The One-Handed Example Solve Thread

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I was looking for OH example solve threads and was surprised to see that there wasn't one. I accept that this is probably quite similar to the 3x3 example solve thread, but I thought it would be interesting to see how people adapt their solutions for OH solving.

R2 U B2 R2 B2 L2 F2 R2 U B2 F U' B R2 D L B2 D2 B L'

x2 y'
R R D R D R R D D
y' R' U' U' R U R' U' R
U' U' R U' R' y' R U' U' R'
U R' U R U' R' U' R
y' y' U R' U' U' R U' R' U R
U' U' R U R' U R U' U' R R U' R U' R' U' U' R
U' R U' U' R' U' R U' U' z U' R z' R' U' r x' U' U'

Next: L2 D R2 D' R2 D F2 U2 B2 F2 U2 F L' B2 D B' F R2 U F' R'
 
I'll help this thread out a bit.
Looking back at this after writing it all up, helping out a bit apparently meant give you 33 new recons, oops. I hope this is helpful to people though!

I just posted this 10.39 OH ao5, with reconstructions. The solutions aren't really that amazing, but they are realistic sub 11 level solutions for someone who gets around 6+ TPS on most solves.
Solve 1: 10.26
F' R B D L U2 F' U' R' D' L2 D' R2 U2 B2 L2 F2 U F2
z' // inspection
U' F z' R' F U r' U r // cross
U' R U R' U' y' R U R' // 1st pair
y R U2' R' y U' U' R U R' // 2nd pair
y' R U' R' U' R U' R' U R U' R' // 3rd pair
y R' U' R U' R' U R // 4th pair
U' F U R U' R' F' // OLL(CP)
R R' R' U R' U' R' U' R' U R U R2 U // PLL
63STM /10.26=6.14TPS

Solve 2: 10.98
F' U2 B' U' R' F2 L' R2 U' F2 D2 R2 F2 D L2 B2 D2 F' L
x2 // inspection
r U x' R U' U' R D' R U D' // cross
y' U R U R' z U' R U z' // 1st pair
U' R U' R' U R' U' R // 2nd pair
y' R' U R U' R' U' R // 3rd pair
y' U' U' R U' U' R' U' R U R' // 4th pair
U R U R' U R U2' R' F R U R' U' F' // OLL
U' U' R U' F U' R' U' R U F' U2' R' // PLL
69STM /10.98=6.28TPS

Solve 3: 12.27
B' L2 B U2 F R2 F2 D2 L2 R2 F D2 R U R D2 B F L' D' L'
x2 // inspection
U' U' F' D' R' D // cross
R' U' R U' y' R' U R // 1st pair
z R' U' R U R' U R U' z' // 2nd pair
U y' U R' U' R U2' R' U R // 3rd pair
R U R' U' U' R U R' // 4th pair
r U R' U R U' U' r' U r U R' U' r' R U R U' R' // OLL
D' R R U R' U R' U' R U' R R U' D R' U R U // PLL
75STM /12.27=6.11TPS

Solve 4: 946
U L2 F L2 R2 D2 F2 L2 B' L2 U2 B2 L' F D U R' B' L B2 L2
x2 // inspection
F' R y' r U' r' // cross
R U' U' R' U' U' z U' R' U z' // 1st pair
R U R' y R' U R // 2nd pair
U R U R' U2 R U' R' // 3rd pair
y' R U' R' U2 R U' R' // 4th pair
U U2 R U2' R2 F R F' R U2' R' // OLL(CP)
R' U R' U' R' U' R' U R U R2 U2' // PLL
58STM /9.46=6.13TPS

Solve 5: 9.94
L F U2 F2 R2 B2 L2 U' B2 U2 R2 U B2 U2 R F L2 R D2 L' D'
z2 y // inspection
U' U' r U' x' D' R F' F' D2 // cross
U' R' U R // 1st pair
U' R U' U' R' U y' R' U' R // 2nd pair
U2 U' R U' R' U' z U' R' U z' // 3rd pair
U R U R' U' U' R U R' // 4th pair
U r' U' r R' U' R U r' U r // OLL
U' R' U2' R' D' R U' R' D R U R U' R' U' R U // PLL
68STM /9.94=6.84TPS

