Need OH advice

[ilikecubing]

So Finally I decided to get a bit serious about OH,did 20-25 solves,then started timing myself,did an average of 5 which was somewhere like 55 seconds.

A few things I found interesting,please note this is just my beginning

1) I automatically started making z rotations for LU and did them as RU.

2) I do R3 for R' and U3 for U most of the times(yeah,I'm just not able to move my index swiftly to F and B faces to do U,and R' takes a lot of effort )

3) LL takes ages and I do y' R/R'/R2 for F/F'/F2 turns,and at an extremely low tps(what should be a good average tps for LL?)

4) Cross is way too many rotations,minimum 4

5) Using Index finger for R' (does anyone actually do that?)

6) F2L Insertions got better and faster in those 20-25 solves but setting up the pair still takes a long time.

Just one good thing,OH is really good for lookahead(atleast in the beginning) as I am forced to go slow.

So am I doing it right?Should I keep practicing this way until I get sub 25?Do I need to change anything or take care of anything else(turning style,grips,rotations)?

 

[antoineccantin]

5) Using Index finger for R' (does anyone actually do that?)

I do! btw I average around 26.

 

[Erzz]

Do U' with your index finger, bring it to the FUL position and push forward.
Use pinky/ring for R'. (FDR sticker)
You can use the surface to help do odd turns.

 

[theace]

Use your pinky for R'. VERY painful at first, but you'll get used to it.

 

[ilikecubing]

Use pinky/ring for R'. (FDR sticker)
You can use the surface to help do odd turns.

Maybe I'll adjust with the U' but R' with pinky is tough for me(it hurts my bone)

antoineccantin : How do you do it? I take my index to BUR and then do the R'

 

[Rpotts]

You could also use your ring finger; it's a little longer and stronger, but I would probably suggest pinky from FDR.

 

[lorki3]

You will probaly get confused by using R3 and U3. I suggest using your index finger for U'. Pinky for R and R'. For U you can do 2 ways with your index finger. You can put your index finger on the F sticker from the FUL corner. Or put your index finger on the L sticker from the LUB corner. I use the FUL way. Its very very hard at first and you have to practise very hard. So since your a beginner I would suggest the LUB way.

 

[ilikecubing]

You will probaly get confused by using R3 and U3. I suggest using your index finger for U'. Pinky for R and R'. For U you can do 2 ways with your index finger. You can put your index finger on the F sticker from the FUL corner. Or put your index finger on the L sticker from the LUB corner. I use the FUL way. Its very very hard at first and you have to practise very hard. So since your a beginner I would suggest the LUB way.

Yeah,getting used to pinky for R' and LUB for U

I recorded a video of my OH solve,pl give me tips to improve,thanks

lol 53s PLL skip

 

[antoineccantin]

Maybe I'll adjust with the U' but R' with pinky is tough for me(it hurts my bone)

antoineccantin : How do you do it? I take my index to BUR and then do the R'

Same as you.