Cross+1/Cross To F2L Transition Tip Video #1

F2 B2 D F2 U' B2 D B2 D2 L2 D F D' F2 L U B2 D F B2 U'
D R2 B2 U2 F2 U2 R2 F2 D L2 F2 L' B' L2 B2 U' F2 U2 R' U2
D' L2 U F2 U2 B2 U2 B2 D' L' F' B R' U' F2 L2 F2 D B2
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[@Luna77543]

Literally everyone who wants to improve their inspection should watch this video. I don’t even use CFOP and this video has been a godsend for my planning. Can’t thank you enough.

[@BrinaSun]

yay

[@BrinaSun]

For those who struggle with cross+1, don’t worry. I used to feel the same. In fact it was so difficult for me I had to ask Jayden for inspiration lmao. Eventually, by forcing myself to plan first pair every time, I got used to it.

[@RubiKubiK313]

Woke up today, cubed a bit, realized that I suck, realized it’s because I don’t know cross+1, decided to learn it, too lazy so instead I watch KZbin, Brian sun posts this (true story)

[@Anthony_Jiang]

Brina not Brian

[@RubiKubiK313]

@@Anthony_Jiangmy bad but I meant the channel name

[@BrinaSun]

destiny

[@RubiKubiK313]

@@BrinaSun probably, but I’m still to lazy to practice, sorry

[@BrinaSun]

[@Stony1999]

I used to be sub 15 now after watching this video im now sub 20 ❤ thanks brina!

[@BrinaSun]

Congratulations on your significant progress Jokes aside you’ll get faster in no time

[@AjetovsKi]

@@Stony1999 it's always like that when you try to learn something new 😂

[@emillaode]

What a mind stretcher from counting only the cross solution...! 😊

[@BrinaSun]

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[@LightninH4_]

thank you for the new info. i always had a lot of trouble with cross+1 and this helped a lot actually.

[@BrinaSun]

Glad it helped!

[@memkoe8651]

U are kind of underrated ngl. Ur vids are just unique and enjoyable and obviously helpful

[@BrinaSun]

thanks!

[@h4-cuber]

great video, and perfect timing 😅. just a suggestion, but if you do a second video on this topic could you do a bit on preserving prebuilt pairs? i always break pairs in my cross solution.

[@BrinaSun]

Ok! There’s a couple of tricks I know so this is a great idea. Thanks!

[@alanwang8809]

Love this series! I’m working on cross efficiency but will come back to this when I’m ready!

[@BrinaSun]

You got this!

[@joshriker4173]

I think one interesting topic would be the tradeoff between prioritizing a pair that is barely disturbed by the cross solution at all despite being in a less desirable slot, so that you have more inspection time, vs prioritizing a pair with a more desirable slot like back left even if it's harder and more time consuming to plan. Or maybe you're so experienced that time isn't really an issue for you idk. Ofc I'm sure it depends on the complexity of the cross itself. It'd be cool to hear that thought process from someone of your skill level, maybe through some walkthroughs or something. Just an idea

[@BrinaSun]

cool idea!

[@LePainQuiFaitDesMaths]

Judging by your comment answers and your tone in your videos you seem to have grown up quite a bit! Thank you for your video, tips and your growth, it makes your videos even more enjoyable to watch !

[@BrinaSun]

Thank you so much! I’m still a minor lol I’m 17

[@LePainQuiFaitDesMaths]

@@BrinaSun I'm not talking about age haha, I'm talking about maturity :) Still shows how there's so much more to come! Keep up the good work !!

[@BrinaSun]

@@LePainQuiFaitDesMaths cool thanks mirrored pi lol

[@redAvoc]

I'm trying to get better&more efficient on solving the cross, thanks for the tutorial! Just a tip - if you kept the cube a bit more still, it would be easier to see the pieces and follow what you're doing

[@BrinaSun]

your welcome. Thanks for the feedback!

[@Leonardo-cw1dd]

im still working on my cross +1, this hopefully will help me learn more about it. what i would like to see in future is if there are two free pairs. i had a scramble the other day in which i had 2 free pairs but took way too long to do cross while preserving both pairs. maybe something like that in future could be helpful(?)

[@alisyed294]

Agreed, I’d like to know if there are any tips on how to preserve free pairs, or use them to make XCs

[@BrinaSun]

ok, ill do that next

[@Leonardo-cw1dd]

@@BrinaSuni can share the scramble i got in the discord, i believe i shared it in brody’s server in the 3x3 channel. i will look for it and find it

[@BrinaSun]

@@Leonardo-cw1dd cool

[@Leonardo-cw1dd]

@@BrinaSuni found the scramble and sharing it in the discord right now

[@themagmaking]

This really helped me to finally start planning cross plus 1 after being sub 15.

[@BrinaSun]

🎉

[@JohnAJ-07]

I once planned two pairs in inspection . Put on my blindfold then boom the two were flipped in place

[@BrinaSun]

lol, you need to track pairs the way I show in the video Keep your finger on a specified sticker of a piece than track it, this way you’ll know the orientation

[@LePainQuiFaitDesMaths]

@@BrinaSun I'm guessing you've now reached the point where you're able to do at least cross+1 without tracking the first pair's pieces with your finger, maybe even cross+2 right ? So when practicing cross+3, are you still doing the finger thing until the process becomes so natural you'll be able to do it mentally ?

