How fast do you solve your cross on average?

[Cyrus C.]

First step of Roux restricts you also......


My cross is 2-3 seconds. It varies a lot though, depends on the case.

 

[Jedi5412]

sometimes my f2l is faster than my cross :O

 

[Cool Frog]

Solving the cube is going to restrict you as you progress in the solve, in roux you still have a lot of freedom after the first block.

 

[Specs112]

The Roux elitism is hilarious.

 

[Erzz]

So is FreeFOP just solving F2L and Cross in any order/way is easiest, then normal Fridrich LL?

 

[Andrew Ricci]

[failpic]

Seriously, stop posting that. It's really annoying.

 

[CubicNL]

I had a 2.35 Ao12, but in a solve I'd do it slower for look-ahead I guess...
And about the restriction discussion, I don't see what's bad to be restricted to a step and you guys shouldn't feel somehow superior because you aren't restricted and have freedom..

 

[Weston]

1.26 average of 12
and 0.98 avg5 lolol
I don't do it nearly that fast in solves though.

 

[Specs112]

Sorry, I just though that this was a very dumb thread and that this was the place for it. BTW, I only posted it once before.

I wouldn't call this thread fail enough to warrant use of that gif.
Keep up this derailing of it and it will get there, though.

 

[Mvcuber12]

0.85, 1.01, 1.02, 0.77, 0.84, 0.87, 1.30, 0.97, 0.57, 0.70, (1.75), (0.56) => 0.89,
Why isn't there an option for sub1? I think there are enough people who can do that.

 

[Anonymous]

Solving the cube is going to restrict you as you progress in the solve, in roux you still have a lot of freedom after the first block.

We could argue for a long time about what method's first step is best (and it would probably be very fun), but the OP didn't want to be criticized for using cross.

EOLine > First Block anyway, IMO.

 

[ElectricDoodie]

The Roux elitism is hilarious.

This.

 

[uberCuber]

First step of Roux restricts you also......

If you make a cross first, then every non-U move you do for the rest of the solve messes up the cross, and another move has to be used to re-build the cross.
After making the first block in Roux, the rest of the solve (except for CMLL) will be <R, r, U, M>, meaning you continue to solve more pieces without messing up the first block at all, and therefore not having to use extra moves to maintain the first block.


I still practice CFOP much more than Roux though

 

[cubeslayer]

I solve in 30 sec, but my cross came out to be 13+ seconds

 

[Antcuber]

4.41 ao5

 

[JackJ]

2.98, 2.10, 1.75, 2.35, 3.69, 1.78, 2.16, 2.46, 1.36, 1.63, 1.54, 0.86 = 2.01 avg 12 and 1.55 avg of 5 the last 5. :3

EDIT: 1.90 avg 12

 

[Inf3rn0]

2.16, 2.41, 1.83, 3.01, 4.86, 2.43, 3.21, 2.01, 1.91, 2.76, 2.72, 2.07 = 2.46. Seems about normal for me, averaging ~19.

 

[wontolla]

The cross is the first step of the CFOP method. To complete the cross, one must solve the four edges of a given layer.

...of a given face?

I guess it's the same.

 

[Cool Frog]

...of a given face?

I guess it's the same.

I could solve the edges of a face but they could be incorrectly permuted.

 

[emolover]

Average of 5: 1.91
1. (2.84) D2 B U2 L2 F L' R2
2. 1.86 B2 R2 D U F B D2
3. (1.56) R2 F2 R' F L U2 F'
4. 1.81 B2 R U D' B2 R U'
5. 2.05 F2 U' F R' D' R L

I average 19 seconds.