Rubik's Cube: 5 Tips To Immediately Improve Your F2L Look Ahead

[@aryelcarreon7853]

This is one of those channels that im surprised people haven't found yet

[@flamingnoob2]

I totally agree!

[@Hallstrom007]

yes!

[@thanhnd4913]

Tks a lot

[@SMhzb]

I totally agree

[@Best-pz5lo]

@oh no no This was 2 years ago when he had about 1k subs..lol?

[@NeoDoesBuisness]

0:19 when your teacher assigns homework at the end of class

[@vecolitycubes1912]

AlikeBrodie that’s my teacher

[@mysticdragonex815]

LOL

[@Iqbal1808]

Me: are u kidding me with this sh- 1. When does look ahead start Teacher: what?

[@eggos5834]

Lol

[@swaggerdagger_101]

When someone asks about the homework we had

[@zedmechanics4327]

My problem is that sometimes while I'm looking ahead I can see so many pairs that I get confused which causes me to pause

[@MaximilianBerkmann]

I have the same problem.

[@paradox9265]

Dude I hate when someone asks a question and ppl reply with “same” 😂 remind me of the Fortnite forums Wait did that just make me a hypocrite?🧐

[@paradox9265]

Richard Smith LOOOL

[@paradox9265]

Richard Smith I understand 😂

[@squidguy7907]

_now you look crazy because the comments were deleted_

[@Metsani44]

J Perm, your channel has gotten me farther than I ever thought I would and I just wanted to thank you for all the help. Every video is so well thought out and practical and easy to follow. Keep it up!

[@JPerm]

Thanks for your feedback, glad you find the videos useful :)

[@GoIrish8]

J Perm I have heard a lot that I should just so slow, untimed solves for a week, and my lookahead will be better. is this true?

[@mastercharizardxy1011]

MJBCuber made me a 35 second solver from a 1 minute solver

[@jaredp3834]

I agree I’ve cut my times in half and jperm has been a huge help for that

[@gurnihalsingh6252]

It true

[@yoda8949]

My brain during any cubing: stop and think about your life Me: why? My brain: idk

[@crispynuggets1580]

Lol relatable tho...

[@simplycubed8920]

omg yoda is a cuber???

[@ACEthetics.]

Master Yoda??

[@simplycubed8920]

@@ACEthetics. lol

[@yoda8949]

@@ACEthetics. Kenobi

[@UberCuber]

Great video! I'm going to start linking this when people ask me about look ahead, it's much more helpful than just saying "do slow solves."

[@JPerm]

Wow thanks! I just checked out your channel and you have some great stuff. I particularly liked the OLL algs one, that was useful. Subbed

[@UberCuber]

Thanks, I appreciate it :)

[@cabralibacka5563]

UberCuber yep

[@viditsinhvala7428]

What is your PB ????

[@robit7304]

jo

[@skull123]

1. Look ahead starts from inspection 2. ACTUALLY SLOW DOWN 3. Don't look at the pair you are currently doing 4. See where new information is coming from 5. Memorize what certain algs do to certain pieces

[@mc_cubing3639]

This is so underrated

[@still_goateditz497]

this needs morelikes

[@nabranestwistypuzzler7019]

If you can’t solve a pair without looking at it, do this drill: 1. Scramble up your cube 2. Look at the cross solution & solve it without looking 3. Then, look for your first F2L pair & solve it without looking 4. Repeat that for F2L pairs 2, 3 & 4 5. To add on, do more than one step, so multiple F2L pairs at once without looking, x-cross to any extent, and cross + 1 or more F2L pairs. You can also lookahead to last layer.

[@prdoyle]

Nice, good idea!

