Getting Faster at Skewb [Intermediate Tutorial + Tips] (v2)

[@jonasrains7998]

Pause at: 7:28 - 4 and 2 rotated 8:50 - Z perm 9:22 H perm

[@vipervolt]

Thank you

[@THuang-lt1ob]

thanx mehn

[@arvidenglund9155]

Thank you

[@narindersingh6071]

Jonas Rains

[@chessmike7793]

This is z3 cubing, not j perm sir.

[@richardbullick7827]

1:49 sledgehammer 2:37 hedgeslammer 3:25 ACTUALLY solving it

[@manaswinsingh7760]

Thank you Richard Christ

[@tinalombardo4602]

Me:*Watches tutorial for Skewb* 5 minuets later: Me:*Watches tutorial on how to get faster* 🤣

[@noodlemanbrad]

Awesome Minecrafter that's exactly what I did

[@Julio974]

For me it’s 5 months later (and I figured out 2 tricks by myself) but ok.

[@schlong8276]

Awesome Minecrafter same

[@denniscarvajal537]

Yes and I don't even have a skewb 😂

[@zay5184]

Awesome Minecrafter same XD

[@0vercooked]

Headlights 5:09 single left headlight with center 5:18 single right headlight with center 5:30 both headlights with center or no lights 5:57 only center at the top Royal guard 6:15 center at the top 6:30 the center is at the front left or back right (your right and left) 7:10 the center is either at the front right or the back left Final sides 7:40 there are 3 sides not solved 7:45 there are 4 sides not solved

[@nagaharshadthecuber12345]

Thanks

[@Cube184.96]

Man we love you thanks for the kindens thanks

[@speezorcubing8000]

A faster way to do the h perm is to simply learn the h perm skip case which is when on your last sledge/hedge before solving the top layer, check the sides on the left and right and if both of them have the center correct then do a y2, do what you were going to do before the y2, do another y2, and do the opposite of what you just did (if you just did sledge, do a hedge, and vice versa). I use Sarah's intermediate and average around low 5s or high 4s and I have found this to be the most efficient way to do an h perm, and you don't need to learn any new algs, just a new combination.

[@warr1or705]

Can you explain it clearer

[@ironagentm544]

@@warr1or705 the comment is 5 years old

[@nixgamingchannel2708]

Yep

[@Okaz_]

@@warr1or705Just the top comment. sledge, y2, hedge, y2, sledge

[@knudjuliusravnholthalskov5722]

l kant vid😂😂😂

[@Askar1]

Getting ready for my first comp in 3 days. Thanks for helping!

[@GabrielRodrigues-vj8pw]

How’d u do hahahah if u remember lol

[@lilsusx2469]

wow! did you win?

[@GabrielRodrigues-vj8pw]

@@j03_h yep Ik I was interested tho hahaha

[@Chloe90125]

@@GabrielRodrigues-vj8pw so we here rn

[@portugal0014]

Good luck

[@inky8523]

One thing. Thanks Alex. You have helped me solve all of the cubes I have.

[@ethandennis368]

3:35 I very much disagree color neutrality is what separates Lucas ether and feliks People have this weird idea that color neutrality has not that much effect, and I would suggest learning to be color neutral as early as possible. It pretty much gives you 6 different scrambles to choose from, and lets you get good scrambles (which is the effect for skewb) it's just "more important" on skewb cause it's easier than 3x3

[@evanknowles4780]

What sets Mats apart?

[@rafia.3256]

dual neutrality

[@zeragon7]

Yeah, but people always gloss over the fact that it also has a drawback: you have to waste some of your inspection deciding on a cross color, whereas those few seconds you used could have been spent planning out the cross and first f2l pairs.

[@bloky5556]

zeragon7 this kinda why i'd learn dual neutrality. you can get more crosses without having to waste as much inspection time

[@zeragon7]

Definitely a good point, and I might try that.

[@Kjellcubing]

This is EXACTLY the video I searched for. Thank you so much!