I have also reconstructed Zhen Chen's 6.99 OH ao5 solves, aside from the worst. These solves are pretty much the best of OH solving, for someone who maximises TPS with ZB. Where doing EO after F2L is a notable factor, instead of doing ZBLS, since it allows him to turn faster as making EO after F2L has less complex algs/fingertricks than full ZBLS would.
Solve 1: 7.27
B2 F2 L2 D' U2 R2 F2 U B D U' L2 D R U F L' B R
x z // inspection
D' r' F U R2 U' U' R' U R2 U' R' y U' R2 // xxcross
U2 R U' U' R' U y' R' U' R // 3rd pair
y R' U' U' R U R' U' U' R // 4th pair
F U R U' R' F' // EO
U' R U R' L' U' U' R U' R' U' R U' R' L U // ZBLL
54STM /7.27=7.43TPS

Solve 2: 7.07
U' L2 D2 U F2 D U L U2 F R2 B F' R' U' R U' R2
z2 y // inspection
R' D' R D F' D R' // cross
U R U2 R' U' U' R U' R' // 1st pair
U2 y y R' U' R U' R' U' R // 2nd pair
R U R' U' F U F' // 3rd pair
R U2 R' U' R U2 R' // 4th pair
U U' U' F R U R' U' F' // EO
R U R' U R U2 R' U' // ZBLL
55STM /7.07=7.78TPS

Solve 3: 6.12
R2 B2 U2 L2 U B2 D2 F2 D' R2 F L2 D2 R D2 R U L' U' R'
z2 y' // inspection
R U' F' F' U' R' U R2 // xcross
U' R' U' U' R U R' U' R // 2nd pair
U' y' y' R' F R F' R' U' R // 3rd pair
y' R' U' R U' R f' U' f // 4th pair
U' U' U' F' r U R' U' r' F R // ZBLL
44STM /6.12=7.19TPS

Solve 5: 6.64
U2 L D2 L F2 D2 F2 L' U2 F' L U2 L' D' L' R2 B R' D
x2 // inspection
D F r x' F' R D' R2 U' R' // xcross
y' y' U R' U' R // 2nd pair
y' U R' U' U' R U R' U' R // 3rd pair
y' R' U' U' R U R' U' R // 4th pair
F U R U' R' F' // EO
U' R' U' U' R U R' U R // OLL(CP)
U z U' R U' R' U' R' U' R U R U2 // PLL
57STM /6.64=8.58TPS

Then there is also Yiheng Wang's 5.85 OH AsR single. The solution is very high quality, which is the important part. Though his turning is much closer to someone who is not as good at OH, since he uses the table a lot, and does index R' moves.
B2 L2 U L2 F2 D U B L2 R D2 R' F2 U B' F2 D L2 D2 F'
z2 y // inspection
U' R' x U' U' r' D' R' R' // xcross
U' R U' R' U R U R' // 2nd pair
y' y' R U R' z U' R U // 3rd pair
z' U R U' R' // 4th pair
r U' U' R' U' R U' r' // OLL(CP)
34STM /5.85=5.81TPS

And here are some more miscellaneous OH solves of mine that I have reconstructed. These include an 8.40 at 7.38 TPS, an 8.42 with a clever XXCross, a 7.77 that could've been sub 7, an efficient 8.60 where I got to ZB at sub 6 but didn't know the case, and an efficient fullstep 8.36.
8.40
F U2 B2 U2 R2 B2 D R2 U' L2 D' R' U R B R D B' R
z2 y' // inspection
U' R R U R' // cross
y' U z U' R U z' // 1st pair
U' U' R U R' U' U' R U R' // 2nd pair
y U' R' U' U' R U R' U' R // 3rd pair
U' U' R U R' U R U' R' // 4th pair
U F U R U' R' F' // EOCP
U R' U' U' R U R' U R U R' U' R U' R' U2 R U2 // ZBLL
62STM /8.40=7.38TPS

8.42
R2 F D' F2 B U B' R F' U B2 U' L2 U' L2 U F2 D B2
x2 // inspection
U2' R2 r U' U' r' S U S' // xxcross
U R U2 R' U' R U R' // 3rd pair
U2 R' U' R y U' R U R' // 4th pair
U' R U R' U' M' U R U' r' // OLL
R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' U // PLL
50STM /8.42=5.94TPS

7.77
D2 L B2 D R U R2 B D F2 R2 L2 F2 R2 B U2 B' U2 F2 R2
z' // inspection
(U' D) z' D' R D' R // cross
U' U' R' U R y' R U R' // 1st pair
z R' U' R' U z' // 2nd pair
U' U' R' U' R // 3rd pair
y U' R' U' U' R U' R' U R // 4th pair
r U' r2 U r2 U r2 U' r // OLL(CP)
41STM /7.77=5.28TPS

