My PLLs Broken Down w/ Fingertricks explained (WIP) (Video)

I like how he's straight up just ignoring me this time :D
First of all I did not see your post and second of all yes I can, but I am still working of being sub 11 so it will take a bit (If if could bust out 10 second averages all of the time I would average 10 not 10 to 11) but sure if you can't believe me I will.
Can you make a 10.xx avg12 video like Kirjava said, should be easy considering you have a low 11 avg100 and have all the time to make these videos.
Just so you realize my PB average of 100 is my PB so that was done at my fastest and should not and is not an indication of how I solve every day. This average was one of 300 solves in a day so I was very warmed up. The same is true for all of my PB's. Do you perform at your best every day? Also I make these vids during the time I would be practicing just FYI. I work 3 jobs and I am an independent student so I actually have very little time.
 
First of all I did not see your post and second of all yes I can, but I am still working of being sub 11 so it will take a bit (If if could bust out 10 second averages all of the time I would average 10 not 10 to 11) but sure if you can't believe me I will.

Just so you realize my PB average of 100 is my PB so that was done at my fastest and should not and is not an indication of how I solve every day. This average was one of 300 solves in a day so I was very warmed up. The same is true for all of my PB's. Do you perform at your best every day? Also I make these vids during the time I would be practicing just FYI. I work 3 jobs and I am an independent student so I actually have very little time.

Ok so do an 11 ao12.
 
Ok, we don't care about the times in the video. Can you just post an avg12 for times that are average for you? It doesn't take very long to do this at all.

Doesn't have to be sub11, can be whatever you're comfortable with.
 
Ok so do an 11 ao12.
O I can definitely make a 10 second average of 12 I was just pointing out that asking someone to be able to perform at their fastest all of the time is sort of ridiculous.
Stop making excuses, just make a video.
Um , no I have absolutely no need to make a video just because you say it. Also why on earth would you think that by saying this it would at all influence my decisions? I will make a vid because others asked nicely not because you commanded me to do so.
 
O I can definitely make a 10 second average of 12 I was just pointing out that asking someone to be able to perform at their fastest all of the time is sort of ridiculous.

I asked you to make one video. You could get an average of 12 which is 10.xx on the 9th attempt for all I care, I just asked if you would do it, I didn't specify you could do it everytime, I just said it would be possible.
 
I asked you to make one video. You could get an average of 12 which is 10.xx on the 9th attempt for all I care, I just asked if you would do it, I didn't specify you could do it everytime, I just said it would be possible.

O then I must have read in mal intention where there was none. My fault, sorry :)
 
About the U' moves, I looked at the video again and now noticed that you do indexU', indexU', middleU' in the fast version. Funny how going slow can mess you up.

I don't really understand all the posts requesting jskyler to make a video with Ao12 between 10-11. It's as though you want him to prove he's really as fast as he says he is. Do people really go around doubting other people's PBs in their signature line? Yes, his official averages are a few seconds off PBs but some people just don't perform as well under that kind of pressure/stress or whatever.

I usually take everything I hear with a grain of salt. jskyler seems to have thought out and planned how he will improve. Most people don't even do that. I don't necessarily agree that his methods would suit everybody, but I'm sure some people do appreciate his effort and dedication to help others improve.

@jskyler: in A-perm, I currently use D D with left ring finger but thinking of using pinky finger. You use left ring, left pinky. I think it would make more sense for me (and some people) to do left pinky, left ring. Couple thoughts about that - for OH, sometimes you do R2 with the same fingers. I don't know if anyone would use ring then pinky. When people perform U2, it is index the middle. U layer means your hand is turned upwards (fingers are on an upward slant). The index finger is closer to the outside. For D2, your hand is turned slightly downwards so pinky is closer to the outside. Personally, I have a long ring finger and a short pinky. If I were to do ring then pinky, I would have to move my hand away from the cube slightly to push the BDL sticker (the way I do it now) with my ring but then my pinky can't reach the cube in that position. In the end, I think each person should decide which order is easier for themselves. All hands are made differently.
 