[@tuwtel]

For the H Perm i perfer SH y2 HS y2 Sh

[@gocube4060]

yes, yes and yes that helps me :)

[@franco_spams-l2922]

Idc

[@nubtastical9159]

I know this is old but this is so useful lol

[@aleksamiokovic4060]

Thanks buddy

[@Simon-hh8kf]

I prefer r R' r R' y l' L l' L

[@Jellylamps]

I suddenly regret teaching myself sledgehammer and hedgeslammer upside down.

[@tyronium2]

Oof

[@arkajyotidatta7883]

sad

[@gabrielespinoza5269]

easy h perm SH y2 HS y2 SH easy z perm (hold the adjacent colors that need to switch facing you) bring the right center to the top then on the left center do SH SH SH

[@speedcuber103]

Gabriel Espinoza thanks on h perm not as fast as other one but will do until I actually get sub 5 and need the faster alg😅👍🏼

[@jaegaar2044]

Gabriel Espinoza thanks

[@nabranestwistypuzzler7019]

Thanks! I already knew the Z-Perm one from Keanny Ooi’s video (he has less than 40 subscribers, so you probably don’t know who he is), but I didn’t know the H-Perm. Thanks!

[@tgwnn]

wow thanks! yay I know the skewb now. For people who may be confused, the Z-Perm could be written as R (SH SH SH) R' . That is, a single setup move, 3 SH and then undo the setup move. I first thought you meant bring the center to the top = like in the beginner method.

[@armichegonzalez7472]

@@tgwnn I still don’t understand

[@BobberRB]

Wooh! Getting a skewb tomorrow!

[@peytonwest7876]

did u get it yet? i was supposed to get mine 7 years ago

[@peytonwest7876]

Yay I finally got it!

[@Stabruder]

And are you sub 10 now?

[@chotashami8741]

@@Stabruder maybe he is sub 5 now

[@Mr.YOLO_OP]

Thanks to you tutorial I've gotten a pb of 4 sec

[@mathiasbmx1]

just what i wanted. No messing about, and getting straight to it while still going in detail, nice video:)

[@robertcudmore2629]

if you need the cases for the 2nd step, pause the video and click here 7:17

[@jacksonwolfman2637]

1:54 That just made skewb my favorite wca events

[@squaredancerpuzzles]

Hm, I always had done some of the cases differently which would make me have to guess on what case is next but this video helped me realize that no guessing is required (ex: for the 2 Rotated cases where the center isn't on top, if one of the corners is touching the center with the same color, you're guaranteed to do the same motion (sledge or hedge) for the next case; if none of the corners touch the center you'll just do the opposite). Thank you for the clarification! :D

[@diobrando9212]

For advanced solvers, I adapted a Z perm alg of NS 2.0 and here it is: r2 B r' B 'b' r' b B r' At the beginning fingerticks are hard but after practicing it it's better than RLU z perm

[@Anthony-wo9qp]

Use this algorithm on a 2x2: L R' L' R

[@GDBonbon]

Wow that solved my cube in 0.07 seconds

[@ECube564]

That’s just x x’

[@jimiviljami6373]

Such a useful alg🎉

[@NotGoodCuber955]

@@ECube564it’s just a joke

[@Adamthecubeguy8]

This is the worlds best 2x2 method, thank you

[@DavidThomas005]

BTW its called an H perm because on the 3X3 mid alg you get an H

[@Pandified]

omg thanks so much youre the only person who actually explained the finger tricks goof

[@vigghencubing1912]

Put on english autogenerated subtitels. Then your intro will be... Hi its legal bois Z3

[@jaggillarsotmellanslag5888]

Vigghen Cubing legal boise 3

[@AveryHyena]

I'm pretty sure an opposite edge swap is called an H perm is because no one wants to say Xperm or +perm. Anything that has an S sound in front of the 'perm'.

[@ultrawizard1464]

Wow! This really helped,i thought skewb was hard to learn😅

[@SeanMoran03]

Really good tutorial. Got me sub 10. It's there a set of algs took solve the last 2 steps in one?