[@nabranestwistypuzzler7019]

Patrick Doyle I didn’t come up with the idea. I was watching a sub 30 video, and then I asked if I should switch my A-Perm alg to the standard alg. One of the tips he said to become sub 30 was to have all LL algs under 2.5 seconds, so if it’s a good alg, then practice it, and if it’s a bad one, then learn a proper one & practice that. The alg I used to use was the T-Perm with Rw moves instead of R moves, and then the mirror. I also said about all of the other algs that I know. He obviously said that I should work on F2L because being sub 35 and knowing 16 PLLs & 30+ OLLs obviously means that my F2L is bad. That was one of the tips he gave me. And I did switch to the standard RUD algs. Actually, here’s the link to the video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZvbd4aaf9KXrbM

[@UnholyThumb]

@@nabranestwistypuzzler7019 did that work? Cause my average is 31 and i use 2look, so i wanna improve my f2l

[@nabranestwistypuzzler7019]

AdSF I haven’t tried it much, but it seems to make sense, and some faster than me told me about it in a reply on his sub-30 video. You should also learn more efficient solutions, understand them intuitively, and get them fast. J Perm explains about it in his new sub 30 video that he recently uploaded: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3zJnq2KmtyKr6s

[@kostaskoukos3932]

How do you look ahead to LL?

[@viperzenthic1573]

I got my first sub-30 time earlier today and since then, I've been trying to look through different tips for F2L since it's where my speed is severely lacking and, wow. This is tougher than I expected.

[@neeexxxi4917]

4:45 "THEN OLL AND PLL" cya

[@exdee7006]

Neeexxxi well yeahhhhh

[@yakman8913]

Neeexxxi if you don’t know at least full pll and beginner I’ll this isn’t for you

[@somerandomdude5218]

I learnt to solve the cube as well as F2l and oll and pll from you! My times have came down from 1:23 to 24 seconds average! Your teaching is very effective

[@albusdumbledore9345]

This video is sooooooo much helpful tomorrow is my competition and it gave me encouragement that if i slow down i may actually be able to improve thankyou so much j perm

[@TeamSSF]

I just learned how to solve it for the first time from you. Thank you! What is the next thing I should learn to solve it faster? The look ahead is far too advance for me right now.

[@JPerm]

linked in the description of my beginner tutorial are "how to get faster with the beginner method" and also a cfop method tutorial playlist when you're ready to move onto bigger things :)

[@JewJupiter]

Just found your channel today and it's definitely helping me so thank you

[@JPerm]

No problem! Please share with anyone who you think would find it useful :)

[@derpbot5715]

lol this was posted on me bday just realized

[@GoIrish8]

J Perm How did you get sub 20? I average around 28-24 and I use 2 look oll and full pll. My cross and f2l take 16-20 seconds, and last layer about 4-10 seconds. How can I get sub 20?

[@bhavanasiyal3349]

Jainbhajan yeto such hai ki navkar main

[@andyjc9535]

I love how you add some comedy in this here and there.

[@aibelrapheal5176]

Let me finish cross first .

[@LuisCuber253]

You make it look so simple. Nice video by the way! It really helped me 😀

[@Liquoricilicious]

Finally a video that explains look-ahead, instead of wasting my time preaching me to "do slow solves!" or "just look ahead!" and other helpless rambles.

[@UnknownRager96]

"if you can't do F2L in 10 seconds" Brush it takes me a minutes

[@iwilldefeatjperm5631]

BOOOOOO NO ONE USING CFOP GETS A SOLVE THAT ISN'T SUB 1 MINUTE BOOOOOO

[@UnknownRager96]

@@iwilldefeatjperm5631 shut up

[@monkemonke9048]

@@iwilldefeatjperm5631 he just learned

[@dvipadapogunuru2309]

Me too

[@kellanflanigan8509]

This actually helped me a lot. Its crazy how something as simple as saying "Don't look at the pair youre already doing" can spark a realization. Ive been focusing too hard on the pair I'm inserting when I already knew exactly what to do to insert it without looking. I'll be back with an update after a little while of using this new information in my solves.

[@kengarcia2919]

this video really help me to improve my time...your the best J perm😊

[@neilcartwright100]

This video has literally blown my mind! You see so much while I see nothing! Not ready for look ahead yet. My average is 90 seconds with half for F2L. I’m using a mix of the standard base method plus some intuition. What should I do next? Learn more F2L cases?

