[Help Thread] Finger Tricks Discussion and Help

[Future Cuber]

Is there a way to do (RU) until solved without regripping?

actually there is a way




if you position both the tumbs on the left bottom 2 adjacent edges and use your index finger(pointing,1st finger)
of both the hands to perform RU'RU'.... without regrip
YOu will still end up solving the cube faster than RURU......

 

[CoreSwitcher]

Finger tricks?

I don't really get what finger tricks are.
Are they just really fast algorithms? Fast cube movements? I don't understand.
BTW plz don't tell me I'm lazy, i already looked it up and none of the google results helped a bit.

 

[Smiles]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=rubiks+cube+finger+tricks

or since you say google didn't help you:

http://bing.lmgtfy.com/?q=rubiks+cube+finger+tricks

 

[CoreSwitcher]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=rubiks+cube+finger+tricks

or since you say google didn't help you:

http://bing.lmgtfy.com/?q=rubiks+cube+finger+tricks

C'mon! That's the 500th time someone ticked me off with that smart alecky invention!

 

[Smiles]

C'mon! That's the 500th time someone ticked me off with that smart alecky invention!

LOL well, you said you couldn't find anything by googling it and i thought that I could, so i tried it and I found useful stuff.

but to be serious, finger tricks are when you use fingers to turn the layers quickly rather than your entire hand.
more finger tricks = less regripping of the cube = faster.

 

[CoreSwitcher]

LOL well, you said you couldn't find anything by googling it and i thought that I could, so i tried it and I found useful stuff.

but to be serious, finger tricks are when you use fingers to turn the layers quickly rather than your entire hand.
more finger tricks = less regripping of the cube = faster.

WOW... ALL THIS TIME I'VE BEEN DOING FINGER TRICKS AND DIDN'T REALIZE IT.
WOW.
*FACEPALMS*

 

[Smiles]

WOW... ALL THIS TIME I'VE BEEN DOING FINGER TRICKS AND DIDN'T REALIZE IT.
WOW.
*FACEPALMS*

haha okay so looking back, were the google results actually exactly what you were looking for?
and you were just accidentally expecting something that didn't exist?

 

[guysensei1]

WOW... ALL THIS TIME I'VE BEEN DOING FINGER TRICKS AND DIDN'T REALIZE IT.
WOW.
*FACEPALMS*

Mind. Blown.

 

[CoreSwitcher]

haha okay so looking back, were the google results actually exactly what you were looking for?
and you were just accidentally expecting something that didn't exist?

yeah i was expecting this crazy thing that where you turn like 5 fingers at once to solve an algorithm.

 

[Praetorian]

How to fingertrick Pi OLL? R U2 R2' U' R2 U' R2' U2 R

R U2 R2' U' R2 U' R2' U2 R

I currently use

f (R U R' U') f F (R U R' U') F'

cause I can't figure out how to fingertrick the standard alg

 

[CubesOfTheWorld]

R U2 R2' U' R2 U' R2' U2 R

I currently use

f (R U R' U') f F (R U R' U') F'

cause I can't figure out how to fingertrick the standard alg

I'm not a particularly advanced cuber but here are my fingertricks (obligatory apology for the vertical video; my method of filming wasn't very optimal):

 

[Praetorian]

I'm not a particularly advanced cuber but here are my fingertricks (obligatory apology for the vertical video; my method of filming wasn't very optimal):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCTcIEM6Ol8

thanks so much

 

[PenguinsDontFly]

thanks so much

use lefty U2 (so its U2' for all of them). This way, no regrips.

 

[Praetorian]

use lefty U2 (so its U2' for all of them). This way, no regrips.

lefty U2 is hard for me but lately I've been forcing myself to do it, same way I learned D2, D' with left hand and M2

pretty sure once I get lefty U2 down i'll be much more effective in solves

 

[cashis]

lefty U2 is hard for me but lately I've been forcing myself to do it, same way I learned D2, D' with left hand and M2

pretty sure once I get lefty U2 down i'll be much more effective in solves

Lefty U2 is SOO useful, you wont regret it.

 

[Animorpher13]

Really work on lefty U2 (technically U2'). I am still improving it for 2x2 - 4x4, and it really does help prevent regrips through the whole solving stage. Also, g through your alg sets and see what you you can add a U2' to (like G(d?) perm and MMAP's 4x4 parity alg). It really helps.

 

[Atharva Shukla]

cyotheking's PLL finger-tricks are amazing. sub-1 for each PLL!

here is the link for the full playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRZHt_6umybxXK7SMTT4UvC9me0lpwStF

 

[SpeedSkewber]

A-Perm Then AUF

Is it possible to go from an A-Perm to doing a cube rotation to do a a U or U' to fix the last AUF? I have gotten more pissed about this than when I get pissed about a pop while foot solving. Please comment on your finger position for this finger trick, it will help me keep my sanity.

 

[Robinbar]

How to turn the sides of cube?

Hi,
I am 17 years and have been using a dayan zhanchi for a couple of months. Every day
I have been practicing 45 minutes or more. I can solve it layer by layer and fridrich method in about 1-2 minutes.
What I would like to know, those speedcubers like zemdegs and others. What fingers would they use if they would have to turn the back side of the cube?
When I hold the cube, I use my left hand to turn the left side, my right hand to turn the right side. I use my index fingers to turn the top(up side0, but what fingers do you use to turn the front
or the back side quickly?

 

[VikingCuber]

I believe most people, including me, use their index and thumb to turn the front depending on which direction it is going. For the back I personally use my ring finger but I'm sure that other people use their little finger as well. Hope it helped and good luck with your practice!