[@Z3Cubing]

Yes, but it's very extensive. It's called Sarah's advanced method if you want to check it out, but it's over 100 sequences (one for each case) of sledgehammers and hedgeslammers.

[@SeanMoran03]

legoboyz3! Ain't nobody got time for dat!

[@rwu0812]

You can actually sub 10 with beginners

[@dylancossin]

moa

[@JonathanAufderheide-ln8pr]

@@SeanMoran03Ain’t nobody got time, ain’t nobody got time, ain’t nobody got time for that!

[@sanic7706]

for when 4 rotated, and the centre is on top, hold the headlights on the right and do 2 hedgeslammers

[@Pandified]

omg thanks so much youre the only person who actually explained the finger tricks good

[@anthony-nk7es]

thank you so much. Now I am Sub-15

[@marissaagripa8653]

Fun fact, while watching the video I got the easiest case on white

[@Askar1]

Today I got a lucky scramble and got 2 seconds. I also stopped my timer wrong so I tried again and got exactly 15 seconds. If you want proof then comment on this and I'll show a vid!

[@SebLol]

realllllly?

[@Jvdzzz]

instructions unclear, slammed a hedge

[@nataliaray7315]

exactly.

[@masonforsythe1918]

Notification squad where you at?

[@priyaranjandey3719]

Helped me a lot . First I used to avg 1 min after learning tricks I avg 15 sec

[@siebevi3719]

Your tutorials are so good

[@gauravkabra3605]

Thanks a lot For the H perm you can use Sledgehammer y2 hedgeslammer y2 sledgehammer.

[@thetameister]

H Perm can also be done as SH y2 HS y2 SH. I find it to be easier for beginners.

[@Z3Cubing]

Yes, but this isn't really a beginner's tutorial, it's how to get fast.

[@thetameister]

I know. It's just I just switched to this method and found the alternative alg. When I saw your alg, I practiced the alternative alg because it is easier to memorize. I will soon switch to your alg because the execution is much faster. But for people just switching to the intermediate method, I find that doing SH y2 HS y2 SH is easier to memorize at the start, but they can switch to your faster one.

[@PapaCrescendo]

This is a different way than I do it. I like it but I like it with no algorithms better.

[@crust2238]

Papa Crescendo what is the method u use?

[@hakimhome456]

For a sledgehammer you could just hold both bottom corners facing you and press to do R and L moves and then with your other finger move them back

[@enchantedaddie6232]

thats what i had been doing, i cant tell if it is better or worse lol

[@hakimhome456]

@@enchantedaddie6232 11 months later, I can say , that is what made me sub 20 and YES ITS WORTH IT

[@bijuthotta]

For the H-Perm, there is a more simple method Just first do a sledgehammer, then rotate the cube 2 times then do a hedgeslammer then turn 2 times again and do a sledgehammer

[@jandellko]

Biju Varghese its more moves tho.

[@itsmetrix1147]

thankyou bro because of you i got a pb of 5.34 seconds

[@TechnicallyRenz]

I have bent thumbs so the fingertricks will work 50% faster than other people

[@da_lyga9123]

I'm competing at one of the only us comps to take place today. I am gonna try to learn this before I compete haha

[@herman7550]

Thank you :D I got skewb 4 days ago, and I just wanted to learn the intermediate method :D

[@speedcuber103]

HermanMW it's not far off beginners just skips a step but makes a drastic difference

[@ShuaCoy]

There is an easier way to do H Perm. Hold the cube so yellow or white is on top (if those are the solved sides) SH (x2) HS (x2) SH

[@jonathanplug3904]

Thanks! Very clear tutorial

[@evanphelps4789]

Thx so much after this vid I got my pb in skewb just with the finger tricks

[@helpdadcomeback]

i dont even have a skewb why am i here

[@slurp9301]

Bro same😂

[@geezartt2630]

For the z perm i prefer x , R' , triple sledgehammer , R

[@rushilmahadevu365]

