Pyraminx Top First Methods Tutorial (Keyhole, 1-Flip, Oka, WO, Nutella, Bell)

There aren't too many resources for top first on KZbin so I'm making it a goal of mine to fix that :)
0:36 - Intro to Top First
1:24 - Last Layer
3:31 - Keyhole
6:06 - 1-Flip
9:02 - Oka
11:27 - WO
13:56 - Nutella
15:22 - Bell
16:43 - Additional Tips
Last Layer
Sledge: R' L R L'
Hedge: L R' L' R
3-cycle CW: L R' L' R2 U' R' U
3-cycle CCW: R' L R L2' U L U'
2-Flip: L R' L' R [R'] L' R L R' or L R' L' R U' R U R'
Keyhole
Example solve: B' U R U R B' U R (green bottom, red front)
Insert to top right: L' R' L R
Insert to top left: R L R' L'
1-Flip
Example Solve: R U B L B R U R (red bottom, green front)
0C: L R’ L’ R L’ U L
1C Right: R’ U R L R’ L’
1C Left: L U’ L’ R’ L R
2C CW: R’ U L’
2C CCW: L U’ R
2C In: L’ R’ L U L
2C Out: R U R L R’
3C CW: R’ U’ B’ U’ L’
3C CCW: R U L U B
3C Back-Left: B U R’ U L
3C Back-Right: B’ U’ L U’ R’
Oka
Example Solve: L U' B' L' U' L' B' U' B' (yellow bottom, red front)
WO
Example Solve: R L' B R U R' L R (green bottom, red front)
1C Right: R’ L’ R’ L R
1C Left: L R L R’ L’
2C CW: R’ L R’ L’ R L’
2C CCW: L R’ L R L’ R
2C In: R L R (L R’ L’ R)
2C Out: (R’ L R L’) R’ L’ R’
3C CW: L R’ L U y R U R
3C CCW: R’ L R’ U’ y’ L’ U’ L’
3C Back-Left: L U’ R’ U’ B
3C Back-Right: R’ U L U B’
Nutella
Example Solve: L R' U' B' L' B' U' B'
0C: (L R’ L’ R) L’ R’ L R
1C Right: R’ L R L2’
1C Left: L R’ L’ R2
2C CW: B’ U’ L R’ L’
2C CCW: B U R’ L R
2C In: L’ R’ L R’ L R
2C Out: L R L’ R L’ R’
3C CW: B’ R’ U’ L’
3C CCW: B L U R
3C Back-Left: B U R L R
3C Back-Right: B’ U’ L’ R’ L’
Bell
Example Solve: B' U L' U' R' U' L R (green top, red front) setup by doing L U' L' U' R
Sledge: R' L R L'
Hedge: L R' L' R

[@tymon_kolasinski]

Dude, I'm method neutral

[@johngaynor2181]

Oops I thought you were mostly top first but that you knew and used a little l4e

[@TERRORSPEED]

John Gaynor method neutral but only does top first 99.9% of the time

[@Takashx7]

uau iam your faz tymon

[@ooiyi8087]

Wot is method neutral bruh

[@patolol3091]

@@ooiyi8087 can do any method

[@TERRORSPEED]

Is this a top first tutorial in 2019?!!?!?!?!?!

[@grantjoslyn3638]

This video is gold. I thought all tutorials were from 2012

[@doubleu.d]

Finally, was searching so long for a video, that explains more steps, to improve my times with the keyhole method. Thanks a lot!

[@thephysicistcuber175]

You don't know how relieved I feel after knowing that there's still hope. There's still hope for humanity to defeat the dark side of pyraminx. Also known as V-first.

[@tygon1606]

Thanks! This will definitely help me improve. I haven't found many tutorials on top first so this is great.

[@johngaynor2181]

Thanks! My goal is to fill the gap of top first knowledge on KZbin. More coming soon😁

[@noemiquaglia4563]

This is actually a great tutorial !! Thank you so much !!!

