Beginner 3x3 Tutorial (1 alg solution)

[Mr Cubism]

The Sexy-Move-Method is very nice indeed!

The last step (last two corners) is easy to do without a pause; if it starts with (RUR´U´x4) the end will be D (RUR´U´x2) D´ and if it starts with (RUR´U´x2) the end will be D (RUR´U´x4) D´

It would be interesting to know how often the last step becomes a skip....1 solve of 5?!
I feel that it is quite often. The last solve today I got the cube fully solved after the second corner insertion in the second last step. It was a sub-30 but I didnt got it on film.
Anyway, I got a full step solve sub-35 on tape.
Sorry, I´m not good at it, but the outdoor movie itself will be a nice remembrance when the summer is over.

 

[ariasamie]

mr cubism, what is your normal avg using your main method?

 

[Mr Cubism]

mr cubism, what is your normal avg using your main method?

In a 50 solve serie it´s normally around 23-25 sec and have been so the last 6 months.

I think it´s a fair guess that the Sexy-Move-Method takes around 70% longer in time than Friedrich. (near the double counts of moves but RUR´U´ are quick). So I hope for a Sexy-move-average around 40 seconds in the future :rolleyes:

Feliks would do sub-17 with it for shore

I like the method because it´s easy to teach.

 

[Cride5]

Nice vid - sub 35 using only the sexy move is quite impressive

The chances of skipping the final step are 1 in 3.

Spoiler

The reason is, if you solve all but two corners, then permutation must always be solved (since it's impossible to swap only two pieces using legal moves). The only way they can be unsolved is if they are twisted in place. Because sum of all corner twists must be divisible by 3, then the twist of one corner dictates the twist of the other. There are 3 possible ways to tiwst a corner, and one of these configurations is a final step skip.

When I'm speedsolving with this method, I always count the number of times I've used the sexy move, so that I don't need to watch the cube when I get to the last two corners. Eg, if I've used 5 sexymoves to solve the '3 more corners', then I know to use one more to fix the top layer. I also use the inverse sexy move, and when using that I just decrement the count. When you throw the inverse sexy move into the mix, you can solve everything much more efficiently. For example, if you need to bring a corner into the buffer, then it is always possible to avoid the 3x sexy move case, simply by choosing correctly between using the sexy move or its inverse (hope that makes sense).

I recently managed a 41.16 average of 5 using an 'optimised' version of the sexy method. Following the instructions to the letter, best avg of 5 I could get was just under a minute.

 

[Mr Cubism]

Nice vid... ...I using an 'optimised' version of the sexy method.

Thanks! Now you must get sub-40 in average! The goal of July!

I had luck with the simple yellow edges in the 35-vid, time can run away quickly for me in that step. I´m not used with it yet.

If the chance is 1 in 3 in the end, is it luck with a skip then?! :confused:

I also use a optimised version, planned cross, the inverse URU´R´ for example. Soon I shall also try cross + three first F2L-pairs (raw and brutal Friedrich ) and then use the sexy-move-method for the rest of the solve = more and more "cheating" without more algos Not good with vacation, stupid ideas grow in the brain.

 

[Novriil]

Do you mean this one?
[youtube]pV94kgdHw-4 [/youtube]

Actually I meant the video of the song. But it doesn't matter much.

 

[Mr Cubism]

I have studied the counts of moves a little bit more and recommend a few algorithms to use in this algorithmless method

The "3x more corners" are more like 4 more corners, but in 2 solves of 3, the fourth corner will not be solved and you have to fix it in the last step. The average 35 moves (3x more corners) is maybe closer to 30, sometimes there is a skip after two or three corners.
So around 100 moves were less than I expected, not that bad. Must be close to the LBL beginners method.

 

[buelercuber]

this method is actually so good for beginners. I average like 45 with this method, even though with normal fridrich I average sub 19. but still, this is by far the most amusing method out there *yea you heard me waffle*

4.5/5

 

[addicted_to_roux]

Playing with 8355 I found that the most common problem I and the person I was teaching had was not completing all four moves of the algorithm. If you've completed the placement and orientation of one of the final five corners you *have* to do the final D (or U' in Cride's variation). If you don't, the cube magic escapes and you'll have a botched cube.

Maybe that's not your problem, but you're not being very forthcoming with specifics.

Hahaha. That's what I always did wrong when I first started solving the cube with a similar method that required this. I'd always forget the last U'. :fp

 

[Mr Cubism]

Wooaa! I have not practicing this method for a while, but I will do it now. I average around 45 seconds with this method.
New pb tonight with over 2 sec: 27.30! LTC-skip (LTC = Last Two Corners)
Fun, fun...!

Edit: 10/12 42.63 sec.

 

[Cride5]

Congrats on the sub-45, and 27.30 is pretty awsome, even if it's lucky!

You inspired me to do some more practice on this and...

Spoiler

...yaysub40!