Amazing Trick works perfectly

[@woo5y]

AWESOME VIDEO I now have Sub ten solves because of this

[@MyLifeRevolves]

thank you! for giving me fingertricks! u got a like a and new subscriber! :)

[@Julio974]

I learned color neutrality and use of the hedgeslammer (calling it the « reverse alg ») before viewing this video. However, I found a « sort-of-figertrick » before: I take the 2 corners to turn and I use the table to keep the skewb stable. A bit like when I use the table to keep a 3x3 stable when doing H or Z perms OH

[@ngangelo5593]

thanks man nice teaching I learned very fast from you :)

[@Dachi40]

I suggest trying the finger trick on a skewb extreme if you have one, the corners help

[@mastersofshots8242]

i just solved it in 3.01 seconds and i got it just today lol

[@gophermonkeygamer1387]

MASTERSOFSHOTS silly scramble?

[@chas_1]

Me watching this barley knowing how to turn it or solve it

[@speedcubingaccount4121]

Barely

[@waaraa6664]

I have a better h-Perm. It’s just sledgehammer y2 hedgeslammer y2 sledgehammer. Sorry for writing this under a Comment, Bit otherwise Nobody world See it

[@howdoesonedeleteachannel4347]

Me watching it not even having one

[@alyssabernardo199]

Thanks this helped me so much!😁

[@mnoutjovp100]

4 rotated: 4:58 2 rotated: 6:07

[@jw-mp9yp]

Skewb Advanced Method?

[@nabranestwistypuzzler7019]

Ender Phoenix So you’re asking for a 100+ alg video?

[@jw-mp9yp]

Ah I just looked it up. Yeah I wouldn't want that, nvm

[@paclaire2449]

Finger trick: 1:20

[@thespeedcuber7818]

Your finger tricks are helpful

[@AeroLogics]

very helpful! thanks! i now have a much better time at skewb ^-^!

[@woowybaby3064]

I made a google docs with algs for the same method as in this video, but many algs are different. All of them are just sledgehammers, so they're quick like these. For anyone who wants algs on paper: bit.ly/2KBpoIi

[@VINSKINE]

Alright, now do a sledgehammer. Great! Now you have another sledgehammer!

[@docpi3141]

Thanks! This is a great tutorial!

[@codydoublin9081]

this video helped so much!!!!! :)

[@Mr.YOLO_OP]

I got my skewb yeterday and today i got a lucky scramble and got 3.777 seconds no joke i wish i recorded it

[@Charles-tz7lc]

The Cubing Cardist you definitely didn’t scramble it enough

[@calebsavoury9430]

Cards & Cubes same but I got a 2.97

[@MantoTenku]

I got a lucky scramble too. 2.879

[@ВикторСтефановић]

Mine's 5.19

[@franco_spams-l2922]

I got lucky scramble and got 25.22😂😂😂😂😂

[@kyokushinman9649]

6:18 you can do sledgehammer rotate sledgehammer

[@revivers6721]

Please make an advanced tutorial, this really helped!

[@typicalcuber_7608]

me: does M move Everybody else doing skewb: 0___0

[@offlinecuber8898]

Is there a video of how to finger trick the last part of solving?

[@Keppyboi]

With the 4 rotated part with 2 corners with the center, you can hold that on the left, and then do HS y SH SH SH

[@nabranestwistypuzzler7019]

How to properly finger trick the L4E/L4C (Last 4 Edges/Last 4 Centers) cases: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqLFeoBrpZ1libM Also, as for the H-Perm, watch this one, and he even says to watch this one in the other video that’s linked in this comment: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sGm4qWmrgq6Dorc

[@LyleLylefr]

I do my sledgehammers with the same fingers on the right hand, but I do L with my left thumb, then I do R’ the same but opposite of R, then I do L’ with my left pointer finger and thumb

[@peytonwest7876]

1:38 needed this for myself lol

[@kyleevlogsandothers3824]

I just wanna ask a question...what do you prefer :leatning begginers method first before this :or learning this and not learning begginers

[@kristymareldy]

Thank you 🙌🔥

[@lisaneedham4302]

Non-cubers hearing 'hedgeslammer'. You can imagine what sort of scene is playing in their head

[@2inthemorning]

I put the skewb on the table and twist my wrists to do sledges and hedges, which I don't think is that slow. Is there a good reason to use your finger tricks instead of my way?

