"But Chris, this is boring, how does this help me get faster !? I am turning slower, not faster, you need TPS to be fazt !" -> your immitation here is really excellent xD
I just started slow turning and looking ahead and I'm already noticing a significant increase in my efficiency. I can't wait to see what the results will be in a week. Thanks for the tip!
+Johnny Horstman It depends on your targeted average/barrier which depending on how efficient you are on average would requires a specific tps which could be reachable in a variable amount of time depending on you.
Very few videos exist on the topic of Look-ahead, as it's kind of hard to describe it... and no video truly teaches Look-ahead, nor habits to improve it. This is different! Thanks for finally giving UA-cam a good video on SUCH an important speedsolving topic, Chris!
although this video was recorder 3 years ago, the knowledge it contains remains unchanged .....thank you.finally someone who can explain what look ahead is and how to improve it
+JMSpeedCubing Agreed, intuitive til you think you're peaked and then study algs when you know which cases are a bitch for you personally and make those a strength through simple algs of your choosing... If you have no idea if your f2l is peaked, you arent..when the only thing you think you can do is look ahead more or just 'be faster' then its time for algs.
You have great advice; not "wasting moves" is actually very important in Graph Theory and P&NP Problems. Unfortunately most people will do anything to avoid thinking, (and even more avoid planning.) At some point between the moment we begin to "understand it" and the moment we realize it's easier to "memorize it" we choose memory over planning so we can comfortably shift into "auto-pilot." This might sound like a weird but "Chess" and "Go" are great remedies for this.
I agree with everything you said in the video. Unfortunately, I was never able to get myself past the fact that I had to practice this consistently. Albeit boring, this lookahead practice helped when I did it, but it was hard to see concrete results unless I was able to put myself in front of a timer and see my times. Of course, I was never able to get past 12 seconds because I never practiced this as much as I should have. Your video definitely explained this very well, and highlighted the exact struggles I went through when I was cubing more often.
I think this video is really good. Thanks, Chris! I'm at an intermediate level (4-look last layer) and am down in the low 20s (just set an avg. of 12 at 21.61). I know the F2L is my weakest part right now, especially because I do not have a look ahead. I found this really helpful.
Trying to be sub 20 before I watched this...did slow practice for 2 weeks not timed,after that, got my first sub 20 average of 5,10 and 15, and a new pb of 16secnds it was the most boring two weeks of my life but it made then end result much better, I now rarely get a 20+ solve with a new pb average of 17second, thanks Chris ur AMAZING!
While doing this I got a pb lol. It was a last layer skip but this is really helping. Will definitely take these tips as I'm a 30 sec average but I know if my look ahead was better I could probably be 25. Thank you!
Oh god. Thanks so much Chris! I started this a few weeks back and gave up after getting my times way up and being so bored. Well you motivated me to start again and actually gave a plan. You're the best teacher!!! Love you man (no homo :D)
And do we go slow on LL too? I feel like it isn't necessary since they're just algs that are already in your muscle memory. Or is it so your recognition gets better?
i started cubing 1 month ago along with some collagues at school and i still have the shittiest cube, after my teacher took my rubiks brand 2.0 (not that bad) and i got one for free that has the peaces identical to the first rubiks. when i solve on a speedcube at school i'm always the fastest (avg sub 40 pb 25) because my cube locks up so insanely much that i only slow solve on it and i try to be very economical (i avg like 50 sec. with it). the good thing is that in 2 days my valk 3 arrives and i'll train alg speed too. i use two look cfop ( i used the beginners method like a week)
So I’m a cfop solver who uses intuitive f2l (no algs) and 4-look last layer and I average around 35 seconds with pretty much no look-ahead. What do you recommend me to do next, learn f2l algs, learn 2-look last layer or just work on look-ahead? This would help me out a lot thanks 😊
Work on full pll first then learn some f2l algs but not too many because a lot are unnecessary to become fast. Focus the most more on f2l efficiency because f2l is the most important part. Full oll is optional but if you plan on learning that make sure your full pll is already learned. Don't be too concerned with look ahead until sub 20
Bernard the poet Thanks! I’ve learned about 2/3 of full PLL and I’m working on F2L efficiency and look ahead by doing slow solves. I’m about sub-23 right now so I must be doing something right 😊
This works perfectly. Last week my PB was 59.11 seconds and now it is 47.45 seconds. My time improved by 11.66 seconds in a week. I also beat my PB 3 times today :O
I am trying to learn full pll and oll and untill I have manage to do that I am using f2l and beginer's algs for last lyer. After doing slow solves for two weeks now I went from sub 1.30 to 50sec beacuse my lookahed has got much bettre thx
probably only this method for f2l. if u think about it, it would be hard to look ahead from oll to pll by tracking the placement of 9 pieces through one entire algorithm
![6 F2L EXERCISES FOR IMPROVING RUBIK'S CUBE LOOK AHEAD [Pro Tip]](/img/n.gif)
0:58 My favorite part of this video.