[@BrinaSun]

@@JohnAJ-07 you know, i don’t actually really use the finger method, I just do it in my brain The finger method is for an explanation for this video that makes sense

[@mattias9425]

If you start the last solution with a D you get an x-cross and a free pair. (And after that you can do pseudo slotting but I couldn't see that in inspection.)

[@BrinaSun]

thanks!

[@neesit8623]

I love this series, pls keep doing

[@BrinaSun]

Thanks!

[@bigbrojhay334]

Holy!!! Thx man, my 1st attempt was a 6(& i ao5 9), wth i starting to get faster at it, thx for the tip ❤

[@isimyok7132]

Hey Brian! I have a question for you. How do you remember the cross solution or cross+1? With notations like you did in the video or by the fingertricks?

[@BrinaSun]

I use both the notations and the fingertricks as a mental trick to remember

[@isimyok7132]

@@BrinaSun thank youu

[@themagmaking]

It will take a long time for me to learn to plan cross plus 2 but I know I can do it with enough practice.

[@BrinaSun]

You sure can

[@curiousNic]

Thanks Brina, showing examples is always helpful.

[@BrinaSun]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Skewboh]

Love this video! It was really helpful

[@BrinaSun]

Glad it was helpful!

[@EliteCubingAlliance]

I've been trying to improve again lol. Hoping it works out. I've been working on doing as many pieces as possible.

[@BrinaSun]

You got this!

[@paulsebastian3987]

Well explained using your finger is a good idea

[@BrinaSun]

thanks!

[@AjetovsKi]

ok, this video was actually very very helpful. I never thought of tracking pieces like that. Yes, I'm a beginner averaging 25s😅

[@BrinaSun]

Glad it was helpful!

[@hiimthelegend6644]

Bro with your tutorials I am finally going to break 20s 🔥

[@BrinaSun]

thanks!

[@DDHDTV]

do you ever reconsider after you track your pair and both pieces end up in separate slots? so horrible case. i guess you just track something different cause you track fast, but if i’m currently still to slow with planning i’m out of luck I usually pick an edge where i know it wont move much first, but that sometimes is front right pair. often i try forcing to track for back left pair but then it ends up being in a horrible position. as a 16s avg solver, i often run out of inspection to change plans .. currenlty at least

[@BrinaSun]

I always check in order of BL BR FL FR If BL is bad then BR probably isn’t If somehow both are bad then FL is definitely not bad and I continue

[@DDHDTV]

@@BrinaSun ahh! interesting. I thought you’d take whatever good pieces you see and can maybe immediately tell its gonna be good, regardless of which slot it would be. but then, maybe instead of religning cross with D moves, you do wide U moves to then have that planned pair in the back

[@BrinaSun]

@@DDHDTV using wide u is a great idea that people should use more often

[@bonemasked3925]

Damn, I guess I need to fully get used to cube notations before even doing this

[@TheShiGuyShiloh]

This couldn’t of come out at a better time that last couple of days I’ve been working on planning it for mega and 3x3 so this will help a lot

[@BrinaSun]

Thanks!

[@dreamz9768]

YAYYY I needed these from a pro solver like you

[@BrinaSun]

I needed this form a pro commentator like you

[@dreamz9768]

@@BrinaSun yep u need sleep😴

[@BrinaSun]

🛌

[@danielujifusa6850]

Do you actually plan with move notation during inspection? That seems like it would help a lot and might be the difference for me, but I know it would slow me down a lot at first

[@BrinaSun]

Yes, I say the cross notation in my brain so I remember it

[@calmcuber]

learning this but my comp is in 3 days, so might not be used to 15s of inspection to do it then, but i'll try :D

[@BrinaSun]

You can do it!

[@彭資凱]

Thank you so much !❤

[@彭資凱]

Hope you can have more cross plus one video love this kind of video

[@BrinaSun]

You're welcome

[@xDanio]

Thank you so much you did video I asked for :)

[@BrinaSun]

No problem

[@Crzcr1z]

This is actually great advice

[@BrinaSun]

This is actually great commentary

[@cyrildubois1815]

Crazy, I was learning cross+1

[@KoLecnac]

How do you decide between prioritising first pairs and easier cross, especially when you see blocks and easy pairs already set up, but require harder cross to maintain?

[@BrinaSun]

i decide using my ability to discern whether something will be faster to execute than something else, its more about the execution speed and less about the movecount

[@f6-cuy248]

can you always plan the first pair in 15 seconds even when the cross is 8 moves

[@BrinaSun]

Yes

[@-h0fa733]

How you are planing this in your mind?I don't remember when you use your finger.

[@BrinaSun]

I memorize the cross solution finger tricks and notation which allows me to track the F2L pieces one by one

[@lscuber854]

What should I do when the solution for the Back-Left-Slot ends up beeing bad (bad case)? Should I continue to solve that pair?

