Is petrus the best method for FMC?

[acrystal]

I have a comp and it is my first time competing in FMC. What is the best beginner method for FMC?

 

[xyzzy]

The best beginner method is the one you already use for normal solving.

The best method is DR+HTR (domino reduction + half turn reduction).

 

[Ordway Persyn]

If you're not using DR (Or even if you are maybe) then it's actually good to know multiple methods. For example: A bad CFOP scramble could be a good Roux scramble or vice versa. Petrus is very easy to learn if you know CFOP so It's easy to co-use with it.

 

[pi=3.14]

DR

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

APB is also a good choice since you can average 40 moves with it
The problem is that you need to know ZB for it to average sub-50 moves

 

[Billabob]

APB is also a good choice since you can average 40 moves with it
The problem is that you need to know ZB for it to average sub-50 moves

Where are you going to save the next 20 moves?

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

Where are you going to save the next 20 moves?

40 move was actually an estimate, the more realistic move count average is around 46-48 moves.
223: 12 moves
BR Pair: 6 moves
EO: 5 moves
LXS: 12 moves
ZBLL: 12 moves
more or less like this

 

[ruffleduck]

40 move was actually an estimate, the more realistic move count average is around 46-48 moves.
223: 12 moves
BR Pair: 6 moves
EO: 5 moves
LXS: 12 moves
ZBLL: 12 moves
more or less like this

Isn't this the speedsolving movecount, and not the FMC movecount?

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

Isn't this the speedsolving movecount, and not the FMC movecount?

that was the speedsolving movecount
I’m not sure what the FMC movecount is, but I’ve seen many people on the APB example solve thread get like low-40s to mid 30 move solutions

 

[ruffleduck]

that was the speedsolving movecount
I’m not sure what the FMC movecount is, but I’ve seen many people on the APB example solve thread get like low-40s to mid 30 move solutions

APB example solve thread is not FMC. FMC you're given an hour to come up with anything, example solve threads are supposed to mimic actual speedsolving solutions

 

[SpeedCubingLord]

If you are a beginner, learn CFOP, ZZ, Roux, and Petrus, as well as some blockbuilding skills. Comms also help a lot.

 

[abunickabhi]

I would prefer Heise method over Petrus method any day.

But DR is just far superior.