6 REALLY IMPORTANT F2L Cases For Intermediate Solvers

[@BrodytheCuber]

WHAT'S UP NOTIFICATION SQUAD!!! I hope you guys enjoy the video!! Can we get it to 5,000 views and 150 likes?? Hopefully I'll have another video ready for this weekend!! I'll see you guys then!!!! - Brody

[@jakestrahan4578]

Hey Brody!

[@BrodytheCuber]

Hey Jake!! How are you doing today?

[@asdf14051]

Liked! (PS do you notice that I'm on all your videos?)

[@jakestrahan4578]

Brody good, I've got to go to school soon tho, but last night I signed up for my FIRST EVER COMP! I'm super excited!

[@BrodytheCuber]

Good luck!!

[@legoyoda8431]

My biggest weakness in f2l is the part with the f2l

[@pankajparida6145]

Same lol

[@Randoming17]

Not me

[@Aqua_247]

Saaaaaaaaame what a cool coincidink

[@youiepoohie4707]

😂😂😂

[@r4co351]

Same here ...

[@micahgilbertcubing5911]

This is the first video on intermediate f2l, not beginner or advanced. Thanks so much especially for numbers 1 and 2!

[@BrodytheCuber]

You're welcome Micah!!

[@sheeplegend1324]

wow only 1 reply?

[@theGreatCommenterofYoutube]

@@sheeplegend1324 no, its 3

[@Silverback947]

For the case at 2:30 I prefer the solution with the triple inverse sexy move. This gives you the opportunity to do the sledgehammer in the end and thus orient some edges.

[@higgledypiggledycubledy8899]

Very good point

[@ExternalGod]

Never thought of that. I’m definitely using the inverse from now on. :)

[@Julio974]

Challenge: post this comment on a non-cubing video to see what people think of that out of context 😂

[@paradox9265]

Julio974 LOL

[@lukasmotte7323]

Silverback947 you just watched speedcubereview's vid Huh? xdxp

[@firestar38gd22]

When I tell friends my F2L is efficient for my times (around 18-19) they don't believe me. And then I just show them your F2L videos.

[@jacoblangham707]

Nothing beats Brody's videos. I love how he shows how a beginner f2l cuber would solve it and then shows how its meant to be done. My favorite cuber on KZbin!

[@samgillespie68]

Me: sitting in my room watching this My mum: walks past my room Video: SEXY MOVE SEXY MOVE SEXY MOVE!!!!!!! Mum: 🤨

[@derpyoreo2611]

VideoMagic AndTutorials hahhaaa

[@shahanshahpolonium]

happens to me also

[@SS____________]

That always happens to me lol

[@Ricodon2121]

Insert with a sexy move🤣

[@omsoni1047]

@@Ricodon2121 haha I got it 😁😁🤣🤣

[@worm4769]

My greatest weakness in F2L is that, I have a hard time finding the edge.

[@huypham2911]

I’m new to cubing! My first puzzle is a megaminx (what a weird start into cubing world 🤣); solve it with beginner method (it takes like 10 minutes 😒) Then I realize 3x3 is the key to master other challenging puzzles, especially F2L. Remember a ton of algs makes me so “angry” cause I’m very impatient 😂 so Thank you so much for the video, i now drop my time quite a lot.

[@Yt_user11]

What do you avg on 3x3

[@Rich-je9fy]

why do you use so many emojis

[@pol1315]

Huy Pham whats your 3x3 average now?

[@thecoolguy4553]

@@Rich-je9fy ikr

[@sheeplegend1324]

@@pol1315 huy phum now: i avg 2s

[@jasonm.9192]

THANK YOU! I've been searching the internet all over but nobody taught good. I knew Brody was THE great teacher, so I was so happy when you uploaded this video.

[@TheFredismShow]

“J Perm” has great tutorial videos as well.