[@Usha_Prasanna]

I tried to learn Intuitive L4E but it is too tough for me, I think keyhole might be a good method for me to learn. I also think L3E recognition is easier in top first methods than V first methods. Thank you so much for this tutorial John 😀

[@ThePuzzleTurner]

Nice video this is exactly what I was looking for

[@amateurapple]

I am qualified to rate this tutorial 11/10 because I'm sub 7 global like 7 weeks now

[@adamkedziorski4561]

Nice job ★

[@vimalabisen9223]

Very nice

[@BereczkiBruno_official]

pretty good video :D its funny I still know these methods :DD but I am jsut watching you guys making new records :D i am too old for pyra now.

[@CsengoBalint]

Azért még szoktál kicsit gyakorolni pyrát? :D

[@BereczkiBruno_official]

Csengő Bálint ritkan kirakom, kb 2-3szor egy nap max de meg mennek a harmas kettes idok

[@CsengoBalint]

@@BereczkiBruno_official Na az jó :) nekem is a kedvencem a pyra. Remélem találkozunk egyszer majd versenyen :D

[@csabafarkas_]

@@CsengoBalint látom itt is összegyűlnek a magyar pyrásokxd

[@jonathantilahun9694]

I quit v first I’m switching to top first

[@jandellko]

same

[@lukevanlaningham194]

same

[@cubingdoctor178]

Same

[@csabafarkas_]

Nope switching to neutral

[@heni3624]

Have you tried v first and if so why do you prefer top first (im v first and might switch)

[@thephysicistcuber175]

One more thing (sorry for posting multiple separate comments, but I think people should see this), what Nutella algs should be avoided? Also I think you should a video in which you show the execution of all algs (if you haven't thought of it already).

[@johngaynor2181]

I avoid using the 2 centers in, 2 centers out, and the 3 center cases that aren’t CW or CCW. One of my next videos will be about turning in top first, so execution of algs will probably be in there. Don’t worry about the quantity of comments, I appreciate the feedback😀

[@fernandoagarciacia-gv3cl]

Dude i learned full wo in 1 minute

[@spacepotat0763]

Is it worth it trying to stick to only one of these methods or just learning them all is the way to go?

[@SmellMaster]

Yay top first epic

[@suryaprakash6637]

should we learn v first before top first ??

[@jeeperslol8010]

Is that a cubicle mr m? The tips from my cubicle mr m just fall of al the time. Btw do you think I should learn Top first if I am averaging 3.0 right now?My goal is to get top 10 er

[@johngaynor2181]

Yeah I have that issue too, if you’re satisfied with the tensions you can glue them down. I used this liquid superglue stuff that worked great. Also, yes I would recommend learning top first sooner rather than later, especially if you’re going for sub-2.4.

[@ThibaudOU]

Ayyyy

[@gelcubes3860]

So since I wanna start getting into pyra I learn keyhole first? (I already know beginners method)

[@bencenagy5459]

Or intuitive l4e if you wanna go v first

[@StianNystad]

nice bro

[@valeriykurbatov5307]

Do you think it makes sense to relearn from a wrist turning style?

[@johngaynor2181]

I think a combination of wrist turning and flick turning is best. For keyhole wrist turning works nicely but for the rest of the methods it can be substituted with B moves. My next video will explain turning styles and stuff like that.

[@charlieharrison]

Here from Tymon

[@thephysicistcuber175]

BTW I personally think Oka should be learnt before keyhole. The two methods are very similar and they can get you into intuitive solves early on. Also you forgot the Oka algs where both pieces are stuck in the top

[@johngaynor2181]

Oops yeah, forgot to include that. Generally I just avoid doing those cases because the fingertricks are a bit weird

[@thephysicistcuber175]

@@johngaynor2181 L R' L' U' R' and mirror are actually ok. The other one not so much

[@RexXXXXXXXXL]

You didn't show all the nutella cases for 2C

[@jaspermurray1553]

If I'm already sub 3 with L4e, is it worth it to try to learn this as well?

