[TUTORIAL IN THE DESCRIPTION] The BEST AND EASIEST way to do F2L: ZETA-SLOTTING [*New Method*]

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Are you struggling with F2L but acing the beginner’s method? Let me introduce: Zeta-slotting. I came up with this new way of doing F2L, it combines the idea of F2L and the simplicity of the beginner’s method. This way of doing F2L is so simple, anyone can learn Zeta-slotting in 5 minutes, and with a bit of practice, become a SUB-20 SOLVER!! In this video, I will compare Zeta-slotting to other methods, explain why it’s so good and analyze the specs.
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[@THECUBER2023]

IMPORTANT‼️If you want to learn this, please watch the dedicated tutorial video (link in description). The method shown in this video is wrong and outdated, the tutorial video will make the method even easier to learn.

[@CowCubing]

Thanks for the info

[@angel_withaflamethrower]

Beginners method is layer by layer

[@THECUBER2023]

@@angel_withaflamethrower Yes, this is a different method, but just as easy for beginners.

[@angel_withaflamethrower]

@@THECUBER2023 I guess you can call it advanced beginner method or something

[@THECUBER2023]

@@angel_withaflamethrower This method is more similar to CFOP F2L. So I want the name to be based on a F2L element. ❤️

[@kiraPh1234k]

I'm loving this. I'm a Roux solver but I teach many new people, and for the ones who struggle to learn beginner Roux, I now teach them this as their beginner method, doing cross, belt, then bottom corners, then a 4LLL set I made.

[@spacevspitch4028]

Looks like a really great way to make learning full F2L a little more palatable. You can move up to full CFOP in steps without having to take such a big hit in your speed.

[@nikomntmr]

You're getting a sub man! LITERALLY WHEN I DID THIS I WAS IN JOY BC I DID IT, and also it was not confusing plus i average a 30+ seconds and now it got lower. THANK YOU SO MUCH MAN KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!

[@Sulley1562]

Nice! I already know F2L but I will be teaching my son this method since he is really struggling to learn F2L. I believe this is a great step in between since once he gets good at this method he will already know 3 cases of F2L so less for him to learn down the road when he is ready and this should speed up his current beginner method. Thank you for sharing.

[@THECUBER2023]

So glad to hear!! Hope he will succeed!!

[@jasonstinson3894]

If you are trying to teach him algs for F2L don't. Intuitive F2L is so much easier. It's matching colors

[@Sulley1562]

@@jasonstinson3894 agreed

[@jasonstinson3894]

For sure. You do not need to memorize algs for F2L. It's basically color recognition.

[@kevins9688]

This method is awesome. I gave up on f2l but got this in the first try. It is very intuitive vs f2l which is very algorithmic.

[@GMug.]

Ive been using this method for a while, and i thought i was the one who only used it Until i found out this video exists, and now theres a name for it. Very good video

[@wbcsneo]

I've used keyhole methods for a long time, and still use it mixed with block building and full F2L methods which means you can do fast intuitive solving with little or no lookahead.

[@TechBoy156]

Woow😮😮 Sooo good. I dont see any reason to not learn this ver f2l. I was looking for this only.😊😊❤❤❤

[@joshuaPurushothaman_]

Funnily enough, keyholing is a building block to pseudoslotting, both of which are used extensively even at sub 10 speeds! Especially for pairs 1-3, since you have an empty slot it may be more ergonomic and efficient to use a keyhole (only to solve corners though).

[@jasonstinson3894]

That's true only if you learn to recognize it.

[@Catchityes]

wow I was struggling on the f2l part you just made so easy now

[@stony2400]

I am glad i found this video! I’m struggling with f2l and this is i think faster. You got a sub

[@THECUBER2023]

So glad to hear!! I am working on the full tutorial right now! The video will come out this weekend. In that video I will cover more stuff to make solving the cube even easier!! Thanks for the support!!

[@AndresL]

Useful Timestamps 4:19 insertion of edges 5:43 putting white corners on top 7:12 white facing side 7:38 white facing up 8:15 left hand white facing up 8:32 white facing us on right side

[@THECUBER2023]

The tutorial video needs this actually… Did you check it out? ❤️

[@AndresL]

@@THECUBER2023this one?

[@puddingpucca8635]

U L' U L U2 L' U L left U' R U' R' U2 R u' r' right

[@chinkitgaming]

great tutorial and easy explanation ...❤

[@THECUBER2023]

Thank you sooo much!! ❤️❤️

[@KMT186]

Great video!

