What techniques or strategies do you use to solve the white cross efficiently, and how do you practice improving your cross?

[FerrocoreLover]

What techniques or strategies do you use to solve the white cross efficiently (e.g., inspection planning, move optimization, solving on bottom), and how do you practice improving your cross over time?

 

[CubeK]

What techniques or strategies do you use to solve the white cross efficiently (e.g., inspection planning, move optimization, solving on bottom), and how do you practice improving your cross over time?

I watched some video of example solve only the cross.
If I watch advanced solvers’ reconstructions or walkthroughs, they mostly use the Xcross, which is generally too difficult for me to learn.

 

[FerrocoreLover]

I watched some video of example solve only the cross.
If I watch advanced solvers’ reconstructions or walkthroughs, they mostly use the Xcross, which is generally too difficult for me to learn.

Do you mind me asking what you PR is

 

[CubeK]

Do you mind me asking what you PR is

11.73

 

[FerrocoreLover]

11.73

Ok cool so you feel you are pretty good at white cross right now probably

 

[Jared Burkhart]

Cross is interesting, because it requires you to solve only 4 edges...I used to pair a color with the center and orient it, but xCross is my new favorite technique...but an ideal time to solve cross is 1-2 seconds. xCross solves 1 f2l slot before solving the complete cross...so 3 slots instead of the usual 4 is a bit easier for me...

 

[Sub20Soon]

Cross is interesting, because it requires you to solve only 4 edges...I used to pair a color with the center and orient it, but xCross is my new favorite technique...but an ideal time to solve cross is 1-2 seconds. xCross solves 1 f2l slot before solving the complete cross...so 3 slots instead of the usual 4 is a bit easier for me...

Why do you always use ... in your sentences

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

Why do you always use ... in your sentences

I think he’s trying to replicate how he would say it IRL (you know, people pause while speaking so i guess he typed that too lol)

 

[Jared Burkhart]

Why do you always use ... in your sentences

I think he’s trying to replicate how he would say it IRL (you know, people pause while speaking so i guess he typed that too lol)

Yeah. It is weird. I just think it works though...

 

[Jared Burkhart]

What techniques or strategies do you use to solve the white cross efficiently (e.g., inspection planning, move optimization, solving on bottom), and how do you practice improving your cross over time?

Just look for the 2 closest edges to the white center and remember those, work with them first. Then you can work with the other 2 edges, because they often change position once you start working on the solve. Also try for 8 or less moves total for the whole edge solving process. That might help.

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

What techniques or strategies do you use to solve the white cross efficiently (e.g., inspection planning, move optimization, solving on bottom), and how do you practice improving your cross over time?

So basically I just watch a bunch of Yiheng’s WR average recons and study them. When i was starting off though i found that solving multiple cross pieces at once really helped my efficiency. So like instead of inserting one cross piece with R2, i could just do R’ U R’ F which would insert two cross pieces. The “misaligned” cross technique is also one that was useful, but it was kinda tricky at first. For people trying to get faster at cubing, cross is usually the trickiest one because it’s entirely intuitive. I suggest doing untimed solves where you just try and do moves that you think will solve something.