Hey everyone,
I've been working a lot on my 4x4x4 edges method and I have found a
new approach that I really like a lot and have switched to.
I used to use only RDdL turns to pair up my edges, and occasionaly I
would change my storage and pairing layers if I saw something better
to pair.
Then I saw that Yuki (from what I have seen on his videos, and again
I could be wrong) seems to use RuUL turns to do most of his pairing.
I tried doing this and often got fast times, but sometimes I would
still have slow edges because of not being able to find a piece I
needed.
Then I tried mixing the best parts of both and I have to say I like
this better. I now view the edges in a way of just trying to pair
two edges up. I do this however is convenient based on how I am
holding the cube. So I mostly use rUudDL moves to do my pairing. I
also move around the cube a lot and don't stick to just the d and u
layers to pair. If I see other pieces I like somewhere else I
switch to them instead of sticking with my 2 pair chain like on my
4x4x4 speed solve solution page.
My philosopy used to be to be a little less efficient but to have a
mindless process that I can do without having to think. Now I like
to make it a little more efficient, and add a little more thought
into it, but it seems to be working so far.
I don't know what my times will be doing it this way, but I can only
hope it will be faster. I feel like getting a sub-60 solve this way
is much easier than with my old method, and I've even gotten a sub-
60 double parity solve using this new approach, so I want to work on
it.
I don't know if others use this idea, but my philosophy has changed
for 4x4 edges. I now just pair up whatever I see, instead of
following a rigid chain like I used to.
Not sure if anyone already does this, but I feel like I can improve
and move past the barrier I am at by trying this.
Hope this helps for anyone interested in the 4x4x4.
Chris
P.S. Now if only I could stop being lazy and work on my centers,
they're 2-3 seconds slower than most people I've talked to :-( Does
anyone have a good centers approach? I feel like my edges must be
fairly good to overcome my slower than average centers, anyone
willing to trade centers tricks for some edges tricks?
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