I thought of you when I heard that
I liked it just because of that.
origami katakana Same
+Derpy Cuber I think 1:54 is better
+Derpy Cuber lol
Well said! I love doing slow solves, especially with an Arnold voice!
0:22 does U3'
In Lucas's 4.90 there were also not one but two U3'...
okay, but Chris is specifically saying not to waste moves
+Niko “GJ” Ronkainen I just watched it several times and I see no U3.
EDIT: nvm. It's because it isn't :22 it's :26. :P
+Matthieu Aubert yes hahaha in f2l
+cyotheking Yeah I put 0:22 because you say "Notice how I don't do things like U U' and waste moves" right as you do it.
"But Chris, this is boring, how does this help me get faster !? I am turning slower, not faster, you need TPS to be fazt !" -> your immitation here is really excellent xD
I just started slow turning and looking ahead and I'm already noticing a significant increase in my efficiency. I can't wait to see what the results will be in a week. Thanks for the tip!
My slow tps is like .2 so this might take a while lol
+Johnny Horstman It depends on your targeted average/barrier which depending on how efficient you are on average would requires a specific tps which could be reachable in a variable amount of time depending on you.
Very few videos exist on the topic of Look-ahead, as it's kind of hard to describe it... and no video truly teaches Look-ahead, nor habits to improve it.
This is different! Thanks for finally giving UA-cam a good video on SUCH an important speedsolving topic, Chris!
0:44 : U' U2 to recognize the T-Perm.
+Louis Sarthou yeah, I suck. :'(
+cyotheking lol
+cyotheking hey can i do my pill and I'll fats or no
U' U2'*
Advait Pai thats the same thing
although this video was recorder 3 years ago, the knowledge it contains remains unchanged .....thank you.finally someone who can explain what look ahead is and how to improve it
Would you consider making a page on your website on what f2l algs you find the be the most efficient?
Working on it!
+cyotheking should you learn intuitive and than the algs???? or just do one (and which one is better?)
+MrPokeKid1 Use intuitive and then learn algs for slow cases
+dabestskewber when should i learn those algs? and how will i know what these "slow cases" are?
+JMSpeedCubing Agreed, intuitive til you think you're peaked and then study algs when you know which cases are a bitch for you personally and make those a strength through simple algs of your choosing...
If you have no idea if your f2l is peaked, you arent..when the only thing you think you can do is look ahead more or just 'be faster' then its time for algs.
A better method is to use a Rubik's Brand and turn your normal speed lel
Herman Ho Nice logic.
no. It locks up
Hahahaha, that's better
Herman Ho XD
Herman Ho Haha you got me laughing
I got so much motivated when I heard "this is not an overnight process"
You have great advice; not "wasting moves" is actually very important in Graph Theory and P&NP Problems. Unfortunately most people will do anything to avoid thinking, (and even more avoid planning.) At some point between the moment we begin to "understand it" and the moment we realize it's easier to "memorize it" we choose memory over planning so we can comfortably shift into "auto-pilot." This might sound like a weird but "Chess" and "Go" are great remedies for this.
I agree with everything you said in the video. Unfortunately, I was never able to get myself past the fact that I had to practice this consistently. Albeit boring, this lookahead practice helped when I did it, but it was hard to see concrete results unless I was able to put myself in front of a timer and see my times. Of course, I was never able to get past 12 seconds because I never practiced this as much as I should have. Your video definitely explained this very well, and highlighted the exact struggles I went through when I was cubing more often.
I have been stuck in a rut of 11-12 seconds for like 8 months or something. This is worth a shot.
