[Help Thread] One-Handed Solving Discussion

[jayefbe]

OH Help Thread

Two words:
1. practice
2. asmallkitten

From 13 posts ahead of yours. There's tons of good advice on this forum.

 

[kunparekh18]

I've finished learning all the COLLs for OH except Sune and Antisune, do you people think it's worth learning them (the sune/antisune colls)?

 

[antoineccantin]

I've finished learning all the COLLs for OH except Sune and Antisune, do you people think it's worth learning them (the sune/antisune colls)?

Nah.

 

[Lid]

You could learn Niklas to avoid the diagonal PLLs. (I know full COLL but only use the sunes full out on 4x4 & 6x6)

 

[AyhanCubix]

Left hand (One-handed)

Hi everyone,I have a question :

why I can not use my left hand when I solve the cube with one hand (I'm right handed).
I see people right handed using their left hand.
Please help me.

 

[Username]

Use whatever hand feels better. Most right handed people use the left hand because that allow them to use the R and U layers better

 

[brian724080]

Since your question doesn't make any sense, I'll just tell you about handedness in OH.

Most right-handed people do OH with their left hand because their algorithms involve more R moves than L moves. Therefore, it is advantageous to use the left hand so z moves are not needed to do L moves. Personally, I use my left hand because my left hand is bigger than my right hand from playing an instrument.

 

[antoineccantin]

Use whatever hand feels better. Most right handed people use the left hand because that allow them to use the R and U layers better

This and that you're already used to holding the cube with your left hand.

 

[rj]

I use my left hand because I'm left-handed. I can use my right hand too. Just mirror the algs.

 

[giovibest25]

OH Fingertricks video?

Can anyone send to me link of OH Fingertricks?

 

[Filip Hrnko]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ex9J...&list=UUhiYkryoISe8331wxOXbIJQ..........sorry i speak slovakia

 

[TDM]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_sHejYBzHU

 

[theROUXbiksCube]

Hello! I have recently started OH and learning OH PLLS and maybe COLLS for ZZ what cube should I get a 55mm Sanchi or Weilong?

 

[guysensei1]

Hello! I have recently started OH and learning OH PLLS and maybe COLLS for ZZ what cube should I get a 55mm Sanchi or Weilong?

1) it's spelt Zhanchi
2) get the weilong.

 

[lorki3]

Hello! I have recently started OH and learning OH PLLS and maybe COLLS for ZZ what cube should I get a 55mm Sanchi or Weilong?

I've used the Weilong a bit, and I don't like it for OH, I recommend the Zhanchi, but it's your choice.

 

[United Thought]

Any tips for sub-30? I currently average 36.15, is learning more OH PLLs enough?(I know Us, H and use standard algs for Gs, Ra Ja), or do I need to work on general turning in general as well?

 

[TDM]

Any tips for sub-30? I currently average 36.15, is learning more OH PLLs enough?(I know Us, H and use standard algs for Gs, Ra Ja), or do I need to work on general turning in general as well?

That's a fairly specific average...

Both better turning and OH PLL will help you at this stage, but the turning is more important. Just doing a lot more solves will help a lot, but also try practising triggers like sexy move, (R U' R' U')5, U perm etc. These will help you turn faster too.

I would also suggest learning ZZ. It's far easier to fingertrick F2L once you get your EO recognition good, and you could also learn just a few of the easier COLLs if you wanted.

 

[Chree]

Any tips for sub-30? I currently average 36.15, is learning more OH PLLs enough?(I know Us, H and use standard algs for Gs, Ra Ja), or do I need to work on general turning in general as well?

https://sites.google.com/site/antoineccantin/

This is Antoine's site. By far the best OH specific site available. OLL, PLL, COLL, 2GLL... go nuts.

I average about 23, so I might not be the best source of info. But the only PLLs I learned OH specific algs for were H, Z, the J's, V and Y. And I only learned easy ones, but the best ones.

Most people will tell you it's more important to work on your turning, in which case, Phil's tutorials are great stuff:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF5FA0A7B6F5419F6

And if you're still interested, both Phil and Antoine have really good OH PLL videos, too.

Phil: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9E85BF924D67980C
Antoine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9U1a5Lsyj4

 

[United Thought]

That's a fairly specific average...

Both better turning and OH PLL will help you at this stage, but the turning is more important. Just doing a lot more solves will help a lot, but also try practising triggers like sexy move, (R U' R' U')5, U perm etc. These will help you turn faster too.

I would also suggest learning ZZ. It's far easier to fingertrick F2L once you get your EO recognition good, and you could also learn just a few of the easier COLLs if you wanted.

https://sites.google.com/site/antoineccantin/

This is Antoine's site. By far the best OH specific site available. OLL, PLL, COLL, 2GLL... go nuts.

I average about 23, so I might not be the best source of info. But the only PLLs I learned OH specific algs for were H, Z, the J's, V and Y. And I only learned easy ones, but the best ones.

Most people will tell you it's more important to work on your turning, in which case, Phil's tutorials are great stuff:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF5FA0A7B6F5419F6

And if you're still interested, both Phil and Antoine have really good OH PLL videos, too.

Phil: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9E85BF924D67980C
Antoine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9U1a5Lsyj4

Thanks both of you for the advice and links, I will try to make the best use of them in the future.

 

[guysensei1]

Thanks both of you for the advice and links, I will try to make the best use of them in the future.

Another tip that I don't see many people giving: use table abuse.
Your cube locks up badly while turning? Instead of wasting many seconds struggling with it in the air, sort it out with the table!
Your alg is a little odd to fingertrick? Table abuse helps. My OH H, E, F and Ga perms are pretty much awful without table abuse. (Note: this doesn't mean you should just use some awful alg and table abuse. Pick good ones, and use table abuse to make them faster, if you can)