Best Average of 12: 38.34
Best Time: 32.62
Worst Time: 45.21
Standard Deviation: 3.5 (9.2%)

1. 44.38 U' L2 D U2 R2 F2 D B2 F2 U F' R' B L B D L' U2 F' R' U
2. 35.69 R2 U' B2 R2 F2 L2 F2 D R2 U2 F U2 B U' R D F' D' L F D'
3. (45.21) L2 D2 B2 R2 D U2 B2 U2 R2 D B' D' B2 D2 B2 L R2 F2 R' F' R'
4. (32.62) U' B2 D' L2 D2 B2 F2 U' R2 D' B' D R' B' U2 F' R' B' L' F R2
5. 33.98 F2 U R2 F2 R2 F2 D' U' F2 U F D2 L' F D' U' L' U2 R' F2
6. 40.47 U2 R2 F2 D F2 D2 F2 U' R2 U' L' U2 F D2 B U L2 R D2 R U2
7. 39.66 L2 B2 U F2 R2 B2 D' R2 D2 U B' F2 D U2 F2 L' R' U R2 F2 D'
8. 33.96 L2 R2 F2 U B2 D F2 D' B2 U2 B' U R B' R U R2 B' L R U2
9. 43.01 D2 U' F2 U' L2 D' F2 L2 B2 D' L F U' F2 U2 R F' L' D2 U' R'
10. 38.88 U2 F2 L2 B2 D' R2 B2 U' L' B2 D R U2 B' L2 D R2 U L'
11. 34.63 U L2 U' L2 F2 U' L2 D' L2 D2 F R' U2 B U' L B2 U2 L2 B2 L
12. 38.74 U2 F2 R2 F2 D U' B2 D' L2 U2 R D F R2 U R U' F L' D2 U2

Sexymove on the GuHong is just godly!

Next challenge - sexymethod sub-30 avg - GOGOGO

 

[Mr Cubism]

Oooooh, congrats to 38.34 average! Nice!
I want to be sub-40 too!

I shall forget about Frieidriscsh for a few days now and practise this method.

Yeah, 27.30 was...wooow.......easy whole the way and skip in the end. I think I can compare it with very easy F2L, easy OLL + PLL skip (and that means for me 14-15 sek).

I shall capture every race now on camera, hopefully i will get a sub-30 single soon, and on tape. But it´s not easy....and it have to be a skip in the end or else it´s impossible for me to make a sub-30, even with training I think

 

[Mr Cubism]

I don´t think it is cheating, but sometimes when I have placed the three middle edges, I see the last fourth edge already paired up with its corner. In that case I insert that edge (pair) too and change the working corner to another which has a (hopefylly nice placed) corner in the up layer (and of cause ignore that the edge in the new working corner is already in place). I save a corner insertion and in the same time I can choose a good working corner.

By the way, I´m on my way to learn a two persons this sexy method.
Cride5, you should be proud of your method!:tu:tu

No sub-30´s yet today

 

[towwdso]

hi, I'm new here. I've been cubing for 8 months now. blah blah blah

well, cutting the introduction, just registered here to say what I'm thinking of this method. Heard of it at the wiki. I am learning it to teach other people, but I'm confused with the last 2 edges part.

I'm seeing that a bunch of people in this thread are confused too.

I was having problem with the last 2 corners, but I read the comments here and now I got it. you just have to align both in D face if they are not in the same face.

But last 2 edges are very tricky.

So for example, I have the 3 solved edges at the U face, but I have to solve the last 2 in F face, so I never know how to do it intuitively. I read the explanation, but its confusing.

I think the explanation should be clearer and more in depth in this part. I struggle to solve it every time, and I think that a begginer will quit from trying to finish it.

I'm trying to understand it really, but I think you should reformulate the explanetion in this part. Its a amazing aproach, I'm really looking forward this.

English is not my first language, but I can understand better than I can express my toughts.

 

[_D2_]

Really nice method, sexy too . I'm going to practice this method to see if i can get better times than with fridrich, R and U moves are my best ones. Later on if i imrove with this method i'm going to try and advance it, or just make it more clear like how many sexy moves to solve which steps, etc; maybe even algorithms . If anyone would like to help me with this please do so.
Ps. I'm a total noob, 1:20 avg with fridrich.
EDIT: Stupid me didn't realize other people tried this, anyway...

 

[Mr Cubism]

I did 25 slow "Sexy method" solves and counted the moves.
I used URU´R´ to create shortcuts with the corners in step 3,5 and 6.
The average of moves looks like this:

Cross: 6,5
3x middle edges: 9,5
3x bottom corners: 18
"Yellow cross": 14
The yellow corners: 25
Final two pieces: 12 (1 in 3 = skip)

Moves in total: 85 !


Here is some shortcuts in the next last step:

 

[Kirjava]

loose?

 

[Mr Cubism]

loose?

My english is very bad.....sorry...it shall be "lose"............

By the way, I forgot to write the solve (of the 25) with fewest moves: 47 !

Cross: 5
3x middle edges: 8 (one edge already in place and I put down two already connected F2L pairs in the up-layer= lucky!)
3x bottom corners: 5 (only one corner left to insert)
"Yellow cross": 11
The white corners: 18 (one corner already in place)
Final two pieces: 0 skip

But I don´t recommend this method in the "fewest moves" events

 

[Mr Cubism]

I have trained a little RURU today and got a few sub-30, among them this(I record everything now):

With more recognition training it should be so much better, sub-25 single next goal.....

 

[Cride5]

Nice solve! Lovin' the rotation-free F2L