[Help Thread] Yau5 Discussion

[Robert-Y]

Method outline:
1. First two centres
2. Partial cross and last cross edge
3. Last 4 centres
4. Second 4 edges
5. Two F2L pairs
6. Last 4 edges
7. 3x3x3

Alternatives:
For steps 2 and 3, you can solve the last cross edge after the last 4 centres instead but I don't do this in the video. It's just a personal preference really. Also you can ignore step 5 sometimes. In my opinion, sometimes it is better to solve the last 4 edges without doing the first two F2L pairs. It depends on what I can see after the second 4 edges.

Don't worry too much about the things I say to name a particular piece. As long as you understand which pieces I am trying to solve, then it's fine.

I am aware some of the things could have been done better. It's not very easy to look through the camera to see the cube

Feel free to ask for help in this thread

 

[Robert-Y]

[Post reserved for other videos with tricks and stuff]

 

[guysensei1]

First of all, FINALLY A YAU5 THREAD

Secondly, I am mind blown by:
1) Your color neutrality
2) The fact that you solve your 4th cross piece before L4C
3) THOSE EDGE TRICKS MY GOD
4) The way you do the centers.

I do L4C in a different way. Essentially it is Justin Thomas's 6x6 Yau5 centers approach.
Also, when I have parity, I put parity on a single tredge, and save it for LL. Then I do the alg. I feel that it makes it easier to 'look ahead' into OLL.

 

[TheCoolMinxer]

YES I CN FINALLY LEARN YAU5! thanks rob!

 

[Chree]

Rob, can you show us some Yau6 stuff as well? I think I get it, but walkthrus are awesome.

 

[Berd]

Thank you Rob!

 

[ryanj92]

These example solves reminded me of how bad my last 4 centres are

 

[Robert-Y]

^Try to aim for about 60 moves for that part. I did 10 solves and got an average of about 60 moves. (QTM)

I'm going to make a video on the last 4 edges because it can be a tricky and something which I call the "brest" trick for solving F2L. I might do some yau6 example solves at some point.

 

[Myachii]

I know this is a big bump, but I just needed to ask - I currently average just under 1:50 using reduction, and am considering switching to Yau. If I wanted to drop my average down to 1:40, what should my splits be? I need to know how much time to dedicate to each step and which steps I need to improve the most because I feel like I'm at a dead end with reduction.
Thanks

 

[Robert-Y]

For 1:40, try ~55 seconds for cross and centres, and ~45 for the rest. It's a bit vague but I don't know my splits beyond cross and centres followed by reduction and 3x3x3 finish.

 

[Myachii]

For 1:40, try ~55 seconds for cross and centres, and ~45 for the rest. It's a bit vague but I don't know my splits beyond cross and centres followed by reduction and 3x3x3 finish.

Okay I've had a couple of attempts and at the moment I seem to be around 1:10 ish for centres + cross and for the rest I am about just over 50 seconds.
How do you think I could improve from here?

 

[ryanj92]

Okay I've had a couple of attempts and at the moment I seem to be around 1:10 ish for centres + cross and for the rest I am about just over 50 seconds.
How do you think I could improve from here?

i'd guess that either your cross edges or your l4c probably needs practise?

 

[collppllzbf2lll]

For 1:40, try ~55 seconds for cross and centres, and ~45 for the rest. It's a bit vague but I don't know my splits beyond cross and centres followed by reduction and 3x3x3 finish.

I currently avg 1:55 with yau5 and my cross and centers takes 55 seconds on average, I should really practice my 3x3 stage.. I'm so bad at it

 

[peedoo72]

Yau5

Hi, I'm new to 5x5 and wondering if I should use redux or Yau. Currently I use Yau and I avg about 4:10. Can Someone do a comparison Yau vs REdux? Wink FAZ

 

[guysensei1]

I don't think any one person can give a fair comparison between the two because they would have started out mainly using one method and being familiar with it.

I use Yau5 because it's more fun than redux. I think both have equal potential, sort of like CFOP vs Roux. Try both, choose the one you like.

 

[ryanj92]

I don't think any one person can give a fair comparison between the two because they would have started out mainly using one method and being familiar with it.

I use Yau5 because it's more fun than redux. I think both have equal potential, sort of like CFOP vs Roux. Try both, choose the one you like.

+1
i also just realised that all my official PB's for 5x5-7x7 are now yau5

 

[guysensei1]

+1
i also just realised that all my official PB's for 5x5-7x7 are now yau5

Yay for Yau5. Redux is just center*6 then edge edge edge edge edge edge edge edge then edge edge edge edge which is so boring for me. I can't lookahead during edges either.

 

[Christmas]

learning 5x5 now, averaging 3minutes

 

[biscuit]

What's the difference between yau4 and yau5?

 

[penguinz7]

What's the difference between yau4 and yau5?

afaik Yau4 is just Yau, (for 4x4) Yau5 is Yau slightly modified for 5x5(or 6x6/7x7).