recog and for f2l learn how to deduce where pieces are. Your cross could also be improved since I seemed like you did a couple regrips, focus on planning fingertricks

idle jetty
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i noticed on the second piece of the cross you inserted, you did 2 seperate turns with your thumb, try to use finger tricks. if you need to do that again, you can grab the bottom right corner's tip and use that bit to switch it to the opposite side. I also noticed a few pairs that could have been done pretty easily, so you definately need to slow down and think about your moves, or just breathe slower which i find helps me with concentration.

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is there a trainer for deducing pieces? lost of people have asked me to learn that but it’s difficult to get started

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it feels like i’m so afraid of pausing and slowing myself down that i just do the first pair i see without thinking about more efficent pairs to do

idle jetty
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If you have a phone you can download an app that helps you learn cfop and recog

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Cfop trainer

elder pulsar
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Idea is this:

  • an edge you’re looking for in f2l can be in 1 of 8 places
  • you can see 6 of these 8 pieces from any given angle (4 in the U layer and 2 in the front slots)
  • therefore you can deduce what the 2 pieces in the back are and due to the way you normally hold the cube (slight tilt to either the left or right) you should be able to identify what’s in the back if you can’t see it
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Generally you fill up backslots so if you fill the back left slot and you can’t see the piece you’re looking for in the U layer or front slots then you know it’s in the back right. The same idea applies for corners

elder pulsar
# upbeat forum how do i practice my pair choice?

Again untimed solves is your answer here. You want to fill up backslots first and you also want to avoid diagonal slots. The way I trained this was that after I finish cross I pause, identify all 4 pairs, decide which is the best and continue. Repeat for the next ones. This will also allow you to train your deduction. Bad pair selection would also be trying to do a pair where both pieces are stuck in different slots. This should also prevent tunnel visioning. In f2l you should be looking for any f2l pieces, not a specific corner or edge

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elder pulsar
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yes that's def a part of it

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but since you're getting to faster speeds and lookahead will become more of a consideration you need to make it easier for yourself. deduction isn't that easy so if you fill backslots first then you'll just be able to know where everything is which is far easier

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elder pulsar
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That’s more finding pieces. Say you find a red green corner and then you look specifically for the red green edge. That tunnel visioning may cause you to miss a better pair