Few starting questions

[Kolraz]

After speedcubing for a little under a year now and reaching a 27 second average, I think its time I try some new areas of cubing, particularly one handed.

I just have a few questions though before i begin.

I understand that it is a matter of personal preference which hand I pick for one handed.
I am right handed, and my right hand is significantly stronger, but yet R turns seem slightly easier which left hand, which is one of the most active faces during my solve. Which is the most promising hand?

Also, are there any ways to get over the one handed algorithm amnesia, I just can't seem to execute PLLs in one hand

Finally, just how loose do people generally have a cube for one handed?

EDIT - Just realised this is in the completely wrong sub-forum, can somebody please move it to one handed?

I apologise.

 

[Escher]

hi!
as a righty myself i would definitely suggest that OH cubing in your LH is the way forward. its a lot easier to execute RH algs. however, if when you learnt the PLLs you mirrored a few in your LH (like i did) e.g J or R, then you might want to learn a few more algs... the 2-gen (only using 2 faces) Z-Perm is good (i use that for 2H now too).
i have my cube loose enough so that its relatively easy to pop doing 2H. to be honest, you'll get a good idea of how loose you want it after a few solves. I use a DIY type (a) II for OH... and i think its excellent, despite being bad for 2H.
The only way to get over amnesia is to go over every PLL you do and practice it OH. I find a good way is by doing alternate 1H and 2H PLLs, as it helps your visual memory.
starting OH is like when you just started 2H - you progress SO quickly. if you practice it often then its very rewarding for example, over a fortnight of casual practice i went from 1:00 - 1:15 to <50s.
and as with everything, it also helps improve your 2H 3x3! you begin to learn ways of doing things in fewer moves, and your lookahead improves massively.

 

[Kolraz]

Thanks very much for the help mate !
I only have 1 diy cube at the moment, my other is a rubiks brand. I have a diansheng and black type a in the post though so ill set one of those really loose when they get here =)

 

[Garmon]

Well, I tend to use R a lot in my solves so I decided to use my left hand and it's much easier. Use a very loose cube, since pops don't really happen untill you get really fast.

 

[brunson]

I'm not that good at OH (yet), but I use my right hand and mirror all my algs across M so they use L instead.

 

[Escher]

one good way of practising OH fingertricks is to practice the H-perm, the Y-perm and the anti-sune. because these (for me anyway) have a couple of grip changes and a few awkward moves (usually R, U, L, any double layer turns). i have really quite small hands so i find it difficult to reach round, which means im often pivoting around my thumb with z rotations... it looks pretty fast (its not) & its a bit annoying.