whats next...?

[pm6]

Hi,

I'm solving the cube since 2/3 weeks. My best time is exactly 2minute. I know its slow but I use the layer-by-layer-method. What ist the next I have to learn to decrease my time? Pls post the algorithm(or method) and LINK where I can learn it, thx
My Method:
First the cross, the edges, the middle...


thx.

 

[Bomber]

Honestly, to get faster, continue using your current method. The only thing that may be of concern is your last layer - depending on your method it could be slowing you down quite a lot.
You should easily be able to get your F2L to around 40-45 seconds, but that takes a lot of practice on your part.
As I say, continue using your method and familiarise yourself with the cube, you probably feel very confident with it at the moment but be patient and your times will decrease.
If you want to know where to find a good Beginner's Method then try searching for 'BadMePhisto' in YouTube, of course we don't know what method you currently use exactly so it may not be relevant to you, but BadMePhisto does still have a good method anyway so it's worth watching!
I personally did not change my method at all until I was solving at below 01:20 very consistently, at which point I learned Two-Look OLL and PLL.

KeyHole:
As seen below 'teller' has posted about 'keyhole', 'AvGalen' here on the forums has a video tutorial about it on YouTube and a certain Dan Knights has one also. I used this as a stepping stone between Layer by Layer and Fridrich F2L, I would personally recommend it as it is not difficult yet also relatively efficient.

 

[teller]

You could probably benefit from adding keyhole to your solve:

http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?t=687

 

[JLarsen]

Please never forget that no matter what, if you practice consistently, you will improve. That's a very important concept.

 

[abr71310]

Please never forget that no matter what, if you practice consistently, you will improve. That's a very important concept.

Follow up to that: It's actually proven, and VERY true...

Take me for example -- I started here when I had roughly ~50 average...

Now I'm sub-35 (almost always) and still getting better, but only learned like 10 new algorithms (and getting sub-30 solves out of the blue more... o_O;.

So just keep at it; the more you practice the faster you get -- even if not immediately, it's still nice to see yourself improving (and not giving up; that's important too).

 

[pm6]

hey thx.
I learned yester the Keyhole-method. I have to practice.
What is the last algorithm in this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ-qIyScA5o&feature=related

thx.

 

[brunson]

If you call the face that both the corner and the slot it needs to go into F, then the algorithm was F' U F U F' U2 F. It's probably faster to perform as x' R' U R U R' U2 R (which I think he does, the camera angle confuses me).

But the algorithms isn't as important as understanding what it does. The first F' moves front-right edge into the upper layer and the corner out of U, that means you can turn U freely without upsetting any solved part of the cube. That allows you to move the edge so it's sitting next to where the corner was, sp when you bring the corner back to its original position forms a pair with the edge. That's the clever bit, after which you have a joined pair in the U layer, and you insert it in any of a half a dozen ways.

Use the algorithms to show yourself the process, but understand the process so it's intuitive.