8.60
L2 R D L2 D2 U' F2 R2 D2 R2 U2 B' L R2 F D' R' D R2
z2 // inspection
F' R D' U' R' U' R' // xcross
y U' R U' U' R' U R U' R' // 2nd pair
y' y' U' U' R U R' U R U' R' // 3rd pair
y' U' R U R' // 4th pair
U' R' U R2 D r' U2 r D' R2 U' R // OLL(CP)
U' R U' R U R U R U' R' U' R2 // PLL
53STM /8.60=6.16TPS

8.36
B2 U B' U' D F' B D R F2 L' F2 R F2 L' U2 B2 L' D
x' z' // inspection
D x' D U' R' R' F' F' R // xcross
z R' U' R U z' // 2nd pair
y' y' U' U' R U' R' y' R U R' // 3rd pair
U R' U' U' R U' R' U R // 4th pair
U' U' r U R' U R U2 r' // OLL
U R2' u' R U' R U R' u R2 y R U' R' U // PLL
52STM /8.36=6.22TPS

I also have this recorded 8.05 single from a few months back. Though the execution wasn't great, the solution is decent quality and worth sharing.
R' D2 B2 D' L' B U2 F2 L F R2 U2 D2 F2 R2 B R2 F'
z2 // inspection
D R' F' y' F' F' // cross
U U' R' U' R U' R' U R // 1st pair
y' y' R U R' // 2nd pair
y U R U R' U2 R U' R' // 3rd pair
y U R U R' U R U' R' // 4th pair
U U r U' U' R' U' R U' r' // OLL(CP)
43STM /8.05=5.34TPS

There is also this 7.63, which is the current Rocky's Regional Record single by Canyon Pettitt.
B U2 F2 D F2 U' B2 D2 R2 L' D R U2 B2 F D2 U B D'
x' z // inspection
U' D' U' R' F U' D' x' U R U' R' (U' D) // xcross
U' x' r U' r' x // 2nd pair
U' R' U' U' R z U' R U z' // 3rd pair
U' R' U R U2 R' U' R // 4th pair
R' U' R U' R' U2 R U2 // OLL(CP)
41STM /7.63=5.37TPS

And here's some more random recons of mine I've found. These include a 7.58 comp sim solve, my PB1-PB7 solves, 6.53, 6.71, 6.80, 7.08, 7.30, 7.31, and 7.34, an 8.35 that had PB potential, a 7.97 that could've been slightly better, a fullstep 8.57, an 8.46 with less than 5 TPS, another 8.11 with under 5 TPS, and an 8.13 fullstep with almost 7 TPS.
7.58
F2 D2 R2 F2 L D2 L D2 F2 R' F2 R U' F2 U L' F' L2 R2 D'
z2 y // inspection
R U R2 D2 R // cross
U R' U R // 1st pair
U R U2 R' d R' U' R // 2nd pair
U2 z U' R' U z' R U' R' // 3rd pair
y' y' R' U' R U R' U' R // 4th pair
U' r' U' R U R' r U' R' U R U // OLL
43STM /7.58=5.67TPS

6.53
B L2 B2 D2 B2 L U2 B2 U2 F2 L' R B' D' F' D2 B' U B' L
z2 y // inspection
(L R') D R // cross
y U' R U' R' // 1st pair
y U R U' R' // 2nd pair
R' U' R // 3rd pair
U2 L U2 L' U L U' L' // 4th pair
U F R' F' R U R U' R' U // OLL
33STM /6.53=5.05TPS

6.71
F2 D2 B2 D2 R' D2 L' D2 L B2 D2 U' B' R U' F2 R2 F L' D2 L'
z2 // inspection
D R' F' r' U r // cross
U' R U R R U' R // 1st pair
U' R U' U' R' U2 R U' R' // 2nd pair
y' z R U' R' U z' // 3rd pair
U' R U R' U R U' R' // 4th pair
U' U' r' U' U' R U R' U r U' // OLL(CP)
45STM /6.71=6.71TPS

6.80
U B' R2 D2 R2 D2 B' D2 F L2 B F L R B' D2 L' U' L2 R'
z2 y // inspection
F R' D R' r x' D // cross
U' U' R U R' U' y' R U' R' // 1st pair
z U R U' z' // 2nd pair
y' R U' R' // 3rd pair
y U R' U' R // 4th pair
U' R U2 R' U' R U' R' // ZBLL
33STM /6.80=4.85TPS

7.08
F B2 D L F2 R' B' R U' L2 U' R2 L2 F2 D L2 D B2 L2
x' z2 // inspection
R' U' z U' U' x' y' D R' D' // cross
U' z U' R' U z' R U' R' // 1st & 2nd pairs
y U' R' U2 R2 U R' // 3rd pair
U R' U2 R U' R' U R // 4th pair
r' U' R U' R' U2 r U' // OLL(CP)
36STM /7.08=5.08TPS