[@doubleburst8171]

hi j perm this vid helped me a lot with F2l i got a new best time my last PB was 1:01.47 now 53.42

[@herman7550]

Dopex Plays_ my pb is 14:80, before it was 20

[@michaelrodriguez3253]

Jperm this tutorial is AWESOME. You're great with both hands which is a plus. I particularly liked the case with the diagonally opposite edge pieces in that it gives me the liberty of setting up and solving two f2l slots simultaneously. Also, the link with the F2ls is super helpful as well. It would be really helpful if you would please do a tutorial on solving two f2ls simultaneously. Thanking you so much in advance.

[@jouieaquino9489]

Thanks To You, I improved my f2l! Thanks!

[@musbubsees2472]

Wow! This helped a lot. Watching this video gave me a clear understanding of look ahead in F2L. I got my two best singles right after watching this video and my best average of 5 and my best average of 12.

[@KushTheGamer]

Learned a lot from this:) Just found your channel btw and insta-subbed. Thank you J sperm

[@JPerm]

+Kushagra Jha Thanks! Lmao J sperm

[@stonemuncher9494]

Kushagra Jha lmfao

[@gee.el7]

Lol.. j sperm 😂😂

[@eliroiko3297]

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[@capriphonix8863]

Wow this is really good. One of the greatest tutorials for lookahead. You deserve way more subscribers man. Keep up the good work!

[@JPerm]

Thanks so much! It means a lot to me that you think it's one of the greatest haha I'm glad you think it's good :)

[@parityhater7155]

Woah this is the first time he said ‘’Hey guys what's up?" at the beginning of a video!!!

[@pranayverma3816]

Man, your channel is the best and this is probably the most useful video for 3x3 in all of youtube :)

[@bluefield086]

J perm you are amazing, These got me sub-20, thank you very much!

[@gToddyS]

me too

[@josiahwilson9621]

Thanks for making these tutorials, my times are finally getting good! :P

[@ignitablevirus7644]

i am a f2l beginner and i find it hard to look at the corner piece, understand what edge piece it goes with, then finding it even if im just staring at the cube i usually look at the corner peice look for the two colors that are not on the bottom and start turning the cube looking for the edge piece any tips on how to help fix this?

[@JPerm]

yeah i understand how you feel, i think everyone had that problem at the beginning. i think you just need to practice until it becomes more natural. F2L look ahead (the topic of this video) is not for beginners, but is more useful for people averaging under 30 seconds, maybe 25 seconds. keep practicing and you'll get better at seeing pieces!

[@somalaskar7811]

Even top cubers had that problem in the beginning.

[@rogg0224]

I can do begginers method faster than my f2l.. :(

[@HugaCuba]

Although I started cubing eight years ago, I learned so much from this video! This is probably the best video I've seen on improving F2L!

[@JPerm]

Thanks! And I like your channel name

[@HugaCuba]

Thanks! I still don't know what it could stand for though, my friends and I created some fantasy words :D

[@sadiasalman8675]

Goddammit why did I start cubing in the first place

[@maetsuen]

Another great video, learned a ton! Thanks J Perm!

[@ContentWithPython]

Thank you so much. I have thousand of pause in my solves, but from now on I am going to improve. Thanks!!!!

[@AllThingsBaseball01]

bro you helped me sooooo much, I do recommend, the first few solves with slower turning should not be timed, that way even if u have a good scramble u wont want to speed up

[@expocat11]

0:39 I beg for mercy Feliks

[@cidalfonsorey1363]

0:19 ALMOST SWEARED!

[@bezaitis7395]

My brain doesn't process for me to look ahead 😬

[@anish6227]

Then u will need a little more practise

[@vecolitycubes1912]

legendary cuber then you will need to spell better

[@_barrel6901]

Neeoz - Agar io, look who’s talking.

[@ShopWave-r6e]

@@_barrel6901 I edited it because I forgot to put his name.

[@_barrel6901]

Neeoz - Agar io, u forgot the comma again 😂

[@moltengear7347]

J perm your channel helped me with f2l and looking for new pairs as i am inserting the first pair helped me get faster

[@rwu0812]

i have bad efficiency because I learned something else and I got so used to doing it that even though I know the algs I don't do it. Also I am having trouble finding pieces so I insert the edge and pair the corner later once it comes up. I know all the f2l algs, I just can use then cause I can't find any pieces. This is probably the only reason I can't sub 10, because my f2l is super inefficient. Do you have any tips on how I can adjust to the alg solving way?