[@jasonstinson3894]

F2L is the funnest part about a solve to me. Once i learned advanced F2L i almost felt dumb because it is so simple. PLL and look ahead is my struggle. lots of algs to remember and look ahead is mind blowing to me. Haven't quite got that one down yet. My PB is only 24 seconds.

[@Green_Drag]

How do you happen to know full f2l and have a pb of 24, I only know beginner f2l, oll and pll and my pb is 22.15. Though I average 29 - 31 ish.

[@jasonstinson3894]

@@Green_Drag Mostly because i don't try to solve at a crazy turn speed. I know i will never be sub 5 so i really don't care. Also if you read my post look ahead kills me and i still use 2nd look OLL and PLL unless i get a case where i actually know the alg. My average is also 30

[@JaconBob-yv5jy]

This helps do much ty

[@mlbrown76]

This method is very similar to, but not exactly the same as Edges-First Keyhole. However, Edges-First Keyhole is more efficient and is just as easy to learn for beginners.

[@THECUBER2023]

Oohhh never heard of this method. I will try and add keyhole to this method as an addition for slightly more advanced solver. Thanks for the comment!! ❤️

[@frytyler]

Yes I suspected that's what you were going to do. Leave the last slot open and rotating D layer and inserting the correct corners then solve the last slot however

[@THECUBER2023]

@@frytyler Yes, but I figured it would be too hard for beginners, but indeed the addition of the keyhole technique will enhance the efficiency. I might consider it in the tutorial ❤️

[@mlbrown76]

@@THECUBER2023 I've taught at least 20 people to solve the cube using the Edges-First Keyhole method. It's actually my preferred method of solving. I can email you some smart cube solves if you'd like. The only "tricky" part is teaching beginners this method is the last corner and edge pair because it has to be solved different than the rest. However, if you can avg 15s using this method of I like to see what you can avg using Edges-First Keyhole.

[@THECUBER2023]

@@mlbrown76 Sub 15 F2L haha, not Sub 15 solve…

[@Tutris]

Wow bro I learned this method from some noname russian youtuber instead of the standard beginner method like 7 years ago so it is definitely not new but actually good

[@sandunpathirana1002]

this is good thanks alot

[@aaronjerichoguarin8250]

Interesting, nice method it help me a lot when doing a f2l

[@THECUBER2023]

Great to hear that this video helped!!

[@user-wr9cr8tg8j]

amazing explaning thank you wow

[@LowKickMT]

i honestly think its a neat in between from LBL and F2L the advantage over LBL is its less moves and the advantage over F2L is its more methodical, you dont have to find two pairs first then match and insert this is where i loose the most time, finding pairs in F2L im gonna learn this but am already confident i will be significantly faster than with F2L

[@jameslm810]

This seems like a nice exercise in method development, but i see no reason at all to learn this over f2l.

[@THECUBER2023]

Yes CFOP is better in every way except look ahead. However, this method is for beginners. ❤️

[@JOHNSONNBOSS]

Same, people should go learn f2l instead.

[@zohraali8882]

This is not taht good tbh

[@webstrikecubing6959]

@@THECUBER2023lookahead wise, I disagree, there is very little to no benefit to the lookahead of Zeta slotting

[@THECUBER2023]

@@webstrikecubing6959 The thing is that you only need to focus on 1 piece instead of 2

[@Yoiucuber]

Thank you❤❤

[@ConcreteXF]

this is amazing

[@drlakshmipradeep755]

love u bro

[@THECUBER2023]

Thank you!!

[@EthanYoutubeIsCool]

nice I finished 1 look PLL and OLL(half way) and just saw this video, but my beginners method f2l is 2 fast (14 sec) and averages 25. I honestly going to stick with the beginners method for now , cuz i practiced 2 years for that. 2 sec cross 14 f2l 2 sec other cross 3 sec yellow face 4 sec whole cube

[@ArjenJongeling]

Interesting. I’m going to test it. You asked for comment about the video itself. As a video maker, I’d advice you to buy a wireless clip on microphone for your smartphone. The receiver plugs into your charge port. No app needed and your phone sees it as a headset. Cost $ 20-40. That improves the audio greatly.

[@THECUBER2023]

Thanks for the feedback!!

[@ulaga9166]

Hey thanks for the video, Would be nice if you can put the algorythm in the description. I like your voice with the lisp its kind of refreshing keep using that.