7.30
F2 B U F2 B2 R' U F2 B L2 D R2 F2 D2 F2 U F2 U' L2 F2 U2
x' // inspection
U' R' x' y' D2 R' D // cross
R U z U' R U z' // 1st pair
U R' d' R' U' R // 2nd pair
U2 R U2' R' d R' U' R // 3rd pair
R U' R' U' R U' R' U R U' R' // 4th pair
U' F R U R' U' R U' R' U' R U R' F' // ZBLL
49STM /7.3=6.71TPS

7.31
U' B' L2 D2 R D R' U F B2 U2 F2 D2 B' L2 F' U2 L2 D2 F
x2 // inspection
F R' D R D R2 D2 // cross
y U' R U' R' // 1st pair
y' U R U R' U' y' R' U R // 2nd pair
D R U R' D' // 3rd & 4th pairs
U R' U' R U' R' U2 R // OLL(CP)
U' R2 U R U R' U' R' U' R' U R' // PLL
44STM /7.31=6.02TPS

7.34
L2 U2 F D2 F L2 F' R2 F L2 F2 U2 D' L2 F2 D2 F' D2 U2 L' B
z2 // inspection
R' F' U' F' U R' U R U' R U R' R' U R y' R' F R // xxcross
y2 U' R U R' // 3rd pair
U' R' U R U2 y R U R' // 4th pair
U F R' F' R U R U' R' // OLL(CP)
39STM /7.34=5.31TPS

8.35
R' D F2 U2 B2 R' D2 L2 F2 R' B2 R' U' L' B F2 L2 D2 R2
z2 // inspection
D' F U R' D' // xcross
U' z U' R U z' // 2nd pair
R' U' R // 3rd pair
U' z U R U' R2 U R U' z' // 4th pair
U' U' R U R' U' R' F R F' // OLL
U' R' U' U' R U R' U2' z U R' D R U' R' // PLL
44STM /8.35=5.27TPS

7.97
U2 F2 D L2 U' L2 U' L2 F2 U F2 U2 B L2 R2 D2 L U' L' F R2
z2 y' // inspection
U' R2 y' U R2 // cross
(D U') (D U') R U R' D D // 1st pair
U' R' U2' R U R' U' R // 2nd pair
R U' R' U' R U' R' y' U' U' R U' R' // 3rd pair
y U' R U R' // 4th pair
U' R U2 R' U' R U' R' U R U R' U R U2 R' U // ZBLL
54STM /7.97=6.78TPS

8.57
R U L2 D' U2 R2 U2 L2 B2 D U2 R' B U R B2 L2 B' D
z2 // inspection
r U' U' x' z R U' R U z' y R' // xcross
U' U' R U' R2' U R // 2nd pair
U' R U' R' y' U R' U R // 3rd pair
y' U' R' U' R U2 R' U R // 4th pair
U' F R' F' R U R U' R' // OLL
U' U' R U R' F' R U2 R' U2 R' F R U R U2 R' // PLL
57STM /8.57=6.65TPS

8.46
B' D2 F2 U' L2 D' R2 U R2 U F2 R2 F' D F L U2 L D2 B'
z2 // inspection
U' R' F' D F D // cross
U' z U R' U' // 1st pair
R2 U' R U x R' U R' U' z' // 2nd pair
y' y' U' R' U' R // 3rd pair
y U' r' U r U2 r' U' r R' U' R // ZBLS
R' F' r U R U' r' F U2 // ZBLL
42STM /8.46=4.96TPS

8.11
F R U F2 R U L' B L' U' F2 B2 U' F2 D' R2 U2 R2 D2 F2 R2
z2 y' // inspection
F U' R' r U2' x' // cross
U z U' R U z' // 1st pair
y U' R' U R // 2nd pair
U R U R' U' y' R' U R // 3rd pair
U R U R' U' y' R' U R // 4th pair
U' U' U' r U R' U' r' F R F' // ZBLL
40STM /8.11=4.93TPS

8.13
U F2 L F2 D2 B2 R2 B2 U F2 D' L2 U' F' L' U2 L2 F U
y' // inspection
U2' R2 D' // xcross
U2' R U' R' U R' U' R // 2nd pair
y' U R' U' R2 U R' // 3rd pair
y U2 R U R' U2 R U' R' U R U' R' // 4th pair
U2 r U R' U' r' R U R U' R' // OLL
R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' U // PLL
55STM /8.13=6.77TPS

