When you are solving a 3x3x3 with two hands, how do you do U/U'?

[Robert-Y]

I was curious as to how most people do U/U' ever since Rowan pointed out to me a few days ago that I keep my index fingers (completely) straight when I do U/U' and sorta thought to myself: "I wonder how weird that is..."

EDIT: Sorry!

I'm sorry, I messed up the poll.

When I typed "straight index pull", I meant that your index finger starts off straight and also ends straight.

When I typed "curled index pull", I meant that your index finger ends curled (starting position doesn't matter to me).

So "A mixture of both of the above" now means something else :/

I would like to start this poll again without making another thread but I don't know how :/

 

[hawkmp4]

I do it by curling my index finger. All three of my knuckles move when I do it.

 

[bluedasher]

hard to describe how I do U/U'. I do it with a bend to my index fingers as do most people. Just watch a fingertrick tutorial.

 

[Anthony]

hard to describe how I do U/U'. I do it with a bend to my index fingers as do most people. Just watch a fingertrick tutorial.

Yeah, Robert. Go check out a tutorial, noob.

 

[Escher]

Mostly a bend at the 1st knuckle from the main for either hand. Occasionally in some algs I like to use LH index finger push on LBU corner for U and vice versa xD

 

[oprah62]

I usually curl at first knuckle, but if I find myself in an awkward position in f2l, I will push with my straight finger at the back corner. Like how I do in OH.

 

[Cool Frog]

I let go and Regrip the cube.

Spoiler

My finger flicks like a centimeter, curled finger. My finger is 1/3 larger than the cube.

 

[JonnyWhoopes]

I keep my index fingers (completely) straight when I do U/U'

This. Exactly. I just tried to make myself do it the other way, and I can't. Haha.

 

[Ranzha]

It starts straight, but ends curled.

 

[TheMachanga]

It starts straight, but ends curled.

This. Is this considered straight?

 

[Joker]

Same as the post above mine.

I voted mix.

 

[JonnyWhoopes]

[Darn the lack of quote trees!]This. Is this considered straight?

A mixture of both of the above

AKA both curled and straight. =)

EDIT: Partial ninja'd.

 

[Robert-Y]

I'm sorry, I messed up the poll.

When I typed "straight index pull", I meant that your index finger starts off straight and also ends straight.

When I typed "curled index pull", I meant that your index finger ends curled (starting position doesn't matter to me).

So "A mixture of both of the above" now means something else :/

Sorry, I would like to start this poll again without making another thread but I don't know how :/

 

[deathbypapercutz]

I used to keep my index finger straight, but switched to curling it in most cases since I think that's a bit faster for me. For some algs (like the RUF J-perm), though, I still keep it straight.

[EDIT: Yeah, I do one or the other depending on the case, and that's why I voted "mixture of both."]

For AUFs before PLL, sometimes I'll do U' with my right thumb. Certain people have told me I look stupid doing that. Does anybody else do that?

 

[Weston]

Occasionally in some algs I like to use LH index finger push on LBU corner for U and vice versa xD

I do this too. This is where my old OH fingertricks still come in handy.

 

[Robert-Y]

I do something "similar". A lot of the time on a 4x4x4, I do U by pulling the Bru sticker with my right index finger and pushing the Flu sticker with my left thumb to reduce my rate of locky Us. (Yeah my turning isn't that great on big and bigger cubes)

 

[emolover]

When I do a normal U, I have my first finger curved. But when I amdoing a U', I almost always use my thumb to push it back. But sometimes when im doing a PLL I use my left first finger and its curved.

 

[frogmanson]

Sometimes it's curled, sometimes it's straight I can't tell. I do a lot of thumbing as well. I do a lot of "OH moves" with L and R hand (since I'm sub 20 with LH and sub like 35 with RH). Also I do that one fingertrick Erik does for his L perm.

 

[Cyrus C.]

I usually do it with a curl. However, sometimes I do it the way a Left OH solver would, usually during U perms.

 

[riffz]

Mostly a bend at the 1st knuckle from the main for either hand. Occasionally in some algs I like to use LH index finger push on LBU corner for U and vice versa xD

yup.