Best time to start solving cross on the bottom?

[jms]

I was wondering when the best time is to start doing this.

My cross is pretty terrible when I do it on the top, but when I try it on the bottom I am even worse.

Do you think it is worth doing asap, or should I wait till I have got as fast as I can solving it on the top?

When I try to solve on the bottom my times go up by like 30 seconds.

 

[GuRoux]

solve cross on bottom right away.

 

[jms]

solve cross on bottom right away.

That seems pretty unequivocal.

Yeah, you're right. I guess I'm just putting it off coz it's hard.

 

[EvilGnome6]

I agree with GuRoux. Putting it off longer will only make it more difficult to switch later.

 

[jms]

I agree with GuRoux. Putting it off longer will only make it more difficult to switch later.

Yeah, I think you're right.

 

[qqwref]

At the start of the solve.

 

[~Adam~]

At the start of the solve.

I just laughed out loud.

Just start doing it. Especially if you aren't fast at cross yet anyway.

 

[jms]

I just laughed out loud.

Just start doing it. Especially if you aren't fast at cross yet anyway.

My cross is so awful. I am finding it quite difficult to learn how to do it properly.

I learnt 4LLL in a few hours but this I'm finding this much harder.

 

[EvilGnome6]

I learnt 4LLL in a few hours but this I'm finding this much harder.

It is much harder. I've been solving for over 6 months and I still struggle with finding an efficient cross solution on a tough scramble.

One benefit of doing cross on bottom is that the solved pieces get moved out of the way and unsolved pieces get moved to the top and sides. That makes it easier to spot the pieces you need.

 

[~Adam~]

Try planning 2 cross pieces and tracking a 3rd. When you have that down try 3 and track the 4th.

 

[jms]

Try planning 2 cross pieces and tracking a 3rd. When you have that down try 3 and track the 4th.

That sounds do-able. Trying to plan all 4 fries my brain.

 

[~Adam~]

Build up to it. Do as much as you can with your eyes shut so you can concentrate on tracking pieces confidently.

 

[Mozart]

Learn some basic cross techniques from youtube videos, and go through lots of walkthrough solves by good cubers. Try to learn and really understand how each solution affects the cross pieces. Automatically your brain will pick up on it

 

[mrtomas]

I switched to cross on bottom around 12seconds

 

[jms]

Thanks for the replies... I've switched to cross on bottom now.

I'm trying to unlearn the colour scheme since it is now swapped round.

 

[jms]

OK.. glad I switched to solving the cross on the bottom.

Just got a PB for ao5, ao10 and single.

 

[Berd]

OK.. glad I switched to solving the cross on the bottom.

Just got a PB for ao5, ao10 and single.

Gj [emoji8]