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Hoya can be surprisingly efficient for 5x5. There are a lot of small tricks you can do that feel almost like F2L algs, so speed isn't super compromised versus other methods. Again, I give you Luke: As for cubes bigger than 5x5... I think the inefficiency of Hoya is (possibly) a myth. Mostly...

Some people use it.

Looks like this might be the first pure sub20 mean as well... just after scanning the top100 results. Crazy stuff. Congrats Max!

Sounds more like a general tip than a requirement of the method. But again, I'm being nitpicky.

Just pointing out, Petrus doesn't exclude any of the sides for expanding to 2x2x3. When I used Petrus I would choose whichever of the 3 possible sides I saw first. Might sound nitpicky... but... well... no... it is. Otherwise this sounds fun, as long as there's an intuitive way to get through...

Speaking of Luke Tycksen... here are his new best singles from Northwest Champs. Makin' the Hoya Army and Pacific NW proud. Nice work, Luke!

You mean like this? http://www.kungfoomanchu.com/guides/andy-klise-3x3x3-speedcubing-guide-v4.pdf

I've noticed that when people start a sentence with "The thing is...", the thing that follows is usually an opinion. Isn't that weird? Edit for the OP: Meyer is interesting and kinda fun, but Yau or Hoya are your best bets if you wanted a single method for both 4x4 and 5x5. Pick the one you...

Hey there. Duncan's advice is pretty solid. Chris Olson's video is also really helpful. There's a lot of "how to get sub-x" threads/videos/tutorials out there, and they're all full of good advice. For almost everybody, the place where they can improve the most is F2L. You didn't mention what...

Matyas Kuti is the reason we use BLD blockers in competition. He peaked under his blindfold to get world records, but when blockers were used, couldn't reproduce results (like in this video). After that, WCA regulations were updated to require blockers for all BLD events. It's also why most of...

OK, I'll start. This video did not convince me. Then again, I already said this type of demonstration wouldn't.

Or you could just prove him wrong. But whatevs. Edit (to avoid double posting) - Another thing you might've known if you'd been around longer... New methods get posted here all the time. Some worth it, some not. But all of them generally begin with a clear explanation of the method, how it...

The only person I've seen launch anything close to legitimate hate was adimare, but that's just sort of how he rolls, so I wouldn't take it personally. Ollie might've used a 4-to-8-letter word at the outset, but that was also just an expression of skepticism. Kit, Mike, myself, and others just...

Even without jump cutting, that video still wouldn't convince me. Proper competition conditions might, though... BLD blockers, etc. Even if he spent 30 minutes sitting down staring at a cube, all he has to do is spend the next minute peaking at it underneath his blindfold (which is of a style...

So the U's exist so that you can mentally see a side of the piece that you've memorized?

I'm still skeptical. In your demo video, at 2:58, you does U2 U2 y' and continue to solve the pair. And it's not the only time I thought I saw unnecessary U's and rotations (which only echoes other people's skepticism, I know). Why would you memorize doing U2 twice before rotating and doing...

*begins slow clap*

omg I love you.

SuneTimer was one of the best apps for that. Not sure if it's still the best, since I haven't tried Cube Companion. But it comes with a ton of algs and I THINK it let you program in new ones. I don't think it let you add new categories like OLLCP, ZBLL, etc.

Ah, makes sense. Ron's a beast.