[@JPerm]

+Ryan Wu Changing habits/Algs is all about discipline. When you practice, accept the really bad times you get when you try to do the right thing, because eventually it will make you faster! Even if you have to pause for 5 secs or undo the moves you just did, make sure you end up doing the efficient thing.

[@rwu0812]

Oh I get it! So you want me to slow down and do the efficient way, and keep on doing it so I will eventually get used to it and will get faster! Thanks! Also I have trouble finding pieces and they are not usually in the top layer. They usually end up in the bottom or the wrong slot. I think it's inefficient to make the pair in the wrong slot and take it out and put it in the right slot. Any tips?

[@VivaldoRoqueSpeedCuber]

Hi, J Perm, what is the site you use to time, in your videos? these videos are helping me not to take too many breaks during the solve. I like, continuous with the great work.

[@JPerm]

thanks! cstimer.net

[@breadmarine7383]

I cant even look not look-ahead... Seriously I have trouble with actualy locating the pieces i need to insert

[@amitamudgal6057]

Thanx so much. I improved from sub 38 to sub 28 overnight in an hour just after practicing look ahead the way you thounght . Thanx :D

[@erasmusic6042]

JUP im not ready for this yet 😂😂😂

[@ViperoK]

lmao same i get like 40 second f2l solves and i have been thinking i need to start look ahead but clearly not

[@9agy]

@@ViperoK same

[@ViperoK]

HHAHAHAH stupid old me. Now I'm sub 15 and this video is actually useful :)

[@tantiwahopak101]

@@ViperoK awesome!

[@tantiwahopak101]

@@ViperoK awesome!

[@25rari]

You’ve inspired me from 57s to 42s! I’ll work harder for my favorite Cubers!

[@GoIrish8]

How did you get so good a knowing exactly what will happen in your cross. It takes me like a whole minute to plan out my whole cross in notation

[@JPerm]

+MJBCuber Don't use notation, just imagine the moves you will do or imagine how the pieces will move. I spent a lot of time practicing only the cross when I was averaging sub-30, and then when I was sub-15 I practiced planning the first pair during inspection. I used to inspect for a full minute on most solves just to make sure I was doing it right

[@GoIrish8]

J Perm Thank you

[@genericgamer2003]

J Perm I know this is old and kinda late but I average about 40 second s to solve cross and f2l what should I do

[@josephtv5049]

Thank you very much!!! Your tips helped me very much, especially 3rd and 4th tips! GREAAAT VIDEO!!!

[@kitsunes95]

You just earned yourself a new sub! ;)

[@JPerm]

Thanks so much! :)

[@ajay7512]

Hi How to practice F2L more & more as we don't have any specific tools like PLL & OLL Trainer other than normal solve, pls enlighten on this

[@joshuareyes5773]

I look ahead when Im in the zoneeeeeeee

[@ExternalGod]

This is a very useful video just like the F2L alg sheet. I really like the algs you use for F2L for the record.... I drilled last layer algs to the point where it killed my lookahead!

[@DanNguyen-oc3xr]

1. Start F2L lookahead during inspection. 2. Slow down 3. Don't look at the current pair.

[@jasonthecuber]

Great job you really know how to teach concepts! Several good pointers I have not heard specifically.

[@zzzmohamed9268]

lovely video. Subbed!

[@JPerm]

Thanks! Glad you liked it!

[@helloisa6683]

J Perm edlll joo.ddww5aqsB ootw🐔🐔💽📼💽🎊💽📀😌💞💋💎💚💗💖🙎👰👚👗🎽👖💼💼💼👘👑👔🎽👚💄👗😦🔮🏰🎈Ω:-[ _θ

[@soggybread5428]

Leticia Michelle wtf

[@mavreyn]

This is probably the most helpful video I have ever watched. All the other ones are just like, practice...practice...practice. So to this, I say, thank you. Thank you very much.

[@JPerm]

You're welcome! Tbh sometimes practice is the answer, but I agree it's been said enough times haha

[@katarix8773]

DOOD HIS LOOK AHEAD THO

[@AndrewKimmey]

I'm not sure what it was... but this was like the best lookahead video I've seen on youtube. You did an awesome job of explaining it.

