[Unofficial] Jimin Byeon 18.46 3x3 WF UWR single + 27.72 mo3

[TheCoolMinxer]

Thought this was worth sharing. I think he is also the fastest feet solver using U moves ^^
The single:

The mean (with a 21 single) :

He also holds the 4x4 UWRs respectively

 

[Berd]

LL skip on the 18?

 

[newtonbase]

LL skip on the 18?

Looks like it caught him by surprise.

 

[TheSilverBeluga]

LL skip on the 18?

It certainly looked like it. I'm pretty sure it was an R U R' insert into a U2 AUF.

 

[TheCoolMinxer]

He got yet another sub20, PLL skip

 

[GenTheSnail]

This is really cool
Do you guys think doing U moves is worth it? I can't seem to make it feel right and I usually take the E-slice with it.

 

[1973486]

Do you guys think doing U moves is worth it?

No

 

[Torch]

Do you guys think doing U moves is worth it?

Yes

To elaborate, it helps lookahead tremendously, certain 2 move sequences (R U', for example) can be done with no regrip whatsoever, and it's really not too much harder than other moves.

If you're accidentally doing u instead of U, you might want to try holding the cube more against the side of the ball of your foot than against the side of your toe, so you're using a thicker part of the foot to block off the D and E slices while you use the other big toe to turn the U layer. Using a slightly smaller cube might help too.

Here's a picture for example:

The black arrow is pointing at the ball of the right foot, which is lined up with the RF and RDF stickers (viewed from my perspective as a solver). The white arrow is pointing at the left big toe, which is about 2/3 of the way through doing a U'. I use that toe to drag the LUF sticker to FUR, while the right foot is positioned to hold the rest of the cube stationary.

Hope this helps!

 

[FastCubeMaster]

That exact single (18.46) used to be my 3x3 PB single for many months. (This was 1-2 years ago)

 

[ryanj92]

Those U2's, man... awesome

 

[TheCoolMinxer]

He's getting crazy good (and kinda lucky )
25.60 mo3, 26.54 avg5

Is it just me or does he get really easy f2l pairs a lot of the time?