[Help Thread] 4x4 Discussion

[tx789]

i just want to improve

 

[y3k9]

i just want to improve

Practice, practice, practice, and then practice. And then after you practiced, you practice more.

 

[da25centz]

If you have good lookahead, learn a 6 pair system. otherwise, just get faster at the 2. its easier to learn and practice

 

[Dene]

No need to learn more than two at a time. Just turn faster and lookahead as much as possible. There really is nothing else you can do.

 

[mr6768]

learn 6 pair method. just use it once and then use 2 pair
It's a good combination i suppose . get a good cube and then just like you already know go faster , look ahead, practice

 

[HelpCube]

just learn freestyle...

Much faster than 6 edges at a time for most people, and is definately more efficient then the typical 2 edges at a time.

 

[maggot]

look up yau method

 

[blakedacuber]

just learn freestyle...

Much faster than 6 edges at a time for most people, and is definately more efficient then the typical 2 edges at a time.

freestyle edges?whats that/

 

[freshcuber]

look up yau method

I know this is pretty noobish but is Yau it's own method for solving the cube like Reduction or K4 or is it just for edge pairing because I'm using the edge pairing method from Robert Yau's YouTube channel. Is that Yau method?

 

[uberCuber]

there is no need to do anything more than 2 pairs at a time. I do 2 pairs at a time and can sub-1:30 on a regular basis, and I am not a great cuber.

 

[waffle=ijm]

I do 2 pairing and I can sub-1 easily.

 

[hic0057]

http://www.bigcubes.com/4x4x4/edges.html
http://www.speedcubing.com/chris/4-solution.html
http://www.speedcubing.com/chris/4speedsolve.html

 

[tx789]

I've print the Chris Hardwich and read it a bit

 

[Robert-Y]

I know this is pretty noobish but is Yau it's own method for solving the cube like Reduction or K4 or is it just for edge pairing because I'm using the edge pairing method from Robert Yau's YouTube channel. Is that Yau method?

There are two "Yau methods".

One for edge pairing, after solving centres, and one for that reduction + cross idea I had a while ago. My edge pairing method is NOT used in the reduction + cross method.

 

[Kenneth]

Use direct solving, redux is for noobs that don't want to learn algs

Yes yes, now everyone will say I'm wrong because all or most good times are done with redux, it is proven damn it!!!

But seriously, how many did try anything else? (I'm not talking about 5 tries with bad times but serious practice for a long time) If 99% of all cubers uses redux (implying 99% of the cubers are noobs ) naturally most good times will be with reduction.

 

[yoyo7]

3 center 4x4x4 cube help .

I heard that for the last 3 centers to learn the algorithms. Can you think of them yourself ? whether it is better to take algorithms from somewhere?
Thank you in advance for your reply.

 

[Godmil]

Hmm, I'm new to 4x4, but I'm pretty sure you don't need to learn any algs for doing the centers, there are only a couple of small techniques you'll learn from playing around with them, and they're all pretty intuitive, it just a case of practising and doing it quickly.

 

[yoyo7]

and saw one site with such algorithms?

 

[JianhanC]

Nope, just make 1x2 bars and insert via Rw U2 Rw'. Pretty intuitive stuff. For the last two centers try to change the diagonal ones into 1x2 bars with Rw and U. Mess around for a while and you'll get it.

 

[tx789]

I've been trying 32223 it slow on 3 I pair like 2 chain but a second piece meets it pair I got edges and center 1:09 and finished withh 2:04 a pb by 16 sec and I have been trying 32223 for a about 1-2 weeks and Iknow it 1 and 1/2 month later than the last post