[@DPME820]

fr

[@DPME820]

J Perm's video aren't so great compared to these

[@helenavoloder5303]

Finally!!! I was waiting for good explained f2l cases

[@bajungasam7389]

my weakness is looking for pairs for 20 seconds each time

[@silly_gooses2568]

Personal Time stamps 1:00 white sticker on top connected to edge piece (R U2 R') U' (insert pair) 1:53 corner on top of back-right and corner in opposite slot (R U R2 U' R) 2:51 white on top and edge below it incorrectly flipped (sexy move 3x) (pieces form checkerboard pattern before solving) 4:08 corner in slot white facing to side and edge lined up (sexy move)(insert pair) (corner color facing you is different than the edge color facing up) 4:48 corner in correct slot with white facing you and edge lined up (R U' R' U) (insert pair) 5:52 bro idek how to describe this one other algs that may be useful corner correctly inserted and edge is lined up U' (R' F R F') (R U R') (corner color facing you is the same as the edge color facing up)

[@dirtydaniel6107]

Late but Thankyou so much

[@silly_gooses2568]

@@dirtydaniel6107 dang this brought back so many memories its been so long since ive solved a rubicks cube

[@dirtydaniel6107]

@@silly_gooses2568 see if you can still do it if you got one

[@piersonm5574]

My weaknesses with f2l (or cfop in general) is that it doubles my time compared to using the beginner method and that really demotivates me from learning it, but I know if I keep going for a couple days I should see some improvement. I stuck with the beginner method for too long I think Edit: Just pb'd with cfop

[@DudeNamedBread]

same

[@deozyt7984]

Same with me when i used cfop for the first time, its normal, I used to solve with cfop with 1 minute and i can solve for 40 seconds with beginner's method, now i average 20-30 with cfop now

[@robertglennrg3]

I used to do beginner method first and second then F2L last layer and I averaged 32 secs after learning F2L took me 1:30 secs then after a month I got under my old average. I’m so close to sub 20!

[@jebus456]

congrats!

[@piersonm5574]

@@jebus456 actually got a new pb today after stopping for a while, 26.4s

[@CambodiaResounding]

This is a super helpful video to get better at F2L. It targets the most annoying F2L cases with simple algs based largely on move sets you probably already know (sexy move, sledgehammer, etc.). Clearly demonstrated, right to the point. Thanks, BrodytheCuber!

[@cheniboss1504]

1st Case: 0:22 2nd Case: 1:14 3rd Case: 2:19 4th Case: 3:32 5th Case: 4:21 6th Case: 5:13

[@Cameron-yg3ox]

Thanks

[@arturudatsnoi]

2:54 You can do a U so the front color of the corner and edge is the same and sledgehammer with the hand where the edge is R’FRF’. If the edge is in the left LF’L’F. (Normal L is down and L’ is up)

[@josephsaunders6649]

I really appreciate the information in this video. That said please leave out the incorrect/ inefficient ways of solving each case. I started cubing about two weeks ago and have have learned intuitive F2L and 4 look last layer, and my F2L is very slow/ inefficient. When I saw your video on some, I thought it was extremely interesting, but now I have been practicing all morning and every time I want to double check what you did in your video I have to find the case, ignore the incorrect examples and then try to connect the case with what you do for you solution. This is an extremely minor gripe but that gap between when you show the case to when you start the efficient solution has been bugging me all morning. Otherwise it was a great video the helped me think in different way about my F2L solutions

[@darthvader6088]

Can u write a summary of that comment ....I'm just lazy😅

[@romyc2042]

Time stamps for me 0:58 white sticker top connected to edge on right 1:47 Corner back right edge front right 2:54 Edge in place corner on top white facing up 4:05 Corner in slot white to side, edge on right matching centre 4:48 Corner in slot white to front, edge on right matching centre 5:44 Difficult case, edge to right of corner white on top

[@hippokopter7028]

There's something else that I like to do from time to time with F2L, and it was actually showcased in one of Spotty's videos. Try solving F2L without using your normal solutions, because you could come across a more efficient solution by accident. You'll mostly get inefficient garbage, but sometimes, that light bulb comes on, and you just happen upon a new solution that you would have never found otherwise. I think that's a cool exercise, anyways. But sometimes, just knowing the best alg for a case is the best solution to the problem, especially these cases that you showed, Brody. And showing them in this high-quality way makes things that much more enjoyable, and that much easier to gain knowledge from. Please don't stop being awesome. :D

[@BrodytheCuber]

That's an interesting approach. I might try that

[@vecolityplayz5447]

That really helped. I was fidgeting when I realized I could make a pair when edge is in correct slot

[@bobcubing1629]

yeah. sometimes in untimed or timed solves i do a really good f2l solution and start implementing it in more solves

[@ojsojs6004]

@@bobcubing1629 should i use the algorithm in the first example if the pair is not in correct slot?