[@JPerm]

Thanks! It means a lot :)

[@CaptainLeeYT]

I take 2 to 4 minutes to complete f2l only , I'm a beginner just started yesterday to solve Rubik's cube.

[@sword_az_5847]

Captain Lee Pb ?

[@naka6341]

@@sword_az_5847 PB means personal best captain Lee What is yours sword az

[@sword_az_5847]

ImBizarr i know... i was asking him his pb Mine is 48 secs

[@ugsdit5296]

a really weird thing that really sped up my solves in general was doing solves while planking, quite strange but it actually improved my tps quite a bit and i also dont think as long before doing things anymore

[@niemelhansa3854]

252 likes 0 dislikes, 👍👍👍

[@JPerm]

+SFNCuber You'll jinx it!

[@niemelhansa3854]

Heh heh, don't worry...

[@ezekielleveriza4071]

J Perm i was gonna dislike then someone already did

[@btw_kondziad248]

The second tip is very usefull, thank you bro!!!

[@mrbeanfan7217]

I came here bcoz of UBER CUBER!!! This video is freaking awesome!!

[@mrbeanfan7217]

+Cubing Land He linked me tk this video!!

[@snickrs9096]

OMG so helpful i used to do f2l 26 secs average and you got me down by like 7 seconds! It also improved oll and pll to take only 6 seconds. I improved from 40 to under 30!

[@_FreddySutanto]

Why is it so hard to "not looking at the pair you currently doing"

[@cor3791]

3Xtremes because you havent thought of a way to solve it without looking.

[@_FreddySutanto]

Cor3 I think i learned all the cases but still get stuck while doing it.. Do u have any tips?

[@cor3791]

3Xtremes try to focus on the f2l pair your solving while finding another one

[@_FreddySutanto]

Cor3 I always ended with pauses lol even tho trying to look ahead but maybe metronome can help me up???

[@ujustwaste3secrdingmyname226]

Solve EACH f2l case BLIND FOLDED, this will help you to NOT focus on your current pair. And do slow solves, so you can track corner and edges easily by reducing your TPS, and DON'T focus on your current pair, let your muscle memory handle your current f2l pair, while your muscle memory is handling your current pair, try to focus on the other pair, cuz you're no longer focused on your current pair, let your muscle memory handle it.

[@forceflee1341]

Most cubes intro: Hey Guys! Welcome back to another video! Jperm: are you kidding me with this shi

[@cubingwithayush3164]

I am not improving at all Ik full PLL I get a sub 20 in every 5 solves how to improve more. Pls reply

[@iflexyt7700]

CUBING WITH AYUSH your colors are oriented wrong first of all 😂

[@michaelfakename530]

Work on your first pair in inspection and in cross. Theres probably a long lag time in between your cross and your first pair

[@ExperiMentalDon]

iFlex YT How are his colors oriented wrong? I'm assuming you're referring to his logo

[@gurnihalsingh6252]

Try do improve fingertricks and do slow solves ( which enable you to see other pairs)

[@KelleyEhrler]

I found this verrrrrryyyyy useful im glad that you are always here to help

[@AdamRubiks]

How can I be sub 10

[@JPerm]

A lot of hard work and practice and a bunch of the points in my tutorials too. Anything more specific will probably need its own video because there's just so much.

[@jimmunster57]

well done. thank you. the last Tip you have was new to me. i will use this one

[@sarjuskycommunication9855]

I don't able to solve f2l fastly

[@zxnex3677]

Sarju Mevcha R.I.P english

[@ujustwaste3secrdingmyname226]

Lookahead is the answer to your question.

[@ohzett4159]

no you don't !

[@zaleclarke5266]

yes this is how improve my F2L this is probably the best video youve done how to improve

[@AK_Potatoes]

Interesting question. Do you think reading speed(books) could also affect your look ahead(reading the cube)?

[@010Adrian010]

Woow! You are a pretty good teacher and the way you go through the process just makes it easier to understand. Probably the best videos on Look ahead and cross I have ever seen on youtube. Keep it up! ;)

[@JPerm]

Thanks so much :)

[@EdgarRamosMc]

Dude! Thanks for the video, i immediatly went from 50's timers to sub-40's timers just from these tips!

