Front Face

[dabest2500]

How do you guys do your front faces?
I hate doing the front face usually rotate the cube so I can do an R or R' instead.
Is there any finger tricks for the Front face?

 

[Rpotts]

F = right index push on UFR (usually after an R' aka sledge)
F' = push up with right thumb on DFR

 

[dabest2500]

Why did you also include additional turns with it too?
So does that mean I need to do it differently in F2L?

 

[Olji]

find your own fingertricks, experiment around with thumbs and different ways to hold the cube, until you find a way that gives you opportunity to do moves fast and that is comfortable for you

 

[dabest2500]

Oh, so just like new F2L fingertricks, it's up to you to find what works best.

 

[Olji]

yeah, pretty much, i usually regrip when doing a F move, but in F2L I try do use d moves to avoid them, since its like a U with a cube rotation at the same time

 

[dabest2500]

D?
But what about the middle layer?

 

[Olji]

i meaznt lower case d, you turn both the D and E (equator, horisontal middle layer) at the same time (also called wide turn D)

 

[dabest2500]

OH sorry, I know what d is
I just thought it was a type, sorry.
But doing an F is hard to avoid when doing 2Look OLL.

 

[Olji]

yeah, i use regripping there, twisting the hand as doing a R' and then do the F with index finger, then you have R U R' U' or U R U' R' depending on case, the F' at the end is quickly done with right thumb or left index finger,

 

[dabest2500]

Yeah, placing the thumb on the bottom and the rest of the hand on top with my index in a position to flick to front.
Thanks

 

[Olji]

no problem, when you have an alg that you think you got bad execution, experiment with different grips so less regrips are made through it, since those take a little time, and usually break the flow too

 

[rishidoshi]

.... E - equator ...

Nice way of remembering!! Thanks. (Did it evolve like that? or u made it up?)
Leftover is then S. M is easy as it is now in muscle memory

 

[RCTACameron]

Nice way of remembering!! Thanks. (Did it evolve like that? or u made it up?)
Leftover is then S. M is easy as it is now in muscle memory

I'm pretty sure he didn't make it up, as I have heard it called that before. Also, if you don't know, S is side and M is middle.

 

[Rpotts]

I'm pretty sure he didn't make it up, as I have heard it called that before. Also, if you don't know, S is side and M is middle.

they're both on a side, and in the middle :confused:

M = Meridian
S = Got nothing.

 

[Olji]

they're called that E - Equator, M - Middle, S - Standing, found it on a notation page back when i was a noob and didnt know which middle layer to turn when M appeared

 

[rishidoshi]

yup 'M'iddle was clear. But all main algs have Ms and not much S, E. So not really easy to remember as u don't encounter daily. 'S'ide .. ?? hmmm... side middle .

 

[Rpotts]

they're called that E - Equator, M - Middle, S - Standing, found it on a notation page back when i was a noob and didnt know which middle layer to turn when M appeared

yup 'M'iddle was clear. But all main algs have Ms and not much S, E. So not really easy to remember as u don't encounter daily. 'S'ide .. hmmm... side middle .

wtf they're all in the middle.

 

[rishidoshi]

wtf they're all in the middle.

lol ... yea. lets say ... 'M'iddle finger middle.

 

[Rpotts]

Why did you also include additional turns with it too?
So does that mean I need to do it differently in F2L?

UFR and DFR are pieces/stickers not turns. UFR = up front right, with the first letter sometimes denoting sticker. pushing on UFR for an F turn means placing your right index on the UFR sticker on the top layer, in the front right.