[Unofficial] Erik 4x4 39.14 avg of 12 Yau Method

[masterofthebass]

I really do know pros and cons, I average ~40-45 with both. But Yau is the slower method for me and just can't see why would it be faster.
I need a "confirmation" that it is faster and it worth to change.

When you figure out how to get centers and cross pieces done relatively well, the last 8 edges as well as the 3x3 without cross are SO fast. In competition I get 9s "3x3" stages, and sub10 edges. I still need to work on centers/cross in order to really be as fast as possible, but the benefits of yau are way worth the bad parts.

 

[Jaycee]

dayan+mf8 is so huge for twelve year old hands

I'm 13 and my Shengshou v3 is much too small for me :/ I actually mentioned this in a YouTube video of mine :O I want a Dayan+Mf8, badly.

 

[AnsonL]

i found it hard to find the first 3 edges ><

 

[Hershey]

i found it hard to find the first 3 edges ><

Exactly! How can you reduce the pause between the 2 centers and 3 edges?

 

[Erik]

I spend 2 or 3 days doing nothing but centres+cross. At the start I averaged 20 sec on it, now....well better but it can improve some more. Its not like im sub 40 all the time or any close to Dan.
Pairing in E slice was also really new to me and during nasty cases for the last 8 it can still cause a 50+ solve when having parity...

 

[bamilan]

It is incredible how fast can you solve the cube with that method. And if it has benefits on the 4x4, is it fast on the 5x5 as well?

 

[amostay2004]

I spend 2 or 3 days doing nothing but centres+cross. At the start I averaged 20 sec on it, now....well better but it can improve some more. Its not like im sub 40 all the time or any close to Dan.
Pairing in E slice was also really new to me and during nasty cases for the last 8 it can still cause a 50+ solve when having parity...

I'm still wondering what's the best way to solve the last cross edge..right now i do one cross edge wrong on purpose while doing the 1st three cross edges..then fix cross by inserting the last piece..is that what everyone else is doing?

 

[Erik]

Amos: that's what Dan does I think. I do like Sebastian Weyer and Mats, solve the last cross piece with 1 pairing. So to answer your question: its not what everyone does.

 

[Benyó]

It is incredible how fast can you solve the cube with that method. And if it has benefits on the 4x4, is it fast on the 5x5 as well?

faszt

 

[masterofthebass]

It is incredible how fast can you solve the cube with that method. And if it has benefits on the 4x4, is it fast on the 5x5 as well?

It is horrible for 5x5. Absolutely no reason to use it.