What method to move to?

[Tim_Likes_Cubing]

I'm currently using the layer method from the guide, and I can get around 1m 15s, and 1m 40 avg.

I'd like to get under a minute the easiest way possible, so what should I use?

 

[brunson]

Which guide? I'm going to assume you're doing layer by layer, no matter what guide it was. Have you read PJK's sticky posting on getting faster? http://www.speedsolving.com/showthread.php?t=3688

At your current speed, practice is the key. You may want to adjust your cube and pimp it a bit, but practice is the most important thing. Try to reduce pauses, you do that by practicing more. You might try inserting from different angles in order to reduce cube rotations and improve your LL recognition, these things are accomplished through practice. You could also learn keyhole for your second layer, the techniques are useful even for Fridrich F2L. You probably shouldn't try to learn F2L at this point, it will slow you down a lot, you'd be better off just practicing what you already know.

Oh, and one last thing... practice is very important. ;-)

 

[pcharles93]

Practice. If you're talking about the method in the solution booklet that comes with every cube, you can get a lot faster with it. To get under a minute the easiest way possible you should stick with LBL.

 

[linkmaster03]

Practice until you average about 55 seconds. Then learn Fridrich F2L.

 

[ThePizzaGuy92]

speaking of methods, whats a decent square-1 method? link? help? someone? thanks?

 

[Lofty]

You linked to "How to get faster with the Fridrich Method", his question was what method to switch to.
Just for general cubing knowledge its good to learn a 4LLL, that will help you and teach you things you need to know regardless of what method you use in the end.
As for your actual question most people use Fridrich, Petrus or Roux. So try out those three methods and see what method you like best. Or you may even find a completely different method you like better than the 3 of those.

 

[DavidWoner]

this is an awesome 4LLL guide:

http://peter.stillhq.com/jasmine/rubikscubesolution.html

its what i used, and i got down to about 45 sec avg with it. also it has "next steps" links at the bottom that are good for getting faster after you have learned everything on his page.

 

[Tim_Likes_Cubing]

tanks guys

 

[brunson]

this is an awesome 4LLL guide:

http://peter.stillhq.com/jasmine/rubikscubesolution.html

its what i used, and i got down to about 45 sec avg with it. also it has "next steps" links at the bottom that are good for getting faster after you have learned everything on his page.

I actually prefer Leyan Lo's beginners guide, I like the OE, OC, PE, PC better than Jasmine's OE, PC, OC, PE. I just doesn't flow right for me and I'd spend too long staring at the corners trying to figure out where they need to go. Plus I think Leyan's method flows into a 2LLL better, but that's just my opinion.

 

[Lofty]

If 2LLL is your end goal learn Leyans if Petrus or Roux is your goal learn either one.

 

[blgentry]

this is an awesome 4LLL guide:
http://peter.stillhq.com/jasmine/rubikscubesolution.html

Just to be technical, the last layer method in Jasmine's guide (linked above) is an 8 look last layer, not 4. It's 4 *steps*, but as many as 8 looks in the worst case scenarios.

I used that guide when I was beginning, though I only used it for the last layer, as I was doing Fridrich F2L for the first two. I got down to just under 1 minute with it before I switched to learning a 4 LLL and then 3 LLL.

I have to agree with Brunson on one point: The permute corners step can be very difficult to learn to recognize quickly. It was one of my biggest sticking points.

Brian.

 

[*LukeMayn*]

this is an awesome 4LLL guide:
http://peter.stillhq.com/jasmine/rubikscubesolution.html

Just to be technical, the last layer method in Jasmine's guide (linked above) is an 8 look last layer, not 4. It's 4 *steps*, but as many as 8 looks in the worst case scenarios.
I used that guide when I was beginning, though I only used it for the last layer, as I was doing Fridrich F2L for the first two. I got down to just under 1 minute with it before I switched to learning a 4 LLL and then 3 LLL.

I have to agree with Brunson on one point: The permute corners step can be very difficult to learn to recognize quickly. It was one of my biggest sticking points.

Brian.

No, I'm pretty sure it means 4 steps.... Then 3LLL has a chance to be 4LLL.... It roughly means there are 4 major steps.
Also CP is the easiest thing as you only need to know a Y perm and J perm to do all cases....