[Help Thread] Finger Tricks Discussion and Help

[cubersmith]

when you have two adjacent cross edges swapped (DF AND DR) do R' D' R D R'.

This. Also, if you solve cross on top, then you can do R U R' U' which is nicer.

 

[samchoochiu]

Know the cross like a boss.
do cross on bottom.
dont worry about aligning the edges, as long as it is in the red, blue, orange, green order in a counter clockwise direction just do D or u turns to align them.

MEMORIZE (white cross for example) for yellow its easy 2 opposite edges are switched. soo its red GREEN orange BLUE for yellow cross. Its really easy if I show you in person but I hope I helped. I avg sub 2 forcross
(CORNER) RED (CORNER)
BLUE CENTER GREEN
(CORNER) ORANGE (CORNER)

 

[Schmidt]

....misoriented cross edge (R' u R' u')

I think it is R u R' u'.
When you make an opp cross (blue under green...) if you have a misoriented orange above red, instead of R u R' u' D2 you can do R u R' u

 

[cubernya]

I think it is R u R' u'.

To the cross, it does the exact same thing

 

[Jaycee]

To the cross, it does the exact same thing

No it doesn't

Do the inverses of each. R' u R' u' actually deals with a flipped edge on the face of the cross. R u R' u' puts an unoriented edge from the U face to the D face and orients it. I use the both when I have to in solves.

 

[cubernya]

Oops I read them as mirrors of each other

 

[TheNoob]

I need help finger tricks

Hello. Im the new guy around here and i need help with finger tricks. i cant seem to use the Dayan Zhanchi well. so i took out the torpedoes and it works slightly better. yes i know you need to break them in and i only got it yesterday so i do understand. If sombody can help me with my finger tricks and mabey some scrambling tricks too that would be helpful thanks

 

[qqwref]

Watch some youtube videos. Search for fingertrick videos or watch slow-motion PLL attacks.

How fast are you?

 

[TheNoob]

my best is only 52 seconds D: but thats pll skip

 

[Hermanio]

Some finger tricks just come naturally. You should not worry about your times, either. I used to do 60+ second solves about half a year ago.

 

[TheNoob]

and should i keep the torpedoes out or in?

 

[yockee]

and should i keep the torpedoes out or in?

I would say get used to using a cube before trying to control a Dayan, but if you must use a cube that is faster than your fingers move and your eyes can look ahead, then I'd say leave the torpedoes in, unless you have it really tight.

 

[aznanimedude]

personal preference on whether to leave them in or not

i used to really like loose tensions so i kept them in for awhile
then i tried taking them out and tightening it a bit, but even then, w/o the torpedoes it's still quite resistant to popping for me, and i just ended up getting used to not having them in

it's up to you, try it for awhile with, try it for awhile without, see what feels better to you

 

[hoangtrung1999]

How do I improbe my finger tricks?

Hi guys,i am a newbie,my ave just about 20-22s.Now i need to improve my finger tricks,but i don't know how to do it,can you show me how?

 

[Veerexx]

Well, jskyler has some impressive videos on YouTube, they can be helpful.
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7p_GyWOWcsh2VbZJw23GMQ
Honestly, experimenting and doing algs slowly really helps a lot.
Also, don't create your thread with all caps...

 

[KongShou]

step 1: pick up you cube
step 2: workout how you can solve some case or do some algs with max finger flick and less wrist movement. work out a few finger tricks. workout which finger trick feel the most comfortable. look at brandean vallance's oll video on youtube, or any other useful video.
step 3: accidentally drop cube
step 4: repeat step 1,2 and 3
step 5: post this in one answer question thread.

 

[kunparekh18]

What is Breandan Vallance's YouTube channel?

 

[hoangtrung1999]

http://www.youtube.com/user/jammyman3014

 

[rowehessler]

step 1: pick up you cube
step 2: workout how you can solve some case or do some algs with max finger flick and less wrist movement. work out a few finger tricks. workout which finger trick feel the most comfortable. look at brandean vallance's oll video on youtube, or any other useful video.
step 3: accidentally drop cube
step 4: repeat step 1,2 and 3
step 5: post this in one answer question thread.

i cant seem to reach step 5

 

[hoangtrung1999]

HI guys,this is my video about my finger tricks.I think it is realy awful,what can i do now to improve my finger tricks?