And I'll end this off with my current PR single, 8.91 which is still one of my highest TPS solves ever, being over 7 TPS.
F' L2 B' U2 L2 B D2 B2 D L' R2 B' D' R2 B' R F R2 D
x y2 // inspection
(D U') z' x' D R' F' D // cross
U' R U' R' U R' U' R // 1st pair
y' R' U' R U R' U' R // 2nd pair
U y' U' y R U R' // 3rd pair
y' U' R U' R' U R U R' // 4th pair
U' U' R U R' U R U' U' R' F R U R' U' F' // OLL(CP)
R' U R' U' R' U' R' U R U R' R' U // PLL
63STM /8.91=7.07TPS

Next: L2 D R2 D' R2 D F2 U2 B2 F2 U2 F L' B2 D B' F R2 U F' R'
Of course, I won't leave the thread without doing the example solve though.
This was my initial solution, so there wasn't any optimising it, this is the exact same solution I would do in a timed solve.

x2 // inspection
F' D2 R' z U' U' z' D' // cross
R U R' U R U R' z x' U' R U z' // 1st pair
R' U R z x U' R U z' // 2nd pair
U' U' R' U' R // 3rd pair
U' U' R U R' // 4th pair
U F U R U' R2 F' R U R U' R' // OLL
R' U R U' R' f' U' R U2' R' U' R U' R' f R // PLL

NEXT: B' D2 F' L2 F' D2 F2 U2 F R2 F U2 L U' B R' D2 B' D B' F'
 
B' D2 F' L2 F' D2 F2 U2 F R2 F U2 L U' B R' D2 B' D B' F'

z2
D R' U r' U r y D D R D
U' U' R U' R' U R U R R U' U' R
U R' U' U' R
y' y' U R U R' U R U R'
y R U R' U' R U R'
U' r' U' r R' U' R U r' U R
U' R U R' U' R' U R U' U' R' z U' R z' R U' r x' U' R U' R' U'

Next: F2 R' U2 B2 F2 L D2 F2 R' U2 B' D' B' D' F' L B' R' F'
 
B' D2 F' L2 F' D2 F2 U2 F R2 F U2 L U' B R' D2 B' D B' F'

z2
D R' U r' U r y D D R D
U' U' R U' R' U R U R R U' U' R
U R' U' U' R
y' y' U R U R' U R U R'
y R U R' U' R U R'
U' r' U' r R' U' R U r' U R
U' R U R' U' R' U R U' U' R' z U' R z' R U' r x' U' R U' R' U'

Next: F2 R' U2 B2 F2 L D2 F2 R' U2 B' D' B' D' F' L B' R' F'
This might be the first example solve thread where you actually need a cube
But a cube in the left hand and typing in the right hand is a good combo
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
F2 R' U2 B2 F2 L D2 F2 R' U2 B' D' B' D' F' L B' R' F'
 Moves 
z2 // Inspection
L2 R2 F R Rw' U Rw // Cross
L R' U2 L' R // 1st Pair
R' U R2 y x R' U' R // 2nd Pair
x' y2 U R' U2 R U' y' R' U' R // 3rd Pair
U y R' U' R y U' R U R' // 4th Pair
F R U R' U' F' // OLL
y F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F' U2 // PLL

Next
 
This might be the first example solve thread where you actually need a cube
But a cube in the left hand and typing in the right hand is a good combo
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
F2 R' U2 B2 F2 L D2 F2 R' U2 B' D' B' D' F' L B' R' F'
 Moves 
z2 // Inspection
L2 R2 F R Rw' U Rw // Cross
L R' U2 L' R // 1st Pair
R' U R2 y x R' U' R // 2nd Pair
x' y2 U R' U2 R U' y' R' U' R // 3rd Pair
U y R' U' R y U' R U R' // 4th Pair
F R U R' U' F' // OLL
y F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F' U2 // PLL

Next
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
R2 B R2 F' L2 F' U2 F2 R2 U2 L2 U' B2 R B D F' R D B2 U
 Moves 
x' z' //inspection
U F' z U z' U R x' D //cross
R U' R' z U R R U' //1st pair
R' U' R R U R' U' R U //2nd pair
z' U y R U' U' R' U' R U R' //3rd pair
y' U R U R' U R U' R' //4th pair
R U R' U R' F R F' R U' U' R' //OLL
U' R U' R' U' R U R D R' U' R D' R' U' U' R' U' //PLL

Next: U2 L F R2 F R L2 D F2 R' D2 B2 R2 D2 L' U2 R2 F2 L U
 
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