[@vali69]

When I got into cubing for the first time I thought that oll and pll are the challenging parts of cfop. Now, after a long break from the hobby and reconnecting with it recently, I have to say those are much easier than even solving the cross since it's just pattern recognition and immediate algorithm execution, a little challenging for pll but less challenging or at least on par with solving the cross as fast as possible, which also takes a lot of look ahead and having to also solve it with the least cube rotation and than when you get to f2l you'll need to know how to deal with all these numerous cases while also knowing how to insert from different angles while also knowing how to look ahead. I was but a child to think oll and pll are the hard parts.

[@justanormaldude311]

3:05 I use this, all time 😀

[@luizsigurdson]

My biggest weakness is finding the pair to do next for F2l. I take a few seconds to find the pair.

[@st9459]

1:45 Second Case: Edge in Slot, Corner on Top 2:50 Third Case: Edge in Slot, Corner on Top With White Up

[@cloudtrifle]

I've been doing f2l for a couple weeks and improving all the time. I discovered the triple sexy by accident and actually in a different scenario also. If you have a 2nd layer piece in place and the corner above with white facing up (under the belief white is on bottom) then a triple sexy time will put that top cube into the bottom with the right orientation while pulling the 2nd layer out and putting it back.

[@morgangee8722]

You deserve at least 50k subscribers because your vids are so good!

[@BrodytheCuber]

Thank you so much!! If you want to help me reach 50K, you can tell your friends about my channel!!!

[@rafarooni]

At 5:45, I think I invented a new alg for that case (at least I don't see anyone else using it). Hold corner in front right and edge at front, it goes: R2 U R' U R U2 R' U' R' Doesn't affect other slots and fewer moves. (And there's the mirror case as well)

[@BrodytheCuber]

Dude, that's INSANE!! I've never seen that before and it's genius!

[@BrodytheCuber]

Can I make a video about that solution? I'd credit you and link your channel :)

[@omega_sine]

BrodytheCuber There’s also another solution that works, but can hinder look ahead. From the position you showed us in the video, it’s (U2) R2 U2 R’ U’ R U’ R2.

[@rafarooni]

BrodytheCuber I would be honored to be featured on your channel. Please credit my other channel instead: kzbin.info/door/CM1-r79pgPDeBTpMAh2jaw I just made this channel and I want to give this KZbin cubing thing a shot. Thanks for inspiring me.

[@BrodytheCuber]

Yeah, I've seen that one before

[@Khuneidi]

Best and most simple algorithms and videos on KZbin

[@adriancarpio7536]

for the 6th case, i found you can just put the corner in the bottom left corner, then do F' U' L' U L F to connect them. Much faster

[@swiftzer3753]

1:00 instead of doing that, I do (U R' U' R)2

[@cuberkid7311]

Same

[@cuberkid7311]

Total 8 moves

[@phucky0o]

DUDE thanks so much! The first and last cases were the most helpful. I've been doing those with cube rotations for the longest time.

[@yoimen727]

Thank you for the first intermediate solvers video i have seen! This is very helpful, I should have sub 30 in no time

[@mirko5250]

So, how is it going?

[@joshuaprimero9702]

You could be sub 20 or lower now if you're still cubing . So how's it?

[@yoimen727]

@@joshuaprimero9702 I average 11 now :))

[@joshuaprimero9702]

@@yoimen727 wow. congrats man.

[@Makaplakka]

at 4:27 i prefer to do put the edge at the back and do (U, R U', R') x2

[@cubinglens4532]

Your channel is probably the most helpful channel in getting better at cubing!

[@sinthony6924]

Thanks for making this video, I always prefer your f2l video's over anyone else's when learning f2l.

[@Omii_3000]

3:24 actually the second option is technically longer because in the first option you do not need to do the last U ' as the pair is inserted in 11 moves while the second inserts the pair on the 12th move.

