Looking for help improving on big cubes

[warburp]

I have had my 7x7x7 for along time now and really enjoy solving it but my times seem to have hit a stopping point at about 8 minutes and cant find anything i dont now to improve and looking for some help

 

[ben1996123]

do solves

 

[uberCuber]

Here's some wisdom for you:

I'll sum up the big cubes seminar in one word: practice.

Either that or drink Mountain Dew.

 

[Akiro]

Do you pair your edges using freeslice? if not, you might wanna learn it.

Also, solve your centers using 5x1 lines.

And practice, to improve lookahead and eventually tps

 

[ben1996123]

Also, solve your centers using 5x1 lines.

no, solve them using 5x1 or building blocks from the middle, wichever is easier

 

[spyr0th3dr4g0n]

practice a couple of algorithms on it, the more you get used to turning it, the better you will be at it, and you'll be consistently faster than before

 

[uberCuber]

I only build the first center with lines if I see a couple easy lines in inspection, and I never build the second center with lines.

 

[warburp]

well i suppose this is more of a method question becuase im used to the cube had it for a year but i solve my center only using lines only way i know how then freeslicing is somehting ive tried to figure out but cant find a good description of it around

 

[Akiro]

Good freeslice tutorial imo :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJYl3RNpot8
then click on Advanced edge pairing part 1 & 2

I know this vid is for 5x5, but it's the exact same idea for bigger cubes as well, if you understand how it works

 

[warburp]

sweet thank you for the link that will defnately help

 

[brandonw]

I talked to Hayes at worlds this past weekend and one of the tips he gave me was on the last two centers. He said the best way was to solve the middle bar then the left two bars, then the right outer and then the last is the right inner. I tried it and it was a lot easier than whatever I had been doing before.