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How to be sub 20

Hogr

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I am a average 22.
avg of 12: 22.72

Time List:
1. 21.02 U F2 L D2 B U' R2 F' R' D2 L2 B2 R2 F2 U2 B2 D F2 B2 D B'
2. 24.22 L' U' D R2 B' U' L' F U R2 L2 U B2 U' F2 D2 L2 B2 R2 B
3. 20.75 B R' B2 R' D2 F2 U2 L B2 L R2 F2 U' F R2 D F L F U' B'
4. 25.48 R F2 U L2 F2 U' R2 B2 U2 L2 U' L' B F' L2 D B L' D2 L' R
5. 20.99 L2 F' U2 F L B2 L D B2 L B2 L D2 R' B2 L2 F2 U2 L2 F
6. 24.45 F' R2 U2 F2 U' L' D R' F2 U F R2 L2 B D2 F' D2 B R2 U2 F'
7. (28.22) F2 R' D2 U2 B2 L' D2 R F2 U2 R2 F' L' R U' R U' R2 D2 F
8. 20.70 L2 U B U F B2 D' R' B F2 U L2 F2 R2 F2 U R2 L2 F2 U2
9. 24.09 F' L U B' R F' D B2 R2 D' L2 U2 F' B2 R2 D2 B D2 F2 L2 U2
10. (20.35) B' R2 L2 F' D2 L' U L D' F2 R2 D L2 D' F2 R2 B2 L2 D2 F'
11. 22.71 B F2 R' D2 F2 L2 F2 R' B2 L D B2 U B' R2 D2 B2 F' D
12. 22.74 L2 F2 R' F2 R' F2 R D2 U2 F2 U2 B' L B2 U2 F' L2 U L' F2 D

I can finish cross and F2L at 14sec.
Should I concentrate on F2L and cross or LL?
 

Hogr

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try to get cross + f2l in 11 seconds,

thats what i tries when i had te same problem and now im average 17

concentrate on f2l
I just cannot get my cross+ F2L to 11 seconds. I have tried everything; reducing my tps to 1,2,3,and even 4. I just cannot get it to work.
 

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I just cannot get my cross+ F2L to 11 seconds. I have tried everything; reducing my tps to 1,2,3,and even 4. I just cannot get it to work.
If 3 TPS isn't enough for an ~11 second F2L, your solutions may not be efficient enough. Take a look at reconstructions of people's solves on RCDB or looking at algorithms on AlgDB, and see if there are any solution to cases which are better than what you currently use.
 
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In order to become sub-20, you have to practice constantly (like almost everything in cubing) you don't need to know full PLL or OLL necessarily to become sub-20 (though it's very helpful). Imrpove your look ahead, fingertricks and efficiency and you will easily become sub-20.
 

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What kind of cube? 2 look oll? What about pll? Intuitive or algorithmic f2l?

Keep practicing, do a lot of untimed solves.
 

kemuat

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Whoa work on your last layer. Full PLL is necessary for sub 20 imo.
My best advice to anyone that wants to improve but isn't improving is to take a break. Take your mind off of cubing for a week or so. I used to always think about cubing when I started (I make sound like it was so long ago when it hasn't even been a year yet lol). I used to practice non-stop for at least an hour every day. Then, when I was trying to be sub-20, I got so busy with work that I couldn't even practice. It was over two weeks when I finally had the time to cube again. I started timing myself to find that I barely was averaging 26. It took a while to get back to speed, but I realized that I was improving again. Now I use breaks whenever I feel that my growth is slowing down. So yeah, got a bit off topic, but seriously, taking a break pushed me way further than I would have if I practiced with the same intensity.
 

Mr.DudeCubing

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I am constantly averaging 17 and the biggest tip is to learn full pll (it will only cut down about 1-2 seconds.)and work on your f2l lookahead. Sub 20 is the stage where lookahead really matters. Do 5 slow solves and then do 5 solves at your regular pace and see how that helps.
 

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When I was close to sub-20 I kept that constant for a long long time. I think the trick was not practicing very much. And definitely not doing any targeted practice.

I’m sorry, don’t mind me. I’m only amusing myself
 
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