[@atamurat4768]

Great video! Very helpfull! Thank you very much! How long did it take you to improve your lookahead to this level?

[@F33DtheF34R]

Very good explanation. Learned a lot of new stuff as well as confirmed things I painfully learned on my own.

[@JPerm]

Haha a lot of this I had to painfully learn on my own as well

[@Chatsu8o]

Best, lookahead, explanation, ever. So many youtubers: "Just slow down and look ahead more". Me: "Thaaanks". You: "Here's what you actually do". Me: "YAAY!"

[@JPerm]

YAAY! I'm happy you liked it

[@divyaalokverma]

Your channel has made go from 2min to 20sec.. Thanks a lot 😍

[@hazystudios]

I see that you are not only ratating to solve a case, but using it to efficiently gather information. I haven't considered that. I'm using rotationless f2l, but I'm going to try to incorporate some rotations. I think as long as half rotating two purposes like this it will be better than not rotating. Something else I haven't been considering is looking ahead enough to make sure a corner ends up in the top layer. Thanks!

[@NOIR.Workshop]

這是我看過最詳細的講解！相當細心！

[@SuperDomKiki]

Fantastic video, simple enough for the pleb to get your point and really helpful ! I have yet to break the 1-minute mark but this for sure will improve my miserable F2L's ^^

[@jaibautista6899]

4k+ Views, 200+ likes and 0 dislikes? Man your a good teacher. Subbed!

[@gefen314]

great video. it really helped me

[@gauribhirud8244]

I was sub 30 hardly but after watching your videos especially this video for f2l lookahead,I m literally sub 20.Thank you for Ur videos.

[@juliusnordfalk6381]

2:37 lol. Nice video man!

[@connoryungbluth]

this video is so helpful, thanks a ton. this is probably better than any chris olsen video

[@aneesh2011]

I used to average 15 after F2L, but now I average 7 seconds for F2L. Thank you for this video, as it really helped me with my F2L and Look Ahead.

[@01014]

Incredible explanation of the little processes that go on with the mystery of look ahead! This is a great thing that makes cubing so enjoyable. Thanks for sharing all these tips with such clarity =)

[@hzrasheed]

Excellent tips on look ahead. Also regarding where a pc will move when we execute an alg. Thanks. What site/app do u use for your cube timings and scrambles?

[@JPerm]

glad it helped! I use cstimer.net or the twisty timer app

[@yazannazzal3815]

Hey Jperm I learned look ahead in this video and it helped but does keyhole give you free pairs?

[@dox432]

1) Plan first pair during inspection. 2) Slow down. 3) Don't look at the pair you're currently doing. 4) Do look at where new information is coming from (places you haven't looked at yet). 5) Memorize how you insert a pair affects other pieces.

[@Ryan.Rivera]

Best look ahead video I've seen by far. Very well done! Subscribed

[@JPerm]

Thanks! I appreciate it :)

[@connorold3272]

Do you have any advice for the best ways to practice algorithms for f2l and oll and pll

[@tristanrujano]

2:00 all that logic woah

[@zachthinkshare]

my f2l is about 30-50 sec, my whole solves are around a minute, what level would you say I am? I still solve yellow cross, then yellow corners, then rotate yellow edges

[@awesomedude3587]

Do you mind if I share this video to my friends as they have struggles to look ahead, and you explain it in very good detail Thanks in advance

[@JPerm]

I'd be happy if you shared it!

[@thedcuber3470]

So you said to do slow solves to improve f2l look ahead and I averaged 14-15 seconds before and started doing slow solves and in the slow solves I averaged sub 13! You deserve way more subs.

[@JPerm]

+TheDCuber LOL so you basically improved then

[@thedcuber3470]

J Perm yeah pretty much

[@JPerm]

+TheDCuber That's great, keep doing that and slowly increase your turn speed :)

[@thedcuber3470]

J Perm Ok thanks for the tips. I'm trying to be sub 10 by the end of the year!

[@suryansudash0502]

Did you acheive it then???