100+ Square-1 Tips and Tricks to Get Faster!

Here a bunch of easy tips and tricks for Square-1! This video is complete with beginner, intermediate and advanced tips, so there should be something here for everyone.
Since this video is pretty long, here are some timestamps recommended for people of certain speeds (timestamps for all the tips will be a pinned comment):
Beginner (Sub 1) / Intermediate (Sub 30): 0:10
Random General Tips: 31:13
Advanced (Sub 12): 35:14
Resources mentioned in the video:
CSP: • Cube Shape Parity Tuto...
PBL: • Solving PBL with 2 CP ...
Fingertricks: • 20 Square-1 Finger Tri...
Squanmate: cdn.rawgit.com...
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[@CubeMasterYT]

Here are all the timestamps for each tip in this video. Scan through these to find tips you didn't know :D #1-0:10-Avoiding regrips #2-0:38-Canceling into bar flips #3-1:50-Introduction to M2 #4-2:20-M2 starting from bottom #5-3:07-Opp/Opp EP #6-3:54-H Perm #7-4:21-Z Perm #8-4:49-O/Opp EP #9-5:22-Opp/Opp on side #10-5:38-Opp/Opp with flip #11-6:08-H Perm/H Perm #12-6:42-M2 to solve EO cases #13-7:46-Solving CO smarter #14-8:21-OBL preservation in CO #15-9:00-J/J recognition #16-9:33-Adj parity on bottom #17-10:09-Opp parity on bottom #18-10:38-Adj/Adj from multiple angles #19-11:18-Z/Z EP #20-11:50-Z/U EP #21-12:27-J/J from multiple angles #22-13:20-N/N EP #23-13:49-J/J with flipped bar #24-14:34-J/N CP #25-15:19-J/N avoiding AUF #26-15:38-Preserving EP during CP #27-17:12-U/H EP #28-18:04-Opp/Adj EP #29-19:03-CP lookahead during EO #30-19:49-CO skip cancelation #31-20:30-Breaking down CS #32-22:06-Scallop/Scallop #33-22:29-Scallop/Kite #34-22:40-Using Scallop/Kite #35-23:05-Shield/Shield #36-23:27-Using Shield/Shield #37-23:45-Pawn/Pawn #38-24:01-Using Pawn/Pawn #39-24:30-Mushroom/Square #40-24:47-Using Mushroom/Square #41-25:17-Mushroom/Mushroom #42-25:59-Shield/Square #43-26:19-Shield/Kite #44-26:47-Bad Fist/Fist #45-27:08-Kite/Square #46-27:54-Using Shield/Square #47-28:19-Knowing CS cases from multiple angles #48-29:09-Avoiding big moves during CS #49-30:08-Rotate during inspection for better angle #50-31:13-Make a Volt MS #51-31:54-Keep card in during inspection #52-32:26-Cube start with different position #53-33:03-Avoid cube drops with gravity grip #54-34:13-Switch colors on top and bottom layer #55-34:46-Use GES nut tool to tension puzzle #56-35:14-EO from different angles #57-35:54-M2 to influence PBL #58-36:56-Predicting PBL during EO #59-38:37-Avoiding Opp/Adj by doing EP first #60-39:39-Avoding Opp/Adj by misaligning P #61-40:43-Avoiding O/Adj and W/Opp by misaligning C #62-42:02-Using Opp/O before CP to avoid bad EPs #63-43:19-How to differentiate Q and X #64-43:57-pN/pN #65-44:27-V/Y #66-44:51-pJ/pJ #67-45:13-F/T #68-45:32-J/R #69-45:51-A/E #70-46:24-E/E #71-46:56-E Perm #72-47:21-Making decent PBLs better with pJ/pJ #73-48:21-F/V #74-48:42-R/U #75-49:23-Avoiding bad EPs with easy PBLs #76-49:59-Canceling between CP and EP #77-50:45-Canceling between easy PBLs #78-51:34-Solving bad PBLs by adding pJ/pJ #79-52:21-Solving decent PBLs by adding M2 #80-53:21-Influcing CO during CS #81-54:31-CO from different angles #82-55:31-Preserving blocks during CO #83-55:57-Preserving corners during CO #84-56:24-Lookahead for CO during CS #85-57:17-Lookahead for EO during CO #86-57:58-Solving EP by canceling M2 #87-59:06-Solving EP by forcing good U/U #88-1:00:17-Knowing algs from multiple hand angles #89-1:01:20-Double CP PBL with H Perm #90-1:02:09-Double CP PBL with G Perm #91-1:03:01-Avoid bar flips during PBL #92-1:03:41-Misalign solved blocks for better EP #93-1:04:20-Using multiple reference schemes for blind tracing #94-1:06:23-Count binary for CSP #95-1:07:37-Avoid hidden spots during Cale CSP #96-1:08:26-Making parity Square/Shield better #97-1:09:36-Tracing Kite and Square #98-1:10:22-Predicting EO #99-1:11:58-Cases traced the same from all angles for Cale CSP #100-1:12:33-Pair cases traced the same from multiple angles for Cale CSP #101-1:13:08-Bad cases traced the same from multiple angles for Cale CSP #102-1:14:04-Use Squanmate to drill CSP

[@thephysicistcuber175]

24 CP*

[@CubeMasterYT]

Thanks for letting me know!