[@Omii_3000]

@rebuz_ya true!

[@adrianbirk1682]

3:20 sledgehammer (R' F R F') x3 works too and is better at preserving the top layer for oll

[@richyb4561]

Very helpful. Thx

[@JCBShortFilms]

For case #3 I use U R U' R' (x3). I find it a little bit easier for all angles to do it :)

[@BrodytheCuber]

I agree. I mentioned that immediately after showing (R U R' U') x3 :)

[@JCBShortFilms]

I Google "Drived" you some videos :)

[@BrodytheCuber]

Thanks!!

[@JCBShortFilms]

Yep I saw that!

[@petrpodlipsky2859]

Finding pairs is my weakness Can you do video about it ?

[@naokmoon1487]

Oh yEA thx you Man !! I was struggling many months with Bottom corner for F2L

[@shaggytheshrek7066]

drive.google.com/file/d/1nzAXYUWZJ6H2wIOXaHdWXep3W57tArbR/view This is what I use to learn a lot more algorithms it helps a lot

[@fang2114]

5th love your vids Brody. I'm personally working on getting sub 12

[@anush8]

Mymind,Mycube=Totally Blown....(You're so good).

[@abxsmal]

For the case at 2:58 you can basically do any trigger. Even three sledgehammers

[@readingsteiner5760]

0:22 1:14 2:19 3:32 4:21 5:13

[@Camocuber]

for the case at 2:30 if its not in its own slot you can do U sledgehammer into a 3 move insert. Btw this is only better if its in an adjacent slot.

[@rudy5623]

Hi Brody! For the last case, I actually prefer to do R U' R' without the U' at the beginning and then a U2, and then solve the case with a double sexy move. I think that is better and faster

[@skymakr8727]

very helpful tutorials!

[@satoshigekkouga7911]

3:01 you could do a sludge hammer trice

[@cubeandbeyond4191]

Brody your teaching is good .....but I think you should make your own secret method like other speedcubers....which may help you to break the world record....so you should start.......we arecan always with ya....

[@writewithangel]

I am not trying to flex I just thought I would let you know I actually managed to predicted how to do them efficiently intuitively. I think it is because I watched all the 20 minutes of his video. It is amazing I would recommend watching it.

[@rehaanthefreaken5299]

Bro,keep up with the good explanation!!

[@MCubes]

I average 15 seconds, but I’ll watch it because its a Brody Video! Also do you have any tips for ADVANCED SOLVERS?

[@tpeasetiger]

Definitely a very helpful video! Thank you. Added it to my collection of helpful tutorials!

[@chrisb8698]

These were awesome, i was actually doing about 3 of the bad ones you showed!

[@champagnepandaog3305]

“This is what most beginners do” How did you know?

[@shahanshahpolonium]

because he was a beginner once

[@cuberdoge22]

Hold on I’m gonna go make a sandwich

[@shahanshahpolonium]

@@cuberdoge22 gimme some too

[@cuberdoge22]

Polonium Gàming OP only if I give you some

[@shahanshahpolonium]

@@cuberdoge22 i did not ask u i _ordered_ u

[@-cancode-3701]

My biggest weakness in f2l is looking for the next case while I'm doing the one I'm on.

[@meganneely5222]

In my solves most of the time is spent looking for the pieces 😂

[@ranyeshkycute5585]

0:55 1:40 2:50 4:00 4:45 5:40

[@tuffnutt05]

2:20 you can do a u move and then sledgehammer

[@Wmann]

Most of these I found out through just solving the f2l intuitively, and they’re pretty good. Other than that, cool vid.

[@keithdoherty3608]

Mind blown, especially on that last one

[@takemehome5749]

2:30 I do U then the sledeghammer (R' F R F') once and do R U R' and its already in place

[@Leaficious]

I figured all of these cases myself and made my own f2l gui already :D

[@dzakyibrahim7215]

Personal Timestamp PUTIH DI ATAS - Edge di samping dan berkebalikan 0:56 PUTIH DI ATAS - Edge di samping dan sama 6:07 PUTIH DI ATAS - Edge di bawah dan berkebalikan 2:54 PUTIH DI BAWAH - Edge di atas tapi berkebalikan 4:05 PUTIH DI BAWAH - Edge di atas dan sama 4:45

[@r0yce]

You deserve a lot more subs and likes..... A very good video... I wish I'd have seen this when i was learning f2l

[@Andrew17B]

my biggest f2l weakness is everything about it

[@vannesterooy844]

0:22, 1:14, 2:19, 3:32, 4:21, 5:13

[@ghosti2183]

this tutorial was very helpful and will likely melt my times. thanks 😀

[@regen-Q]

Very helpful Brody!

