One-Answer Skewb Question Thread

[Michael Edmonds]

I want to learn Kir - Meep (I might just 2 look L5C) and have been trying out some of the algs on Meeps site, I cannot execute this alg without a bunch of re-grips. Help me pls.

Diag-Pi (FCN)

B' R' B U' B' R' B' L' (8)

 

[Aaron Lau]

um so i started skewb yesterday and learned sarah beginner's variation, I average 22 sec with it so like am i ok, bad or good?

 

[shadowslice e]

um so i started skewb yesterday and learned sarah beginner's variation, I average 22 sec with it so like am i ok, bad or good?

Tbh, it's really entirely too early to tell.

 

[Aaron Lau]

Tbh, it's really entirely too early to tell.

ok, but how fast should i be in general if i only use sarah beginner's?

 

[AlphaSheep]

ok, but how fast should i be in general if i only use sarah beginner's?

Averaging sub 10 with Sarah's beginner is not that difficult. But I don't see why anyone would do that when intermediate takes 10 minutes to learn.

 

[Aaron Lau]

Averaging sub 10 with Sarah's beginner is not that difficult. But I don't see why anyone would do that when intermediate takes 10 minutes to learn.

hmm ok i guess ill learn intermediate just to help me get sub 10 a little faster

 

[CrzyCbzz]

I currently have an official average of 4.0x and I want to get sub 4...
I've realised that if the layer is good or fingertricky I'd be able to sub 4.
Are there any move optimal algs or a tips to get to able to sub 1 a layer? Thanks!

 

[TheSpeedCuber890]

For H perm i do y' Sledge y Hedge y2 sledge.

I got it off INSANEcubers skewb fingertrick video

 

[jaredye]

I don't know if people have asked this, but I can't find a related question.

Is it important to be color neutral for skewb? Like for 2x2 it's mandatory but many fast solver for 3x3 are not CN. Are best skewb solvers all CN or is it possible to be very fast without CN?

 

[TDM]

I don't know if people have asked this, but I can't find a related question.

Is it important to be color neutral for skewb? Like for 2x2 it's mandatory but many fast solver for 3x3 are not CN. Are best skewb solvers all CN or is it possible to be very fast without CN?

Yes, just like 2x2, it doesn't add much difficulty to recognition and I'm 90% sure almost all the best Skewbers are CN.

 

[mafergut]

I am in no way fast at skewb (or at anything) and I fully agree that full CN is not only a must but also quite easy, even easier that for 2x2 if you ask me. I mean, you don't have edges and the top corners only need orientation so, just knowing opposite colours you're just fine.

 

[Anni.Ostberg]

Best tutorial on sarahs intermediate method??

 

[TheSpeedCuber890]

Do any of you have a good skewb Z Perm and H Perm?

 

[Tommy Kiprillis]

Best tutorial on sarahs intermediate method??

They aren't videos on how to use this method, but you can go to this website
http://sarah.cubing.net/skewb/my-method#section/intermediate-variation

Do any of you have a good skewb Z Perm and H Perm?

For H Perm, i do Sledge y2 hedge y2 sledge

Sledge = R' F R F'
Hedge = F R' F' R

For Z Perm i do r l' B' l B l r l' r

using this notation: http://rubikskewb.web.fc2.com/skewb/notation.html

 

[Anni.Ostberg]

They aren't videos on how to use this method, but you can go to this website
http://sarah.cubing.net/skewb/my-method#section/intermediate-variation



For H Perm, i do Sledge y2 hedge y2 sledge

Sledge = R' F R F'
Hedge = F R' F' R

For Z Perm i do r l' B' l B l r l' r

using this notation: http://rubikskewb.web.fc2.com/skewb/notation.html

Thanks!

 

[TheSpeedCuber890]

They aren't videos on how to use this method, but you can go to this website
http://sarah.cubing.net/skewb/my-method#section/intermediate-variation



For H Perm, i do Sledge y2 hedge y2 sledge

Sledge = R' F R F'
Hedge = F R' F' R

For Z Perm i do r l' B' l B l r l' r

using this notation: http://rubikskewb.web.fc2.com/skewb/notation.html

For your H perm do you hold the 2 opposite done faces on the sides?

 

[grahamd511]

For your H perm do you hold the 2 opposite done faces on the sides?

You hold solved on U and D.

 

[TheSpeedCuber890]

Hi,

I am sub 7 on Skewb and my first layer is the biggest reason why I am not sub 7, Any tips for First Layer?

Thanks.

 

[DGCubes]

I am sub 7

I am not sub 7

??????

I'm not sub-7 (I average low 7s), but a general thing to do for blockbuilding-type steps is to plan out as much as you can during inspection, and do slow, untimed solves while particularly trying to be efficient with every move. Try to position the corners so that when you solve one, you also set up another one to be solvable in as few moves as possible.

 

[turtwig]

Watching walkthrough solves would probably help a lot. Jayden Mcneill has really good ones.