[Help Thread] Skewb Discussion

[Cale S]

Cs timer has the same scrambles as qq timer :|

If you select skewb on the left drop-down menu, it uses old style scrambles, but you can get random state scrambles by selecting 'WCA' (it's at the top) instead of skewb on the left and then selecting 'skewb' on the right.

 

[Bindedsa]

What do you guys think about algs for the 4 sledge advanced Sarah cases? I've gotten some good singles with the algs for the 5 sledge cases and I think algs might still be worth it instead 16 move LL. It would also give me a chance to get more familiar with Ksolve, which I am interested in.

 

[Richy]

Could somebody share these algs for bad Sarah's advanced cases?

 

[Bindedsa]

Could somebody share these algs for bad Sarah's advanced cases?

The ones I use are here. Only 2 of 5 sledge cases are not here and I plan to gen some eventually.

 

[Richy]

OK, thanks.

 

[Bindedsa]

R L R' L' R' B' y' (R' F R) r for
I think it's better than the 5 sledges or sledge-optimal pure peanut. I used Ksolve, notations is here. Thoughts?

I also have a text document with all optimal solutions to this case if someone else wants to look through them.

 

[Bindedsa]

Better finger tricks for the first one R r b' r' R' B' z x' (r' R r) B
And for the other 5 sledge case x' r R y (r' R r R') b' r b' B'
I'm not sure I get the notation right, but I tried to make it follow my fingertricks, Here are the algs
1: R L R' L' R' B' F' L F B
2: x r R b' B b B' R' r b' B'
I actually like the ending on this one better than mine, I might have to switch mine around brb.

Edit: x' r R y (r' R r R') y' R' r b' f', probably better.

 

[Bindedsa]

Does anyone have a good way to predict the U perm You'll get when you have Swirl-Peanut if you use do OLL first? Those cases are the only ones I have to 2 look.

 

[Seanliu]

OK. I'm going to learn Sarah's intermediate now. Deep breath. I just want to know - is it worth it?

 

[guysensei1]

OK. I'm going to learn Sarah's intermediate now. Deep breath. I just want to know - is it worth it?

YEAH

 

[Bindedsa]

OK. I'm going to learn Sarah's intermediate now. Deep breath. I just want to know - is it worth it?

It's like Ortega, only a few algs and it makes a big difference. Only it makes a way bigger difference.

 

[Seanliu]

I'm having trouble with the last 3 centres... Am I doing anything wrong?

 

[Berd]

I'm having trouble with the last 3 centres... Am I doing anything wrong?

Sledge y2 sledge?

 

[Ranzha]

I'm having trouble with the last 3 centres... Am I doing anything wrong?

You might have O-perms, in which case I have more than a few algs

 

[Seanliu]

Eh I don't think so. Its the case which Sarah displays, but Im having trouble with the algs. Maybe I'm doing them wrong? I might post a vid if I have time.

 

[ottozing]

Eh I don't think so. Its the case which Sarah displays, but Im having trouble with the algs. Maybe I'm doing them wrong? I might post a vid if I have time.

Sarah intermediate isn't algs. It's case reduction.

With cat2 peanut and pure pi, you're doing a sledge or hedge which forces a pi which can solve the U center as well in one sledge or hedge. Cat3 pi and peanut are doing the same thing except reducing to cat2 peanut.

 

[Seanliu]

I get it. with 24 solves, I'm at 9~13 sec (and occasionally 16~17 when I mess up)

Is that normal?

 

[MennoniteCuber1]

I've seen LanLan,SS, and Moyu Skewbs. Which is the best?

 

[FailCuber]

I've seen LanLan,SS, and Moyu Skewbs. Which is the best?

IMO I think Moyu Skewb is best but ShengShou is really good too. If you are going to use SS take the balls out.

 

[Ranzha]

I get it. with 24 solves, I'm at 9~13 sec (and occasionally 16~17 when I mess up)

Is that normal?

If you think that 24 solves of a new method is going to be an indicator of how well you're doing, you're gonna have a bad time.