How to be Sub X on 2x2 - Chris Olson

[Rubiks560]

Hey y'all, this is something I've been meaning to do for...well, ages. And lately I've felt really motivated to get better at videography (Getting a new shiny Nikon d7000 helped) and making better tutorials. So I figured I would start with a video series on how to break each big barrier for 2x2. Sub 5/sub4, sub 3, sub 2.5, sub 2,3, and maybe sub 2. Although, in all honesty, sub 2 would be something along the lines of "Turn super fast, optimize algs, cancel moves"

If you have any other video series/tutorials on 2x2 you would like to see from me, let me know

Intro:

Sub 5/sub 4

Sub 3

Sub 2.5

Sub 2.3 and beyond.

 

[kcl]

This is great

Plz mak how to b sub 2 wit CLL nxt

 

[JackJ]

Don't you mean fluent?

 

[ben1996123]

you shoude make d background music alot quieter in the next parts

 

[Rubiks560]

Don't you mean fluent?

Isn't that what I said?

Edit: apparently I didn't...

you shoude make d background music alot quieter in the next parts

Was it loud? I thought it was really quiet.

 

[ben1996123]

Isn't that what I said?



Was it loud? I thought it was really quiet.

i thought so, maby none at all would be better? cube noise is good too

 

[Rubiks560]

Eh. No music it sounded really dull and boring.
I'll try some stuff for the next few.

 

[That70sShowDude]

Eh. No music it sounded really dull and boring.
I'll try some stuff for the next few.

Just posting to say I'm a fan of the music (and volume).

 

[Mikel]

Eh. No music it sounded really dull and boring.
I'll try some stuff for the next few.

You should add Miley in your next video.

 

[BaconCuber]

You should add Miley in your next video.

Well, he would if he would like a permanent ban/deleted account on YouTube.

 

[Rubiks560]

Just posting to say I'm a fan of the music (and volume).

Did you download the song?

 

[kcl]

Well, he would if he would like a permanent ban/deleted account on YouTube.

Miley stuff was in his road to sub 2 video.. :O
Definitely the move of a nub

 

[mark49152]

Great tips, thanks Chris.

 

[Sebastien]

I'd say the most important thing for Ortega is:

1. Inspect what your bottom face will be like.
2. Inspect your OLL.

I wonder why you didn't mention both points at all. "Know where your block will be" addresses the first point but is a rather unnecessary restriction.

 

[kcl]

I'd say the most important thing for Ortega is:

1. Inspect what your bottom face will be like.
2. Inspect your OLL.

I wonder why you didn't mention both points at all. "Know where your block will be" addresses the first point but is a rather unnecessary restriction.

Generally by the time people can actually see ahead to OLL, they've moved on to CLL. Knowing where the block is is actually the same thing, but helps you rotate less.

 

[Sebastien]

Generally by the time people can actually see ahead to OLL, they've moved on to CLL.

That's a random and in my opinion false assumption. Looking ahead to OLL is really easy for the vast majority of 2x2x2 faces. People just don't do it for no good reason. I've used Ortega like this for about 2 years before I bothered dealing with CLL.

Knowing where the block is is actually the same thing, but helps you rotate less.

How could that be the same? Not every face has a block. Saying "Just know what your bottom face is like" is very obviously the more general and more useful advise.

 

[kcl]

That's a random and in my opinion false assumption. Looking ahead to OLL is really easy for the vast majority of 2x2x2 faces. People just don't do it for no good reason. I've used Ortega like this for about 2 years before I bothered dealing with CLL.



How could that be the same? Not every face has a block. Saying "Just know what your bottom face is like" is very obviously the more general and more useful advise.

No. Not every face does. If you don't have a block, all you need to know is it the layer is solved or not. I'm sub 4 with Ortega, and moved onto CLL even though I can 2look almost every time.

 

[Sebastien]

I'm sub 4 with Ortega, and moved onto CLL even though I can 2look almost every time.

See, even you could predict OLL before switching to CLL.

 

[Rubiks560]

I'd say the most important thing for Ortega is:

1. Inspect what your bottom face will be like.
2. Inspect your OLL.

I wonder why you didn't mention both points at all. "Know where your block will be" addresses the first point but is a rather unnecessary restriction.

By "predicting where your bar will be" I basically meant figure out what type of face you will have. I just figured it would be common sense to understand that.

As for OLL, I didn't mention that because I know almost no one who can predict OLL while trying to be sub 5/4. So I saved that tip for sub 3.

Also, I'm kinda making these based on what I went through. I didn't learn to one look till I averaged like 3 flat.
That doesn't mean you can't learn it earlier, but if you want to be sub 5/4 you can easily do it without one look.

 

[AmazingCuber]

Chris, I think the video was great! I am into videography too, and I thought that the video was well done! Somehow though, I know the music really well, where is it from?