[@davidtanaskovic390]

Why your channel still has comments

[@amihaniy]

Terimakasih banyak :)

[@manuautran7329]

does your channel have a tutorial by lars vandebegh from square? sorry my english is not good I live in Brazil

[@spacegoat8559]

You are the most underrated cubing youtuber EVER. This is amazing for starting to get serious with Squan! TYTY!

[@CubeMasterYT]

No problem :)

[@Cninder]

You are so right

[@thephysicistcuber175]

27:57 the 6.67 WR CS

[@littlebigcubing6062]

For 15 you need to look at 3 corners, if 2 are opposite and 2 are adjacent, then the headlights are across from the opposite corners

[@VicenzoGuerinoCecchini]

Dude!!! That is the best squan video on youtube now!!! such a great job! Amazing!

[@CubeMasterYT]

Thanks a lot :D

[@Ab_obla]

Wow the world record holder himself commented here (AVG of 5)

[@woofle4830]

An hour long video about one of the least used cubes.... i loooove it!

[@CubeMasterYT]

:D

[@jonasvanbeek3328]

One of the most fun cubes* ;)

[@ramonperezflaquer3769]

Jonas van Beek facts Squan is so much fun

[@sashaw5283]

oh hey same profile pic

[@Your-Updates]

thanks for the tips

[@crookmcstealie]

I love the video, but did anyone notice all the regrips during tip two? Immediately following the never regrip tip. I'm assuming that is so we can see what's happening but I found it very funny.

[@crookmcstealie]

Squan is my nemesis, I can't get my head around it, I've solved it two or three times but if I wait a day I forget all the algs. I figured out ghost cube way way faster. This video is absolutely awesome, it's a little fast for me but it's still helpful watching somebody do the turns. Great job.

[@crookmcstealie]

I was reading this comment and I was thinking "that's funny, this person is exactly like me, that's how I feel about square one" then I realized it's my comment.

[@birbbrain2814]

@@crookmcstealie LMAO that;s a funny story

[@crookmcstealie]

@@birbbrain2814 I still don't solve squan.

[@birbbrain2814]

@@crookmcstealie ah ok

[@ignDart]

@@crookmcstealie do it now i’m not being aggressive, im just politely asking you to do something in a mild tone :)

[@kennethmatthewvillarias5229]

I think I need to watch this if i have a Square 1

[@gryphey]

Why am I watching this. I don’t own a squan or know how to solve one

[@infinitycuber324]

Number 103: hope your cube doesnt break…..

[@alejrandom6592]

for Z/H and H/Z just do Opp/Opp anywhere (whatever algs that solves the bar) into O/Opp or Opp/O (Since bar is solved in the last step, this alg will always be 6 slices and not 7)

[@CubeMasterYT]

That's a nice way to solve that :D

[@alejrandom6592]

@@CubeMasterYT you always answer you are so cool I will recomend ur channel :)

[@CubeMasterYT]

Thanks, really appreciate that!

[@alvincheng414]

Lol I just now adj adj in front but not from the back

[@cubicalminds]

i thought u were sponsored by thecubicle

[@alejrandom6592]

7 slice fingertrick-friendly and easy-to-predict-CO square/square parity alg: /-3,-3/2,1/-4,2/4,-2/-2,-1/3,3/

[@CubeMasterYT]

Woah, thats really nice :O

[@ThibaudOU]

@@CubeMasterYT That's the alg I was talking about !

[@CubeMasterYT]

H/pN, I think I referred to that exact PBL in the stream lol

[@nicosspeedcubing2239]

What do you like so much about square 1

[@davidcejka253]

Should i learn pbl or csp first?

[@thephysicistcuber175]

No Lin tips :(

[@CubeMasterYT]

Sorry, I suck at Lin :( At least there are some CS/CSP tricks :D

[@personhiii]

I wish I had a square-1..

[@davidcejka253]

great vid! didnt know the z perm one! for the second tip i (bar flip cancel )i use another alg :(1,0) / (0,3) / (-1,-1) / (1,-2) / (-1,0). so how would i cancel the bar flip?

[@hunterheinack1343]

Why do u use white top black bottom and not black top white bottom? Or why not whatever is easiest during the solve

[@ЛевАронов]

so, i'm sub 15 on square, but now i understand - i knew nothing about square...

[@jeklee7586]

What infuriated me is that the colour scheme is wrong

[@fc3x336]

no it isnt it is just his colour scheme

[@benedikttbe1204]

I apprciate this video soo much omg 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 i always needed a video like this

[@isaacvr]

Gracias maestro. Te ganaste un subscriptor. Saludos desde Cuba.

[@gunhasirac]

I don’t actually have a squan. I’m just here to see the satisfying execution.

[@kayak8700]

great video, but personally i think it would have been slightly better if it was broken into multiple parts.

[@brianrosen6803]

Thank u so much, this helped me a lot!