Very helpful, can't wait to see more critiques
I think this video is really good. Thanks, Chris! I'm at an intermediate level (4-look last layer) and am down in the low 20s (just set an avg. of 12 at 21.61). I know the F2L is my weakest part right now, especially because I do not have a look ahead. I found this really helpful.
this video and the upcoming videos are exactly what i need right now. thanks
Trying to be sub 20 before I watched this...did slow practice for 2 weeks not timed,after that, got my first sub 20 average of 5,10 and 15, and a new pb of 16secnds it was the most boring two weeks of my life but it made then end result much better, I now rarely get a 20+ solve with a new pb average of 17second, thanks Chris ur AMAZING!
Nice one, Chris do some more of these
The Arnold impersonation was hilarious. :D
Did you use these skills to be able to get a sub 9 3x3 average?
+BrodytheCuber Isn't that obvious ?
That comment was made before he had one.
Oh my bad sorry.
This will help me a lot in my first comp.Keep it up.
I'm certainly going to try this! I'm glad I found your channel a few days ago it's great! :)
THANK YOU SO MUCH, CYOTHEKING! THIS WORKED! NEW OFFICIAL PERSONAL BEST: 13.390 SECONDS!!!
This is the best look ahead F2L video ever !
This is super helpful and I look forward to the other two videos!!!
Hahahaha, I laughed with your "But chris" objections. Nice video!
yup it helps a lot chris. I improved after 3 weeks. I was sub 27 and now I am sub 22-24.Thanks
cyo you are the king! nice video I needed to watch this, because I have little to no look ahead.
it helped me a lot...thank you Chris
WoW. This video is like... almost perfect. Thanks for the work you did. [subscribed]
While doing this I got a pb lol. It was a last layer skip but this is really helping. Will definitely take these tips as I'm a 30 sec average but I know if my look ahead was better I could probably be 25. Thank you!
+G Bam
Lookahead will be even more useful as you get faster like trying to get sub 20.
Didn't know Arnold Schwarzenegger was trying to get better at look ahead!
by being the governor of CA ?
from 40 second solves to 30 sec solves of one day lookahead pratice.Looking forward to the future. Thanks.
Nordic Jinzo
any updates ? :)
it's me almost sub 20
Nordic Jinzo
nice
I am sub 25 :)
Oh god. Thanks so much Chris! I started this a few weeks back and gave up after getting my times way up and being so bored. Well you motivated me to start again and actually gave a plan. You're the best teacher!!! Love you man (no homo :D)
And do we go slow on LL too? I feel like it isn't necessary since they're just algs that are already in your muscle memory. Or is it so your recognition gets better?
+EntireTV so go slow on LL too? Thanks
i see... you do something new in your videos every single time haha great :D
Congrats on 15k :)
Could you please make the video on blind cross? Im really having trouble with blind cross and it would be very useful if you can make a video on it.
Thank you chris this really help me
Almost at 15k. GJ, tophu!
Very nice video. Once thing u could say that not just slow turning rather focusing on pieces are also important.
Hey, Chris, when will you post the 2 videos "solving your cross blind" and "unlimited inspection practice"? I'm really looking forward to those tips.
Would love to see these Unlimited inspection practice & solving your cross blind videos, chris :P
thanks Chris! I think this will really help.
Awesome video!! Helped so much!!
Great video! You motivated me
It actually helped me, thanks!
i started cubing 1 month ago along with some collagues at school and i still have the shittiest cube, after my teacher took my rubiks brand 2.0 (not that bad) and i got one for free that has the peaces identical to the first rubiks. when i solve on a speedcube at school i'm always the fastest (avg sub 40 pb 25) because my cube locks up so insanely much that i only slow solve on it and i try to be very economical (i avg like 50 sec. with it). the good thing is that in 2 days my valk 3 arrives and i'll train alg speed too. i use two look cfop ( i used the beginners method like a week)
much better than jperms look ahead vid!! thx for the help. great advice :0
it worked just in 1 day , i improved from avg 32 to 27-28 , thanks cyotheking
Very helpful!.. Ilove your video!
best cubing channel helped me a lot :)
I should learn full CFOP first or try this out? I don't know, I think I should learn first CFOP, but I'm very indecisive...
Well this is a part of CFOP
Really nice viedeo it helps thank you!!!