[@Z3Cubing]

I believe that’s how I used to do it too, but it was incredibly slow. Even without much experience, these fingertricks should easily take less than a second.

[@nvalost8823]

This was helpful man

[@mohammedb.i.g.9710]

My WiFi skewb will arrive at Tuesday :D the moyu is so sluggish!

[@sodiboo]

15th

[@mohammedb.i.g.9710]

Loll autocorrect xD qiyi*

[@mohammedb.i.g.9710]

Lol* FUCKING AUTOCORRECT I HATE BEING ON MY PHONE BUT IM TO TIRED TO LEAVE BED!!!

[@zakazakaboy344]

lol

[@bubbles4600]

Dude the wifi skewb is the greatest skewb to evar be skewbed

[@ss8557]

thanks so much it really helped

[@laputin5958]

Might be going to a comp soon.

[@manorsolomon6470]

Very Good tutorial thx!

[@dBaget]

But there is one more "pll" situation, when you have real H perm(like the orange side inside 4 blue corners near to the blue side inside 4 orange corners) 6:50 also you could have another one, when the yellow side isn't in the opposite side

[@twistiicuber1055]

Very helpful thx dude

[@S.T.H_Cubes]

Are there any other advanced things I should learn?

[@void3267]

i was watching this and experienced my first earthquake. nothing got damaged

[@eerokaartokangas]

Was that a joke?

[@altouna]

Is there a shorter way to do SH y SH y2 SH, and SH y' SH y2 SH? Because this is the way to do 4 corners rotated when the center is touching two / no corners.

[@Z3Cubing]

I think I tried to generate algorithms for those cases at one point, but there either wasn't anything shorter, or the algorithms were so difficult to execute that they took significantly longer.

[@krishnaramesh1851]

I literally got my skewb today and I am seeing this vid

[@jaxongunderson3722]

Wait, didn’t you say in your Praminxing in the snow video that pyraminx is your favorite?

[@Z3Cubing]

Did I? Well, maybe it was back then.

[@o_k1059]

I use beginner method for all cubes and I have a lot so I am trying to learn all intermediate methods but they take a big jump from beginners method!!

[@Trumpophone7]

Lol didn’t know it was called a hedgeslammer I’ve always just called them both sledgehammer

[@4zaUniv]

Ok so if H perm is confusing for some, just do a y2 before doing the sledge

[@CTowo]

I'm currently sub 10 with your advance tips. Any tips for getting sub 5?

[@nerdycubing2934]

this helps alot I just need to do a z perm in faster than forever

[@reruarikushiteru]

You say to do the fingertrick to not have to regrip, but don't you have to regrip after doing the sledgehammer ? You start with pointer/middle finger on top and thumb in front and end up with pointer/middle finger in front and thumb on top (which is btw a hella uncomfortable grip to end on)

[@instantjrod1964]

very informative!

[@jacobprice7613]

just ordered my new Moyu magnetic skewb

[@wheresmyrooptoff4056]

Damn. To anyone reading this, NEVER buy the QiCheng version of the QiYi skewb. IT POPS SO MUCH Anyway dude.. you go too fast on these tutorials. Some of the subtitles for the moves are weird.

[@uwcuberreviewsunboxingsand3711]

xNeerach Mine doesn't pop at all.

[@shankrishcubetube7146]

xNeerach same here I got the qicheng and it popped twice if u try to go fast

[@in-animator6405]

Well I mean You Could Make a Skewb Gun Out of it...

[@diamondcubing4177]

It pops? That's news to me. I've played with mine a lot.