[@CubeMasterYT]

No problem, glad I could help :D

[@rottenpuppieproduction5587]

Been meaning to get back into square 1. Thanks for this video

[@CuratedPile]

Don't have time to get through all of this video yet, but I will. I do have to say after watching a few minutes that the background music makes it really difficult to understand your English, it would have been much better with just your voice.

[@CubeMasterYT]

Sorry about that, will keep that in mind for future videos!

[@rehanahmed-t6j]

Nice video

[@Jay-sd9ye]

To fast I can't keep up. U just say do this then turn fast. Any beginners will hgt keep up even intermediate I feel would have trouble. .

[@CubeMasterYT]

Sorry about that, I thought I was going at a good pace, while not making the video too long (it already is quite long haha) Let me know what you're having trouble with and I will be glad to help!

[@twistiicuber1055]

First tip was really helpful, just now noticed how much I regrip during some algs lmoa

[@OOLVOSS]

7:08???

[@shreyasvaranasi7629]

Is there a faster step process for speed solving or does it follow the same step process as the beginners method?

[@fc3x336]

it follows a very similar process except they are made more efficient

[@bruce4139]

Honestly I'm looking to get into sq-1 this year and hopefully hit sub 20 but this just feels way too fast for me, I cant understand what you're saying plus you're kinda quiet so it's hard to hear

[@rehanahmed-t6j]

It has quiet entertainment for cubers as well as non cubers

[@thephysicistcuber175]

47:08 Is the alg i gave you that bad?

[@CubeMasterYT]

Your alg is good, it's just that I tried to make this video have no algs that require memorization but rather with more intuition

[@thephysicistcuber175]

@@CubeMasterYT ok, understandable, have a nice day

[@klickey2667]

Is there another parity algorithm I have to learn because when I try to do the adj and opp parity, I use the parity algorithm in your beginners tutorial but it doesn’t solve the cube, it just brings it back to Ep

[@CubeMasterYT]

Yeah that parity algorithm should be done during CP not EP, otherwise it messes a lot of the cube up. The algorithm for that case would be this: /(-3,0)/(0,3)/(0,-3)/(0,3)/(2,0)/(0,2)/(-2,0)/(4,0)/(0,-2)/(0,2)/(-1,4)/(0,-3)/(0,3). Long I know haha but that's the standard one

[@klickey2667]

All right, thanks

[@johnstonliu]

How can I get a black side on my square one stickerless like yours?

[@dpage446]

Buy a volt

[@Yayhooray]

Where have I been this whole time, great content broo...loved it👍

[@CubeMasterYT]

Thanks!

[@MinGwanYeo355]

Cosmic volt m ?

[@israrrizvi6249]

hey cube master do you have any tips for sub 10 on square1?

[@CubeMasterYT]

Hopefully I can make a video on it soon, but basically use CSP and make sure you're turning fast and not regripping. Also obviously know full EO, CP, optimal CS, and know a good way to solve all the EPs. If you need any more help, reply with an average and I'll maybe help critique from there. Good luck!

[@israrrizvi6249]

@@CubeMasterYT thank you dude!!! BTW your squan videos are amazing

[@Gwexe1236]

This is so good! Thank you!

[@johnstonliu]

At number 12 what is the eo alg used for the two adjacent edges on both faces?

[@CubeMasterYT]

6:57, from that angle to adj/adj on the back edges, then do an M2. With cancel, it's 1,0/3,0/-1,-1/-3,0/0,1. Hope that helps :D

[@johnstonliu]

@@CubeMasterYT Oh thanks, I thought the alg moved pieces from the top to the bottom so thats why i was so confused. Thanks for clearing that up.

[@CubeMasterYT]

No problem :)

[@spacegoat8559]

What happened to the individual timestamps?

[@spacegoat8559]

@@CubeMasterYT I see it now! Thanks!

[@alejrandom6592]

"zero" has two syllables, you can use yes and no :)

[@CubeMasterYT]

Whatever works for you :D I generally don't count or use words but instead mentally think even or odd or use my fingers

[@aaronariff6727]

what's the J perm alg you used at 42:20

[@CubeMasterYT]

/ U / U' /U' D / U' / U /

[@aaronariff6727]

@@CubeMasterYT do u recommend using that or / U D' / U' / D / D' / D /

[@CubeMasterYT]

I use that as well and it's inverse depending on the angle, so all of them are pretty good choices. Just choose the one you think suits you better :)

[@sleepzzzxd]

whats the cube

[@CubeMasterYT]

The main cube in this video is a Cosmic Volt M, modified with black instead of yellow by SCS, and stronger magnets modified by myself (I have a video on this)

[@sloth9093]

I'm 99 and watching this and it says 100+ lmao

[@alejrandom6592]

OMFG 100+

[@CubeMasterYT]

:D

[@arushsingh5489]

Amazing, I average 12 so this is quite helpful

[@CubeMasterYT]

Glad I could help :)

[@egcuber5187]

100+ Ways to get faster at square-1 Derpy has joined the chat

[@egcuber5187]

@@osodan9255 thx