I’ve been using intuitive F2L but would like to be more efficient. I’ve watched a few example solves but I’m finding it hard to learn just by watching solves. So if anyone has a good F2L solutions/resource they’re able to share, I’d really appreciate it!
I’ve just watched this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d73BTqJJLlw
It has some good tips, and I already saw a few pairing tips that he just does when talking about the cases that are improvements to my current pairing solutions, but I prefer things written down/in PDF so I can look it up when I encounter the case.
This page on jperm.net has videos in order of complexity, which, by itself, is a nice resource to use in a traditional CFOP progression. However, I like to use a PDF made by the same guy in the page, which I’ll link here because for some reason he doesn’t bother to make it more clickable or explicit on the page.
The way I use this document is by looking for alternate solutions if I find that my intuitive solution is not very effective (more than 8 moves per pair, more than one rotation per pair or one rotation in the middle of the solution for that pair).
Edit: I should note that I’ve discovered a number of what people call “F2L tricks” and algorithms that are not listed on the PDF. However, I see this document as a great resource and starting point.
@thisisdee
Did you check speedcubedb:
- https://speedcubedb.com/a/3x3/F2L
- https://speedcubedb.com/a/3x3/AdvancedF2L
or the speedsolving wiki: https://www.speedsolving.com/wiki/index.php?title=First_Two_Layers
(and their External Resources)
For SBLS, I went through the list for each configuration. Even though some are trivial, it’s always interesting to see other solutions (depending on where your fingers are for instance)