Um , no I have absolutely no need to make a video just because you say it. Also why on earth would you think that by saying this it would at all influence my decisions? I will make a vid because others asked nicely not because you commanded me to do so.

After all the videos that you made, I would like to see how you actually apply them in solves, therefore I would like to request a simple 3x3 average video =)
 
I don't really understand all the posts requesting jskyler to make a video with Ao12 between 10-11. It's as though you want him to prove he's really as fast as he says he is. Do people really go around doubting other people's PBs in their signature line? Yes, his official averages are a few seconds off PBs but some people just don't perform as well under that kind of pressure/stress or whatever.

I've been wary of his times for a while. It spawned from a while ago when I compared his sig to his youtube video which also seemed wildly disproportionate at the time.

It's understandable that people don't do as well in competition, but he has an average of 100 faster than his comp single - you really think this is just a case of stress?

I'm just curious to see if he's actually truthful about his times, there are several things that have made me doubt the claims made and there's nothing wrong with disbelief when this is what I'm presented with. You can forgive my skepticism given the circumstance.
 
I've been wary of his times for a while. It spawned from a while ago when I compared his sig to his youtube video which also seemed wildly disproportionate at the time.

It's understandable that people don't do as well in competition, but he has an average of 100 faster than his comp single - you really think this is just a case of stress?

I'm just curious to see if he's actually truthful about his times, there are several things that have made me doubt the claims made and there's nothing wrong with disbelief when this is what I'm presented with. You can forgive my skepticism given the circumstance.

Its cool dude, I will make an average when I get home after work. I just realized that I haven't uploaded an average in forever anyway so might as well do it now. I was going to wait til I hit sub 10 but whatevs. Also, I have only been to 5 comps total and I have helped organize all of them so ya it is stress, but I also only averaged like 12-13 at my last comp so a 14 average is not that crazy. My current pb was at home after much warm up and with 0 stress.

This fingertricks in Big cubes aren't good. And for the 3x3... a lot of lock up.

Practice practice practice, you are retraining your fingers what do you expect lol and ya for big cubes these might be harder.
 
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I appreciate the videos and don't give a rats patootie whether you post a sub 10 video or not. If the stress at competitions is slowing you down you might consider wearing ear muffs or something. In any case, you have to practice in a situation similar to your competition, so try practicing in a higher stress environment.

As it turns out, it seems that being stressed and having high blood pressure improves my times.
 
Do people really go around doubting other people's PBs in their signature line? Yes, his official averages are a few seconds off PBs but some people just don't perform as well under that kind of pressure/stress or whatever.

Yes, I have been wondering this myself too. I for one really appreciate his video's and never even looked at his signature untill some one asked about his times. I have a single official of 34 seconds. My signature says something else. I am not a liar eighter, I have just recently improved a lot. However, I will never have such great times at competitions since I can't perform on the spot. I get very shaky hands.
 
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My sig is a lie. I periodically make up times so that internet people think I'm better at solving Rubik's cubes than I actually am, and this makes me feel good about myself because they think I'm fast even if I'm not. I especially enjoy posting new PBs when I'm lonely or I've had a bad day. My videos are fake too. I hacked together a version of qqtimer that gives me whatever scrambles I want, and in competition I wear a tiny earpiece. I also make instructional videos. These are fake too. If you learned from one of my videos, go ahead and forget that stuff right now. Even if I know what I'm talking about, it's useless if I'm a phony.

Not really of course

In all seriousness though, can you guys just argue with what his video says, rather than arguing that he shouldn't be teaching people??? That has got to be the laziest kind of flaming.

I get very shaky hands.

I promise you this will go away. Once competitions become a normal thing for you, you'll be able to relax and enjoy yourself, and then solves will just be this thing you do in between talking to interesting people.
 
I promise you this will go away. Once competitions become a normal thing for you, you'll be able to relax and enjoy yourself, and then solves will just be this thing you do in between talking to interesting people.

Yes, I hope so. I also have this when I make a speed video. Let's say I want to film an Ao5. I get so nervous that I do not even come close to my normal times.. But when I just let the camera run during timed train sessions I might get lucky and get a PB on film ;)
 
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