[Help Thread] Skewb Discussion

[Aaron Lau]

Superglue.​

Oh ok, then how do I take them off when I wanna lube the core?

 

[Isaac Lai]

Oh ok, then how do I take them off when I wanna lube the core?

You don't need to lube the core. If you really want to you could always pull the corner and squeeze a bit of lube on the screw just above the core.

 

[Aaron Lau]

You don't need to lube the core. If you really want to you could always pull the corner and squeeze a bit of lube on the screw just above the core.

Ok thanks

 

[Justin Fussell]

Can somebody please help me learn sarah's skewb notation. The page on her website does not help me at all. Thanks

 

[PenguinsDontFly]

What is the best method or method progression for skewb? I watched Ranzha's how to get fast video but I think it is outdated by now.

 

[Jbacboy]

What is the best method or method progression for skewb? I watched Ranzha's how to get fast video but I think it is outdated by now.

Imo: 1 alg until you can solve it
sarah's beginners until you understand how the skewb works
sarah's intermediate until you are around mid to low 5
sarah's advanced until the next big method come out

 

[mafergut]

I'd suggest Kian to jump directly to Sarah's beginners and even intermediate.

 

[PenguinsDontFly]

Imo: 1 alg until you can solve it
sarah's beginners until you understand how the skewb works
sarah's intermediate until you are around mid to low 5
sarah's advanced until the next big method come out

I'd suggest Kian to jump directly to Sarah's beginners and even intermediate.

Thank you! I already know the 1 alg method, so I guess I'll move to sarah's beginner method once I get my skewb.
Edit: or i could be lazy and get sarah to teach me her method the day of the comp

 

[hagner]

i really like to solve master skewb but i dont wanna be hand scrambling it since that means i sometimes get similar scrambles etc.. if i use normal R U L B moves there is always a bar that wont be scrambled. so somehow i need a way to get scrambles with wide and inner turns or scrambles that use most of the axises, ive been trying to spam numbers randomly on the search bar where the website name is. (1-8. 1-4 meaning the four corners on top and 5-8 the four on the bottom), but that means i dont get prime moves so i thought on spamming numbers in base 16 (also using 9 and a-g) but since i dont have that many fingers that doesnt feel very random. does anyone have an idea what i could do? maybe i could choose a 4x4 scramble and turn six corners on the master skewb to scramle it or something like that. you can also tell me how long the scramble should be.

i do know that spaming the numbers also doesnt result in a very random scramble but it is better then doing R U L B moves because of the bar so i will continue with that until someone gives me a good idea what i can do.

thanks for help.

 

[CornerCutter]

Where can I find the algs for solving the skewb with Sarah's Method - intermediate? I know the basic algs, but I want to learn the intermediate and advanced way.

Thanks.

 

[jam66150]

it should be in any day now so what method should i learn i know there's a one alg one

 

[cuber314159]

it should be in any day now so what method should i learn i know there's a one alg one

I used legoboyz3's tutorial and it worked and was not too hard to learn

 

[shadowslice e]

A hammer

 

[CornerCutter]

Yes, legoboyz3's video is great! He also has an advanced one.

Here's a great website: https://sarah.cubing.net/skewb/my-method#section/intermediate-variation

 

[DGCubes]

Yes, legoboyz3's video is great! He also has an advanced one.

Here's a great website: https://sarah.cubing.net/skewb/my-method#section/intermediate-variation

Personally, I'd recommend starting with the beginner variation.

I learned from this tutorial. I think it's pretty good.

 

[CornerCutter]

Personally, I'd recommend starting with the beginner variation.

I learned from this tutorial. I think it's pretty good.

Yeah, I just linked to that because it is hard to write them down from Legoboyz3.

 

[jam66150]

Update I used a one alg solution and i learned it in an hour and already got a 24sec solve thanks for the help

 

[FastCubeMaster]

You learned it in an hour? And now you can solve it in 24 seconds. Wow

 

[asacuber]

You learned it in an hour? And now you can solve it in 24 seconds. Wow

lul, i almost knew how to solve the skewb before i even got it, learnt it in an hour or something and got a 1x.xx single too.

Skewb is easy tbh. Its been a year now, and i avg 4.8-5.0. Is my pace good?

 

[FastCubeMaster]

lul, i almost knew how to solve the skewb before i even got it, learnt it in an hour or something and got a 1x.xx single too.

Skewb is easy tbh. Its been a year now, and i avg 4.8-5.0. Is my pace good?

No I'm surprised it took him an hour to learn a one alg method, (kind of assumed he was a beginner) then he gets a 24sec solve soon after learning