Fingertrick for F2L shortcut

[Joël]

Hey guys,

I recently noticed that I sometimes end my scrambles (not the computer generated ones) with sort of an F' with my right ring finger, and it's a pretty nice and quick move... But after thinking about this, I came to the conclusion that I never actually use it in a solve. So I looked for an opportunity to use it, and here it is. It's a shortcut for the BR-pair (didn't know exactly how to remove the FR pair from the pic.). Probably a fast 5 move 2 gen for most ppl, but it turns out you can do it in 4 moves too!

Grip: left hand is standard. For the right hand: thumb on DR, index on URF, middle on UR and most important, the ring finger on the UBR sticker.



F R2 F' R2

I do it more like F (R l) D' (R' l'), but that just looks weird.

Is this old news? idk. Tell me if you like it!

 

[stone]

thx its realy fast. I'm starting to use it right now realy helpful

 

[Dene]

The R2 turns kinda put me off but not bad.

 

[Joël]

The R2 turns kinda put me off but not bad.

If you do them as (R l), at least the 'workload' is equally distributed over both of your wrists .

 

[Faz]

But it doesn't flow

 

[David0794]

how do you solve this case, feliks?

 

[Joël]

But it doesn't flow

It doesn't? Define: flow?

 

[Faz]

Flow into the rest of the F2L/OLL.

David: R U R2' U' R is just as fast, and allows easy lookahead.

 

[Cubenovice]

I use my right ring finger or even my pinky for the F' in the R' F R' B2 R F' R for HTA corner orienting

 

[blakedacuber]

i solve it the same way as feliks and love when this case comes up bcause its so fast

 

[rishidoshi]

hi. it seems smooth. but am i doing something wrong?.. cos for me the Red green CE is popping out of its solved slot. Or is it supposed to be used when that slot is empty?
EDIT: Never mind. I didnt see the image carefully.

btw:

David: R U R2' U' R is just as fast, and allows easy lookahead.

Im not able to execute this. not getting the "result" can sum1 pls help.

 

[Joël]

hi. it seems smooth. but am i doing something wrong?.. cos for me the Red green CE is popping out of its solved slot. Or is it supposed to be used when that slot is empty?
EDIT: Never mind. I didnt see the image carefully.

btw:

Im not able to execute this. not getting the "result" can sum1 pls help.

You realise it's about the BR pair, right, the red-green.. Not the blue-red?

 

[Radu]

Besides that I didn't know the alg Joel uses, when I first tried it I did it like him. With the right ring finger. it came very natural and fast.
In my solves I'm doing the standard one as Feliks though.

 

[maggot]

haha nice alg.. if i even see this case, i would use the F R' F' U' R U' R' U R.
how often does this case even come up? typically i would just track the edge and figure out how to solve it after the first pair is inserted.. is it common?

 

[MichaelP.]

haha nice alg.. if i even see this case, i would use the F R' F' U' R U' R' U R.
how often does this case even come up? typically i would just track the edge and figure out how to solve it after the first pair is inserted.. is it common?

He said in the original post to ignore the FR pair.

 

[rishidoshi]

You realise it's about the BR pair, right, the red-green.. Not the blue-red?

i didnt realize. i thot br = blue red. but now this is wicked..... ur alg multi slots blue-red AND red-green BOTH!!! yea it does feel nice n easy.. btw i wud go for wat feliks n everybody said. its natural instinct. tiger case for me but will surely keep ur alg in mind. good 1.

 

[maggot]

He said in the original post to ignore the FR pair.

im not stupid. i was saying it would be my intuition to insert the already finished pair.