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There a session on my phone with over 67k. I stopped using it a little over a year ago. It starts to lag and messes with my flow

If I understand correctly, you're looking for algs to pair all of the last layer edges. In K4 this is done with commutators. I can understand some of the simpler ones like (r R U R' U' r' U R U' R') and it's mirrors, but I'm sure there's a sheet with a lot more cases you can look at somewhere...

Or you could do Hoya

Learn Hoya and Yau. Practice with both for a bit and see which one you like better. I picked Hoya

Better is pretty subjective in this case. Both methods are good and it just depends on which you're most comfortable with. I use Hoya and would argue that it's better for me. Lookahead on cross edges is much easier for me with Hoya and also transitioning between steps flows much nicer. I think...

3-2-3 edge pairing is not specific to Yau. I do 3-2-3 edge pairing with Hoya also. Those methods are defined by what is done before the last 8 edges.

Hoya. I learned Yau before Hoya but progressed much quicker with Hoya. I think the lookahead is better and transitioning between steps is easier.

I recommend learning COLL. Even if you don't end up using much of it, it can help with PLL prediction. Also, it's an essential precursor to learning any ZBLL

I distinctly remember a point when Kevin Hays said he was retiring from cubing. However, when I look at his WCA profile, I have no idea when that would have been. It must be a Mandela effect. By the way does anyone remember a cube company called GANS?

I don't think age is as much of an issue as many people make it out to be. I started in my 30's and I'm sub-15 now at 43. The time you have, as you stated, is definitely a big factor though. I go through long times of minimal practice due to my other obligations in life, but lately it's all I do...

CLL isn't bad but ELL recognition sucks. It's worth learning some of the easy to recognize cases to use when they pop up but I'd rather use OLL/PLL just cause the recognition is easier.

How come it's 3.88 in the first video but referenced as 3.29 in the second?

I know everyone hates on Hoya, but still I'd recommend trying it out for 4x4 and 5x5. I personally dropped my times pretty rapidly after switching from Yau when I was averaging about 1:30 on 4x4

First comp in 4 years today. I got a pb Ao12 while practicing at the venue (12.983). Managed to get sub-15 average on first round (14.732) despite 2 16.xy solves. Update: the rest of my stuff didn’t go too well but someone got NAR single (3.8x)

obligatory update on my 3x3 pbs: 8.549 / 11.926 / 13.127 / 14.777

What happens if after I start my solve I go into a sneezing fit that lasts a really long time?

I can’t find the Cubeast app. Maybe that’s a misspelling? Is it only on android? I have iPhone.

It is an incredible feat to compile a full 1LLL list. For anyone to discount it because such and such alg set is better or faster is just ridiculous and completely misses the point. The majority of this thread looks like nonsense bickering and ignorance. Props to whoever made the list. I’ll...

It finally made me charge it after 5 weeks. It still had around 20% last time I used it, earlier today, though. It pops more than any other cube I have but somehow every time it pops I just finish solving the pieces that are there and it says solved. I guess I’m only assuming that all of the...

I bought a YJ 5x5 back in 2010, before they made good cubes. It exploded in my hands before I could finish my first solve Irreparable