[@johngaynor2181]

It depends on how fast you want to get. If you’re sub 3 with l4e and satisfied with that, don’t worry about top first stuff. If you want to get faster, I would recommend learning top first early on because down the road method neutrality is ideal.

[@jaspermurray1553]

@@johngaynor2181 goal is WR10

[@johngaynor2181]

In that case, I would learn top first sooner rather than later.

[@jaspermurray1553]

@@johngaynor2181 ok thanks

[@aznbn88]

@@jaspermurray1553 Damn bro… now you’re WR1 that’s actually insane

[@davenx3163]

do you think method neutrality is necessary to become sub 3?

[@johngaynor2181]

You can definitely get sub 3 using just top first or v first. However, if you’re looking beyond that, learning both methods will get you further.

[@davenx3163]

Ok thanks man, how much I'm going to need to become sub 4 with L4E as well?

[@OfficialMoreBeta]

What major tips do you have to get sub 5 average with keyhole? because I didn't even think that was possible but you sound like you know what your talking about.

[@johngaynor2181]

To get sub 5, I would recommend doing a lot of practice (which will get you more comfortable with the method and develop tps/fingertricks). You can also do untimed solves to work on being as efficient as possible without worrying about times.

[@boblarry6805]

What method do you use?

[@johngaynor2181]

I use every method shown in this video

[@boblarry6805]

@@johngaynor2181 THanks

[@ganavisankventrapragada3969]

tetrahedron?

[@cubesomething9048]

its like a 3-sided pyramix+ the foundation

[@toasty7408]

Is top first any better then v first?

[@johngaynor2181]

I will make a video on this soon

[@xavierye4116]

nutella? count me in

[@ogza945]

What's your pyraminx?

[@ViswathKumaraa]

Cubicle Mr.M pyraminx

[@Kura676]

Dw and Dw' algs for 1 flip is good?

[@johngaynor2181]

They can be, it's more of a preference thing. I haven't been able to determine whether or not flick fingertricks would be faster.

[@zacharymillercubing]

V first was mega dumb for me so i'm gonna learn Keyhole and grind for my next comp :)

[@michaelnielsen3551]

minty?

[@johngaynor2181]

I don’t consider minty a method

[@MaxJensenSUBSRIBE]

420th like :)

[@arjuntheboss4218]

Which Pyraminx do you use

[@johngaynor2181]

Mr. M

[@arjuntheboss4218]

Thx

[@MaxJensenSUBSRIBE]

One look tutorial

[@nacenacenace]

I don't understand why you shouldn't main WO but you say you should main 1 flip. What makes WO so bad compared to 1 flip?

[@penem7632]

It's much common to get 1 flip rather than wo, plus wo algorithms are longer that 1 flipm

[@thephysicistcuber175]

Are dank Dw moves out of fashion now?

[@johngaynor2181]

My next video is gonna be about turning stuff so I’ll be sure to talk about wide moves. Long story short, wide moves are still good.

[@thephysicistcuber175]

@@johngaynor2181 ok cool. It's still true that I need to change my turning style though.

[@parkertrager4849]

The Physicist Cuber I prefer the Dw algs and use them a lot

[@thephysicistcuber175]

@@parkertrager4849 That's what I do too

[@user-oh7vt4it9c]

You forgot 2 cases in nutella metod

[@veronicacervellin3349]

Easy

[@sumiranmaiskar]

I predict WR in 2020

[@JPDcuber]

Ah, if only you knew in 2019 what the future would hold...😂😥

[@dhagetita6924]

Yo

[@TERRORSPEED]

You are definitely not qualified

[@elmerrodas1279]

NOe

[@nacenacenace]

I struggle to believe anyone can get 5 secs with keyhole it just doesn't make sense

[@penem7632]

I get sub 2 in it