How do I get 'BeTTeR'

[LaffyTaffyKidd]

I just started OH solving and i get like low 3 minute solves... I don't get how people get such low times. Can anybody give me some ideas/hints/guides on how to get faster?

Also can you guys tell me how long it took you to get like 1:30 ?

 

[aznblur]

I got 1:30 like the 1st time trying. And I get 1 minute averages now. I generally don't practice OH.

 

[skyuzo]

learn f2l, oll, pll, and practice!

 

[Jack]

Have you tried mirroring all of your algs and inserting corner edge pairs on the left side? With OH (assuming you are using your right hand) L and U turns are much easier than R turns. L' is done with your ring finger, L with your index, and U and U' are also with your index.

 

[pjk]

I haven't practiced OH at all really and I can avg around 23 second F2L, simply by moving smooth and inserting pieces in the shortest amount of moves I can. My LL kills me, but I can still avg sub-45 seconds.

 

[doubleyou]

I avg 40 seconds F2L.
try thinking about using pointer for most moves and ring finger for B and L' combind with cube rotation this is about it. at least for the F2L
I always try to do the front left slot.

at first just practice at slow speed taking pairs out of the F2L and inserting them again.

I have huge trouble with the last layer myself so no tips for that

 

[AbelBrata]

I didnt do OH for about a year... and i found that my AVG decenly dropped from 1 minute to 48 seconds now...without practicing OH...... how could this be possible?

 

[Pedro]

or you can try to use cross in the left (if you're using your left hand) for some (or all) F2L pairs, instead of using L moves...maybe changing some awkward OLL algs too

I average like 25 seconds...it's really about practicing, I guess

 

[Lofty]

Yes, I think all you need to know to get better at OH is:
"Pratise, Practise, Practise"
when I started OH I was averaging maybe 1 minute or 50 seconds 2 hand and about 3 minutes OH. I quickly within a week or two got down to under 2 minutes then maybe a month was under a minute. But this was before I knew there was such a big cubing community and I only cubed with the 5-10 people at my school so I thought I was amazing at OH lol. Now (it has been maybe 4 or 5 months) I can f2l around 18 second f2l (including cross) and then another 10-15 more for LL. Just by practicing a lot you will figure out all the tricks you need to do and cube rotations will naturally be added into your algs and f2l.

 

[hdskull]

the first time i tried OH, i got 1:45, or something like that, i'm sure it was sub 2.

just make sure you look ahead, since you're moving slower, and like practicing last layer is the only way u can get fast at it, because last layer for me with OH is really hard, takes me forever... like 10+ secs. I avg around 38 and i've been OH-ing for about 2 ~ 3 months.

 

[adragast]

What are you times for normal 2 hands solve ?
When I began OH, I had some awful memory leak during the PLL so I had to "learn" them again one handed. My times were approximatively 2 minutes something. I learned a lot in this forum (look previous post / slow speed video / one handed fingertricks) and practised during two/three weeks. I am now averaging a bit less than 1:30 and I had my PB this morning: 1:00
I generally needs 50-60 seconds for the cross + F2L and 15-25 seconds for the LL.

 

[KConny]

Woo, 50-60 seconds F2L is your problem. I average 45 sec and 20-30 on F2L and same on LL as you.

 

[Me]

Its the one worded answer we all love to type for questions like this that occur ever so frequently on this forum: ...

Practice!!!

 

[KConny]

That's what I like about the cube. It's so "easy" to get better, all you need to do is practice.