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

[dimwmuni]

I normally do a U with my index finger from straight to curled but in some cases if there is a U2 in an algorithm and my right hand is in a weird position I will do a U' with my thumb followed by a U' with my left index finger.

 

[DavidWoner]

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

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

Yeah this. When I do <M,U> all of the U moves are done with my left index, and all my M moves are done with right middle and ring.

 

[keemy]

For pulls always curled index (U with RH and U' with left)
but often my hand may be in a weird position and I want to avoid regrips, like if I just did an L' and I need to do a U' I might push with right index, like in T perm for example.

 

[y3k9]

Well, see sometimes when I'm using U a lot I use my middle finger.

 

[RyanO]

I do U by curling my right index finger. I do U' by flicking with my left index finger straight. I think this evolved from finding it more comfortable to do the U2' double trigger with a straight flicking motion of index and middle fingers. When I hold the cube my right hand is horizontal while my left is halfway between horizontal and vertical.

 

[~Adam~]

I do most of my Us with my left thumb. I should probably work harder to do them with my right index but I haven't gotten around to it.

 

[RyanO]

I do most of my Us with my left thumb. I should probably work harder to do them with my right index but I haven't gotten around to it.

This seems odd to me. How do you do your U's? Are you left handed?

 

[~Adam~]

I'm ambidextrous but write with my right. U's with my left index.
U2s with my left index followed by middle.

 

[Anthony]

I do most of my Us with my left thumb. I should probably work harder to do them with my right index but I haven't gotten around to it.

Take my advice and listen to Tyson's. Just do it "normally" with your index.

 

[~Adam~]

I've always planned on changing my style but the guy on the right is doing almost nothing with his left hand. I spread the work between my 2 hands.

 

[Erik]

Robert: I noticed this difference too, the funny thing is that I mostly see Asian (sometimes living in foreign countries) cubers do it with the straight finger. A good example is Macky I think maybe even the most extreme example. Personally when I start it my fingers (index) are not even completely straight, I guess it is more relaxed to do it this way, straight always seems a bit 'forced' and unnatural to me.
Of course there are other fingers used for U turns sometimes but lets not go into those.

 

[Dene]

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.

Lololololol

I've always planned on changing my style but the guy on the right is doing almost nothing with his left hand. I spread the work between my 2 hands.

Ahahahahaha


This thread is so full of noob.

 

[Andreaillest]

I curl my index finger. I'm actually surprised that some people keep it straight. Curling seems like a natural response when doing U U'.

 

[Lorken]

I did it a few times, it was straight-ish so I voted straight, but then after repeating it a few times, getting used to it, it ends up curled

 

[Anonymous]

I usually do U with my right index, and it ends up curled. Sometimes, though, to avoid regrips, I use my left hand, although instead of pushing LBU, I pull FLU backwards.
For U', I use my left index, or my right thumb, depending. Whenever I use my index, though, it always ends curved.

 

[eastamazonantidote]

Depends on what just happened or it about to happen. Straight does have its uses for awkward hand positioning but I have a slight curl most of the time.

 

[Robert-Y]

I know this looks like I'm trying to promote my channel however...

I've only just realised that I've got a strange mixture of U/U' turning styles on a 4x4x4 (and possibly for bigger cubes...)

 

[DavidWoner]

Yeah your bigcube turning style has always looked crazy to me. For a while I thought it was the secret to how you got such fast 3x3phase times on your former ER avg.

 

[Robert-Y]

Off topic: Ah but it doesn't compare to....



...KAZUHITO IIMURA SQ-1 TURNING STYLE!

 

[cmhardw]

I mostly use a straight index finger pull. My second knuckle bends very slightly, but the overall motion is like I am wagging my index finger such as to say "no."

Chris