The song at the beginning is Tobu - Holiday
sir tnx
for this video this is help me a lot
i only started playing rubix cube 2 months and my time is 25-33 sec
Thanks bro really helped me
now this is what i need thanks cyo (also found ur channel cuz of a friend)
erm really slow turning? 15 seconds........................................................
It's efficiency rather than speed
:P but still... my best is 14
my best is 2 minutes even with f2l :( I don't know why my brain won't learn how to manipulate the cube well. really discouraging.
blueburger4 keep trying without a timer a practice megaminx if you have one
+blueburger4 just practive and it will get better
Thanks for these tips, I actually use the slow method while learning guitar solos.
i love the voice great vid please use that voice in every howto
Great info!
i reach sub 18 after 1 entire practicing like him. tks chris
thanks man really helped got my average down from sub 35 to sub 28
after a 5 years of research i found this master piece
Thanks a lot Chris
I do OH solves cause it builds my look ahead
this is very helpful to an 18 second solver :) thanks chris
When working on two pairs, would you go for predicting how and where the next pair is or tracking it during blindfolded executions ?
nice vid, helped a lot thx
thanks bro.. I learned a lot..
You have a verry good website, but I have one more question: Can you send cubes to europe as well?
I already do this! thanks for approving of it. ; )
My tip for roux solvers is just slow solve at the first and second block and do fast on cmll and lse
Okk
So I’m a cfop solver who uses intuitive f2l (no algs) and 4-look last layer and I average around 35 seconds with pretty much no look-ahead. What do you recommend me to do next, learn f2l algs, learn 2-look last layer or just work on look-ahead? This would help me out a lot thanks 😊
Work on full pll first then learn some f2l algs but not too many because a lot are unnecessary to become fast. Focus the most more on f2l efficiency because f2l is the most important part. Full oll is optional but if you plan on learning that make sure your full pll is already learned. Don't be too concerned with look ahead until sub 20
Bernard the poet Thanks! I’ve learned about 2/3 of full PLL and I’m working on F2L efficiency and look ahead by doing slow solves. I’m about sub-23 right now so I must be doing something right 😊
Can you do a video on how to be color neutral and slowly shift from tour go-to color? (White for me, because I'm bad)
at 0:45 does U' U2
ABCubey ks yeah 😊😊
Could you maybe make a video how to solve cross with one f2l pair (track) without looking?
This works perfectly. Last week my PB was 59.11 seconds and now it is 47.45 seconds. My time improved by 11.66 seconds in a week. I also beat my PB 3 times today :O
when are the other two videos mentioned in this video coming? Are they out ?
0:21 L' L
haha
Rami Sbahi no, it was L' U L
haha
noooo
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THANK YOU SO MUCH CHRIS!!! :D
Thanks so much for this video! I suck at look-ahead and this was really helpful ;0
this was awesome:D
was the font at the beginning 'Bank Gothic'?
You earned a sub :D i improve thank you!
does this work if you do not know all of the algs of the fredrich method yet?
nice video! thanks!
+Ronick Palomeno im excited for the "solving your cross blind" tutorial...
I laughed so hard watching this video. Now I gotta re-watch the video
I am trying to learn full pll and oll and untill I have manage to do that I am using f2l and beginer's algs for last lyer. After doing slow solves for two weeks now I went from sub 1.30 to 50sec beacuse my lookahed has got much bettre thx
Dude this helped a lot. Thanks! :-)
+cyotheking I know look ahead is used mainly for F2L but what about easy PLLs like Z and H perms would you do those fast during the slow solves
probably only this method for f2l. if u think about it, it would be hard to look ahead from oll to pll by tracking the placement of 9 pieces through one entire algorithm
Lol, I average around 25 seconds, and when I did the slow turning, I got a 23 second ao5. And now, 3 weeks later, I average 19 now, thanks!
Can u make a vid for how o memorize f2l algs faster and better
what if i turning really slow and still have to stop and look for other pair,what do i have to do to get rid of that?
+cyotheking I'm a sub 25 sec solver. Do you suggest I should be doing what you said in your video?
Thanks For The Great Video!
Can I do a normal solve while doing a slow turning?
Hey cyotheking is that okay in big cubes I'm not ganna practice bin 3x3 I'm ganna practice in 5x5 so I can improve my look ahead
Thanks!!!
1:00 BUT CHRIS HOW DOES THIS HELP TO GET FASTER