tricky f2l case

[DavidWoner]

ok my friend and I both learned fridrich f2l intuitively, and there is one case(plus mirror) that keeps coming up that we cannot find a fast way to do. here is the set-up from a solved state, with cross on bottom:

F R' F' R U' R U' R' U' F' U' F

i use
F' U F U R U R' U R' F R F' (with varying insertion methods)
or
R U2 R' F' U F U' R U R'
or
U F' U2 F R U2 R2' F R F' (also varying insertion methods)

i prefer the varying insertion methods, since i still use 2 look OLL and i can avoid cases with no solved edges. i was wondering which one you guys think is best, and if you knew any other solutions, including ones that use empty slots.

 

[Lotsofsloths]

The smart cuber would goto opticubes.com...
BUT:
I love this alg, so I will tell you:
Its a 2gen alg:

(R U2 R' U') (U' R U) (R' U) (R U R')

 

[ShadenSmith]

From Bob Burton's excellent website www.cubewhiz.com:


[U2] (R2 U2') (R' U' R U' R2')

 

[DavidWoner]

The smart cuber would goto opticubes.com...
BUT:
I love this alg, so I will tell you:
Its a 2gen alg:

(R U2 R' U') (U' R U) (R' U) (R U R')

i just wanted to see what people liked, rather than sort through pages of algs trying to find good ones. yours is like the second one i listed, only with additional U moves to avoid F turns.

@shaden
that alg is amazing! go bob!

 

[Lucas Garron]

From an MGLS alg:
(U2) R'U2RUR'UR2UR'

Optimal (and most common): U2 R2 U2 R' U' R U' R2

"Hmm":
U F R' F' R U R U R'
R U' R U' L' U R2 U' L
R2 U R' U R U2 R' U' R'
R' U' R U' R' U2 R2 U2 R'
U2 R L' U R U' L U R2
U' R' U' R U' R' U2 R2 U' R'

 

[amateurguy]

U2 R2 U2 R' U' R U' R2 for me. I love that case because the last five moves flow so nicely. But it's hard for me to lookahead during this alg because of all the 'U2's.

 

[JBCM627]

for that case, my alg isn't great with cross on bottom, but its not too bad:
R U R' U2 R U R' U' R U R'
... its better with cross on left and slot in UB

for the mirror case, this one is by far the best I've found: orient with cross bottom and slot in BR, and:
R' U' R U2 R' U' R U R' U' R

 

[philkt731]

I actually use R U R' U2 R U R' U' R U R'
but I think I should switch to [U2] R2 U2 R' U' R U' R2

 

[ROOT]

mines long but i love it. its
R U2 R' U R U' R' U' R U R'
i like it because for the last 9 moves because it is a very easy fingertrick.

 

[Swordsman Kirby]

U2 R2 U2 R' U' R U' R2 for me. I love that case because the last five moves flow so nicely.

That's because it's an anti-sune with setups!

 

[ooveehoo]

I like R U' R' U' R U R' U2 R U R'. It's long, but fast (I can do it in 1.5sec average).

 

[MistArts]

I do

R U R B' R' B U2 R'

 

[fanwuq]

U2 R2 U2 R' U' R U' R2 for me. I love that case because the last five moves flow so nicely.

That's because it's an anti-sune with setups!

That's cool!
1.I switched to that a few days ago (a week or so?). I believe it was mentioned in another thread.