Cross help..

[Killer128]

I can get the cross but it takes me about 8-10 seconds to finish.. how can i speed this up? it would definitely benefit my time..

 

[TimMc]

If you solve the cross on the bottom, try to avoid flipping the edge up to the top corner for *every* edge piece and then doing a half turn to put it on the bottom. Instead, focus on finding the best way of solving it.

You should be able to see a three or four move combo that at least connects all the edges to their center pieces. Then you just need to rotate them downward to form the cross.

Tim.

 

[Todd]

Practice, just scramble it and practice the cross. Know where the pieces go in relation to each other.

I just opened jnet and got this:
F D2 R' F B D U2 R U2 R' U2 D R' B' L2 B F U B2 L B R' L2 U' L'

(scrambled with white on top and blue on front)

Flip it over so white is bottom and green is in front.

What i see is D L F' D L to solve cross

I guess that is a decent example of knowing the pieces in relation to each other, dont necessarily place them one by one.

On another note... add 8 more moves and u solve 2 pairs... if you do D L F' D U2 L U F' U F L' U2 L

 

[FU]

Practice, just scramble it and practice the cross. Know where the pieces go in relation to each other.

I just opened jnet and got this:
F D2 R' F B D U2 R U2 R' U2 D R' B' L2 B F U B2 L B R' L2 U' L'

(scrambled with white on top and blue on front)

Flip it over so white is bottom and green is in front.

What i see is D L F' D L to solve cross

I guess that is a decent example of knowing the pieces in relation to each other, dont necessarily place them one by one.

On another note... add 8 more moves and u solve 2 pairs... if you do D L F' D U2 L U F' U F L' U2 L

you planned that double x cross in 15s?

 

[Todd]

Not really, as i was doing it i saw that U2 before L would pair up one corner and edge and then i did it and found it did two pairs. Just luck really

I am betting there are a few people out there that could see that far ahead though.