OH Relay

[qqwref]

The OH Relay is just what it sounds like - doing a 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, and 5x5 one-handed in sequence (using the same hand of course). I've tried this a bunch of times in the past. I think I was the first person to get a sub-10 relay like this (in fact, I haven't yet heard of anyone else doing it under 10 minutes) and my best time at the moment is a kind of crazy 7:11.27.

Anyone else care to give it a try? It's a silly category, but it's fun to try, at least if you use Eastsheen cubes.

 

[Lofty]

man I would have to assemble my 4x4 inorder to do this... I may try it tho if I have time. I'm terrible at any cube thats not 3x3 so I assume I'll be even worse at them when I do them OH.

 

[Pedro]

I don't have eastsheen...so...not even going to think about trying

 

[Dene]

Wow, my 5x5x5 times with two hands are around 4 minutes, I don't see myself getting sub10 OH, for that alone!!

 

[Lofty]

wow.
I just did a 5x5 OH and got 8:48.88 the cube locked up so badly and none of my fingers are able to turn like they do on a 3x3, mainly my pinky can not turn like it normally does. it was almost easier to use my thumb instead of any other finger for the R face.

 

[qqwref]

Yeah, the technique for big cubes and 3x3 is a bit different. I use thumb for U turns, for example, when I do 5x5, just because it locks up all the time when I use my index finger. I guess it might help to watch my 5x5 OH video (and Marc's 4x4 OH video for that part of it), just to see what seems to work.

 

[pjk]

Micheal, can you get a video up of a sub-10 relay, or around 10 min. relay? I'd be interested.

 

[qqwref]

Well, I dunno, my 4x4 ES is disassembled at the moment. But I'll try to get a video of it when I return to New York.

 

[Lofty]

I just assembled my 4x4 ES my best OH time is 4:05 on it but I have only done 2.

 

[masterofthebass]

Hey, I just did my first try and got a 9:45.58. My ES 5 is really loose right now, and it took me like 6 minutes just to do that. I'm going to try one with my meffert's, just to see what happens.

Ok... the mefferts 5x5 isn't too good for OH. I got a 10:04 with a rubiks 4x4 and a meffert's 5x5.


EDIT: started with the 5x5, and i got a 9:04. Not horrible.

 

[Swordsman Kirby]

My hand got too tired doing 5x5.

I don't see how you guys have the stamina!

 

[Lofty]

Well since this has turned into more of a bigcubes OH thread...
I got 3:03.21 4x4 OH! I can definitely get a lot faster...
and my centers somehow end up backwards half the time...
I just use my old fingertricks before I learned my "Japanese" ones. ie no R' with Pinky or U flick.
Edit: 7:52.52 5x5 OH... that one is waaay harder than the 4x4...

 

[qqwref]

I did a 5x5x5 supercube OH in 5:48.75

 

[Mike Hughey]

I did a 5x5x5 supercube OH in 5:48.75

Nice! When will you try the OH supercube relay?