Hi, Marcel from Holland here

[MarcelP]

I know you are right. I will focus on blind crosses for a while and see if it makes some difference. I know when I have difficult crosses now it could take up to 8 seconds or so.. That is waaaay to long.

[Kattenvriendin]

Your timer has scrambles, right in the top of the screen it gives them

[MarcelP]

Ah, thanks. I never saw that. LOL Too much focussed on getting better times. Ha ha ha..

[Kattenvriendin]

*chuckles*

Well you are doing a great job with those times!

I am finally sub 1:30 on average, ah well.. snails get to the finish too hihi

[drogg]

Sneaklyfox is wise!

[MarcelP]

Sneaklyfox is wise!

Indeed! I have been practising cross for a week for about an hour a day. I still can't do blind crosses. But however, I finally understand where to put pieces so that they are opposite no matter where the white middle piece is My times have improved.

32 seconds full solve:



31 seconds PLL with skip http://youtu.be/UJ-2GNoqmf8
32 secons lucky scramble :http://youtu.be/Ak_d8_n_ISU

That sub 30 PB is comming soon I hope (although I am not in any hurry)

[arcio1]

Actually it's 34.77+
Learn more advanced cross techniques (e.g. instead of doing R U R' F2 for last piece, you could just do D R' D') and do it in 8 or less moves.
And once again, use scrambles

[sneaklyfox]

Low 30s solves. Cool. You're improving quickly. No longer trying to break sub-1 min barrier. Already at 30s barrier. Haha.

I used badmephisto's advice about cross. Have you watched his video on cross? And yes, like arcio1 says, try to do cross in 8 or less moves.

[MarcelP]

Actually it's 34.77+
Learn more advanced cross techniques (e.g. instead of doing R U R' F2 for last piece, you could just do D R' D') and do it in 8 or less moves.
And once again, use scrambles

32.77+ LOL Yes, I was looking at the screen when hitting the space bar, so I did not realise I had a U trun left. And you are right about learning more advanced techniques. But at this point in my beginner-state brain there is only so much I can remember. I leave advanced F2L pairing en Advanced cross untill I can do full PLL. Now I only know half the cases.

Low 30s solves. Cool. You're improving quickly. No longer trying to break sub-1 min barrier. Already at 30s barrier. Haha.

I used badmephisto's advice about cross. Have you watched his video on cross? And yes, like arcio1 says, try to do cross in 8 or less moves.

Yes, I have seen it ten times at least. My brain just does not have this quick recognising thing on bad edges and good edges. But I keep trying

Oh, btw I know now that my look ahead on black cubes is much better that on color cubes and white cubes. My averages of let's say 50 solves is each time few seconds better with black. I am in the 45 seconds averages range now.

[MarcelP]

And once again, use scrambles

After I had a nice hand scramble and broke my PB ( http://youtu.be/lWkqLfplJpo ) to 29 seconds I figured I must start using scrambles like you said. I must say, I really find it a hassle. I really like random handscrambles because you do not have to concentrate

Anyways, I got this one on a scrambe: It nearly gave me heartattack. I would have never never dreamed of getting this fast.

And I must say, my averages are still way way higher (up in the 40-ies). I have done a 1000 solves (bit exagerated) after this one and none came even close.

Thanks for watching.

Cheers,