[@BrodytheCuber]

Glad you like it Keanny!!

[@finnpardington4251]

This was fantsatic and helped me so much Thanks

[@whiteobama5441]

Thank you so much now I can improve my f2l

[@dotdot2543]

ITS REALLY HELPFUL!! THANKS BRO!

[@VedantKar111]

For the last case that you showed, there is another algorithm. If you hold the cube with the slot you will insert the pair into on the right, and if there is no f2l pair on the left then you can put the pair that you will do on the top left and do the algorithm, L' U L R U R' U2. Then you insert. This also pairs the corner and edge.

[@lil_takki]

Hey guys, this is Austin

[@westfield90]

Excellent video. I just have to study these and break my bad habits

[@adelshadow9751]

Awesome video *-* rly helped much

[@steffy_uwu]

Thanks Brody this really helped me!

[@cubefilms4148]

Nice video. This helped me out a lot!

[@nfrpodcastsugardaddy9627]

At 2:54 sledge hammer 3 times also works , expect some people it’s not good

[@lukejohnson997]

Super helpful!!

[@okbird2825]

My weakness is look ahead

[@theraviolimonster6938]

Well honestly I just use sexy move on everything 1.5min f2l !!! LETS GO BABY!!

[@filipbozicrj1920]

Hahaha good one... 👍😄🤣

[@theraviolimonster6938]

@@filipbozicrj1920 not a joke... but seriously thx

[@filipbozicrj1920]

Well ok nice... everybody has their type of solving... 👍😃

[@ibstf2]

1:26 2:26 5:42

[@iamliterallygonnaconfessye2428]

Brody how do you track pieces efficiently?

[@surbhipruthikhanna3803]

Thanks a lot Brody

[@loche5433]

I freaking love ur tutorials #GOAT #BestCuber #NotificationSquad

[@dr.hmagic2511]

This was very helpful

[@keeplearningkeepgrowingwit9878]

Which cube is this, i mean which brand, and pls suggest good rubiks to buy

[@arjunswayamkumar2507]

the case at 6:07 . I feel as if that is rly inefficient the alg I use is (U2) R2 U2 R' U' R U' R2 which is basically the same but with less moves. I kinda figured this out by messing around with my cube and different plls and changing specific parts

[@elan1378]

My weakness is find the a pair when i lose my track, and do fast turning. (But that's kinda normal, i'm just one month at cubing)

[@standardzero597]

5:45 I do U2 R U R' U' R U' R' U2 R U' R'

[@ajsdoa6282]

I will have to watch this video a couple of times xD Really cool though thanks a lot!

[@stoneps]

For the final case, I prefer to do a U from where you were holding the pair, then do an F’ (U’ L’ U L) F, then insert the pair, which is just F’, then left inverse sexy move, then F.

[@rizenlapuz1423]

I learned a lot from this video Thanks 😊

[@davidakerboom4114]

you can also do 3 sledgehammers to orient the last edges different

[@BrodytheCuber]

that orients the corners differently, but the edges will have the same orientation. I actually mentioned triple sledge in my OLL skip F2L cases video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJi6mqt4nc99epY

[@davidakerboom4114]

BrodytheCuber ty

[@epic2448]

That just changes corners not edges

[@paposbstn]

Brody thanks for this it really helps a lot in my f2l keep it up😊.BTW Its SoulSurgeTV

[@thanushts7288]

legends no need of this video because legends make algorithm like this

[@zenkuu_]

thx for these F2L !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kalyani1679]

This video helps me a lot

[@jacegill4036]

Great video! Thank you!

[@aapo9237]

In 2:19 #3 case You could just do U + sledgehammer and then they are ready to pair (U R' F R F') y (U L' U' L)