[@THECUBER2023]

In the tutorial video I have all the algs listed, thank you so much!!

[@ricemonkey85]

*Learn in Zeta Slotting in 5 minutes* Video is 11 mins

[@THECUBER2023]

Because I introduced the method, but yeah, I guess I exaggerated a little…

[@Blitzcubes]

Lol

[@RiyadMatinh]

LMAOOOOOO

[@rewritereality394]

Very nice Tha ks

[@danielmallinson8800]

I personally think that you would be better off transitioning straight to regular intuitive cfop f2l from lbl. You will be better in the long run as you won’t need to learn f2l when you reach the limits of this method. I did a ao 50 and found that my times were way less consistent and about 10-12 seconds slower than cfop. My best single was about 22 seconds and I average about 17 using cfop. I found myself using regular f2l for the last edge to cut down on moves and I found it was much easier to lose pieces when solving. The only advantage I had over cfop was that I had eo done about 50% of solves for OLL. This is definitely a viable method if you don’t want to keep improving in the long run but I do think you are better off learning cfop when you reach a 40-50 second average using lbl

[@ironcuber333]

A Japanese speedcuber has already developed the similar method. It's called M2L, and often used as beginner method.

[@THECUBER2023]

Can you send me the link?

[@ironcuber333]

@@THECUBER2023 I sent the link a while ago, but it was deleted immediately for the specification of KZbin :( Can I contact you with Instagram or Discord?

[@MarieSallaupHalse]

I've been practicing just getting the edge and corner into their spots but not necessarily in the right orientation. And then solve them from there. When I am comfortable with that, I will move on to more f2l cases, and expand my algorithm library. The method I'm using now, is not faster than the beginner method, but it's my way of actually getting enough practice with the case.

[@TheMacGyver]

U got a new subscriber! Good tutorial! Would be really good maybe next time to show the turning on top of the video maybe?

[@THECUBER2023]

This is not the tutorial haha, the tutorial is linked in the description. There I have everything explained in detail as well as the notations.

[@TheMacGyver]

@@THECUBER2023 Haha okey! I will check that out also :). Gonna go and watch and see if u have any good tips for the last layer also! Keep it up

[@mfahz4067]

I am a sub 10 cuber for advice on this method😅 I don't know If you know this technique, but it's called keyhole. The basic idea is that you turn the d layer for the slots of the corners. The method shown in the video isn't as efficient, as it requires more moves. Here's an example solve for what I mean: L F D' L F2 D2 L U L2 U2 F2 R2 F R2 L2 F R2 F R2 F' x2 y F B2 D' L F' D2 // cross Using zeta-slotting ideas and keyhole ideas: U' L' U L // blue-red edge R' U R2 U' R' // red-green edge y U' R' U R // orange-blue edge D' U R U' R' // orange-blue corner D' R U R' U' R U R' U' // blue-red corner D' U2 R U' R' D'// red-green corner U R U' R' // green-orange edge R U2 R' U R U R' // green-orange edge LL (however u like to solve it)

[@mfahz4067]

I'm just adding on keyhole in case anyone doesn't know and wants to advance

[@THECUBER2023]

@@mfahz4067 If you watched the whole video you will see I mentioned Keyhole… Also, this method is for beginners, I said that it sits between the beginners method and CFOP, so I wanted it to be as simple as possible. Anyway thanks for you comment!! ❤️

[@mfahz4067]

@@THECUBER2023 Could have gone with a few more details tho 😂

[@stevenhoog1]

When I bought the HOW TO SOLVE the Rubik’s cube in the 80s it was solving the top portion then the middle layer easy as pie. Then the bottom had several contingency options for getting the corners and edges. The fastest I could EVER do it was about 3 minutes but consistently around 5 minutes ❤I was very happy. I DO NOT HAVE THE MIND it takes to actually solve the cube. I can’t spatially understand the geometry of it. I can memorize patterns and duplicate them but I can’t think them up like these New Kids on the block today. Damn they are smart but careful not to show it

[@agentr_9786]

I gave this tuto for à friends to pass to biginer to f2l, thanks for him

[@SamSpeedCubes]

Idk, it seems decent, but honestly unless you need to reach a sub 20-25 ish barrier before an upcoming comp it’s better to just keep focusing on f2l because while it might be 92 cases, you barely need to know any of them, if you just keep doing solves and slow solves knowing all 92 cases will come automatically Sub-12 solver btw

[@THECUBER2023]

This is a method for beginners haha. Thanks for the comment!! ❤

[@chrismosses3248]

So you would insert the edge as though inserting a pair in F2L, then it boils down to 3 cases when you have the corner in the top.