[@BrinaSun]

Bad cases are actually very rare as there’s typically always a fast F2L trick to solve it However if it’s truly bad then pick back right

[@lscuber854]

@@BrinaSun okay, thank you for your answer Brian 👍🏼

[@marcosplaza1]

A very helpful video

[@BrinaSun]

Thank

[@f6-cuy248]

also should i be able to find the most efficient cross or is it fine to start practicing cross+1 if I do it less effiiently like if i only find an 8 move cross on a 7 move one?

[@BrinaSun]

Find more efficient crosses first

[@ClockSolver]

bro read my mind

[@BrinaSun]

[@ericzhu6620]

yes exactly the video i need

[@BrinaSun]

Thanks eric zhu the OG

[@danielflyfly2918]

So good, thank you!

[@BrinaSun]

Glad you liked it!

[@RoyalMidou]

Last one was difficult ... I want sub 10avg but i think +1 is enought to get it ( and learning full OLL also 😅 )

[@BrinaSun]

yeah cross+1 is enough but on any cross that’s 4 moves or less do cross+2 for sub10

[@danyilnychka9490]

I was so sure Brian Sune will use sune+R'UR for 4:45 case, damn

[@BrinaSun]

That’s a bad alg

[@danyilnychka9490]

@@BrinaSun but why is it bad? It's also used by Tymon

[@BrinaSun]

@@danyilnychka9490 R2’ U2’ R U R’ U R2 and sledge U2 R’ U’ R are faster

[@SerKubos]

4:48 i prefer (sune) R' U R

[@blobby_chan]

Thanks brian

[@BrinaSun]

you’re welcome

[@realkaiser]

THANK YOU!!! THANKK YOUUUU!!!

[@BrinaSun]

You're welcome

[@j.c.n4301]

Nice, I aalready plan cross +1 in 80% of my solves, but I still average around 15 sec xd

[@BrinaSun]

you’re an og welcome back

[@j.c.n4301]

@@BrinaSun you remembered me haha, tsm

[@_abdosalah_]

When i try to plan cross + 1 my mind just explodes every time like i remember what case i would get for my first pair but i forget my corss solution or sometimes even worse like planning cross +1 for about 5 minutes and eventually i decide to just do the cross cuz it's too much for my brain to process do u have a solution pls ?

[@BrinaSun]

You have to force yourself to continue to plan it until you succeed Eventually it will become easy

[@_abdosalah_]

@@BrinaSun thanks bro 🙏 I'm gonna keep trying and i will inform you when i done

[@BrinaSun]

@@_abdosalah_ keep it up!

[@thatcubingguy3102]

Brian! Pls buy a mic cover cuz u keep blowing air into my ears 😂

[@BrinaSun]

lol I don’t even have a separate mic I just use phone

[@maximkosheleff]

Just a couple of months ago , I broke my laziness and began to precalculate first pairs (after years of cubing omg) and immediately, pb decreased for seconds

[@BrinaSun]

[@Sukli]

Whats ur main cube?

[@BrinaSun]

Ys3m

[@Sukli]

@@BrinaSun nice, is it the uv version?

[@BrinaSun]

@@Sukli yes

[@IconicFTBL]

Thanks

[@BrinaSun]

No problem

[@cyrildubois1815]

On the last i got a XXcross. Was easy

[@BrinaSun]

Show solutions

[@minhadang3490]

what if i do cross on the left :(

[@BrinaSun]

[@LevelUpCewb]

learn cross on bottom

[@troliskimosko]

L

[@zigi_cubing]

on the 3rd scramble you can also do\ x2 // inspection U' R' F D2 R' F' U' L F' L' R' U' R D // xcross U R U' R' L U2 L' // 2nd pair R' F R F' R U R' // 3rd pair U2 F' r U r' // 4th pair U2 r U' r2 U r2 U r2 U' r // OLL U R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U2 // PLL I got a 6.84 on this solution it is 58 moves so 8.48TPS

[@BrinaSun]

nice

[@Blox273]

And first like❤️❤️❤️

[@CubingExperience]

I have no idea what you’re talking about, but I like it.

[@BrinaSun]

same

[@CubingExperience]

@@BrinaSun WAIT WHAT

[@BrinaSun]

@@CubingExperience I have no idea what you’re talking about Like wdym you have no idea what I’m talking about

[@abhinavpv.2010]

I have no idea what y'all are talking abt 😂

[@LightninH4_]

@@abhinavpv.2010predicting all of cross and an f2l pair in inspection

[@notanonymousperson]

These are very helpful, just make more videos exactly like this please! (always planning two pairs if possible)

[@notanonymousperson]

Also feel free to tell anything you want, any insight is cool.

[@BrinaSun]

That's the plan!

[@dreamteam47568]

eocross+1

[@dawuuttdawuutt]

like this pls croos+1 again

[@BrinaSun]

ok!

[@ChaitanyaJoshi123]

brina using the tv3 :shivers:

[@BrinaSun]

I want v4

[@AColdCuber]

wow 54 seconds ago

[@Blox273]

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[@Blox273]

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[@CuBOYid]

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