Yeah, most people keep it on the D face, AKA "D-Cross." That way, you don't have to flip the cube over and you can go straight to F2L etc. not necessarily better.. depends on your own preference: e.g. Jean Pons solves it on top.
>From Macky's site: Q5: Will it really make a difference if I put the cross on the bottom / left instead of on the top? I don't feel like throwing away the eight algorithms I memorized. :( A5: I use to do F2L with cross on U-face, but switched to D-face after getting sub-35. And trust me, it really makes a big difference, as I got a sub-30 average within a week after making that change. Here are a the two big advantages of D-cross F2L in speedcubing: 1. You use a lot of U and R moves, which allows you to execute algs quickly using FSC's(Finger Short Cuts). For example, one alg in U-cross F2L is FDF', but using D-cross F2L, it can be done as RUR' in about 0.3 second. ( ! ) Dan Knight's Speedcubing Page has some good FSC videos. See how Dan turns the cube using just one finger? That's what you will want to be doing if you want to average sub-20. 2. By using D-cross F2L, you can look for the second corner-edge pair while you're doing the first, third when doing the second and so on, so that you can turn the whole F2L non-stop. It takes a lot of practice to be able to do this, and I think it's not too much to say that this non-stop F2L is what separates sub-20 cubers from the rest. Oh, and yeah, try turning the algs from www.speedcubing.com and then you can learn the ones that you like. One more thing: GO SLOWLY ON F2L! This is the best advice anyone can give you. If you go too fast, you won't be able to see the next corner-edge pair, so you'll have to stop and search for the next pair, which is definitely not a good thing in speedcubing. Darren --- In [email protected], "Stacie Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Greetings. > > When solving the cube using a cross method, what is the typical > orientation of the cross face (white for instance)? Do most people > hold the cube with white on the D face or solve it on the upper face > then flip over? Thanks. > > Roger Wood > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/speedsolvingrubikscube/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