[@wasabilai9405]

Isnt it just layer by layer, but edge first instead of corner first? An idea for the tutorial part. Maybe teaching the alg more intuitively would be easier for beginners, like telling them to watch how some pieces moves, than telling them an alg and say you do "this, this, then this"

[@THECUBER2023]

Yes you are right! Thanks for the suggestion!! ❤️

[@JOHNSONNBOSS]

You are right it just edges instead of corners, meaning that its just as fast as the beginners method.

[@Anthony_Jiang]

Seems interesting!

[@Lilguy2016]

your pants are on fire anthony

[@unrealxela]

I appreciate your dedication to not only make a method but to also put a tutorial online. You explain your method very well and it's certainly a good video, however, as harsh as it sounds, I don't think zeta slotting is particularly useful. It certainly is easier to learn than full f2l and you're correct about lookahead being easier. However, lookahead being easier doesnt make up for the larger move count and worse ergonomics. The recognition of moving the edges to the correct face and eventually taking all the corners put of the bottom layer later is tedious and awkward. There are ways to make this faster, but they're more advanced and require better lookahead, which you would develop learning regular f2l. Furthermore once cubers get to the stage where learning f2l is important, they're probably going to be cubing for an extended period of time where learning full f2l will be way more important in the long run and it will slowly develop over time. After testing myself (I average around 12-14 seconds if thats important), it doesnt seem much better than simply keyholing all the corners and edges which would lower the movecount quite a bit. And of course, this is simply my opinion, im not a world-class cuber and i could be missing something that you have seen so i'd probably take my words with a grain of salt. And just to reiterate, this is a very well made video and i hope you try to do more like this in the future, this one was unfortunately not a hit. If you genuinely disagree with me and have reasons to believe so, I'm more than happy to discuss it and see your perspective

[@Sterrum-Fe3d64s2]

This is both interesting and straightforward. Is it okay for me to re-create those moves or the Algorithm in my videos? So I can use your method to help my friends in the future. Also, I created a few advanced rotationless algorithms for the bad case.

[@THECUBER2023]

Did you check out the tutorial video? I have listed al algs in that video. Yes you can use everything in this video. Just refer to the method as “Zeta-Slotting” and give the link to the tutorial video or this one.

[@Sterrum-Fe3d64s2]

Yes I've check out the tutorial video, I was about to comment on that video but I comment on this video. Also, thank you for your permission. By the way, the video will be uploaded to KZbin Shorts in a few days.

[@peetiegonzalez1845]

This seems similar to a method I've seen before called (going by the comments) keyholing. One thought I had was that it's easier to get the corners back down onto the white layer if you leave the last L2 edge out of it, and put it back just before the last corner is placed, or even after. I'm a beginner so take my comments with a grain of salt but that's the feeling I got following this tutorial.

[@THECUBER2023]

Yes you should watch the tutorial video (link in the description) I changed the method slightly and It’s much more logical now

[@peetiegonzalez1845]

@@THECUBER2023 awesome I’ll check that out shortly.

[@xSPRS]

tysm i think thi is my main f2l

[@THECUBER2023]

❤️❤️❤️

[@kristinwiley3109]

I know full CFOP and I learned something.

[@pulse_icemagicwolf1235]

Could you make a PDF file with the algs needed to learn this method please?

[@THECUBER2023]

I am working on the tutorial right now!!

[@pulse_icemagicwolf1235]

@@THECUBER2023 alrighty!👍

[@stamp5559]

Fun fact: I found this method by accident when I was cubing with my friend and I named it as(z-belt) it's the same but with more algorithms (5 cases after inserting the edge)and I didn't put all edges at one.

[@THECUBER2023]

Haha nice!! I actually thought of this way when I was learning Keyhole.

[@cu63y71]

@@THECUBER2023 I've also found this method when I was just playing around with my cube a few months ago (I average 12 seconds btw), I found that inserting edges first is way simpler than inserting the corners first. I'm glad you made this tutorial for others to learn.

[@THECUBER2023]

@@cu63y71 Great to hear!! I’m working on the tutorial video right now!!

[@stamp5559]

Note: I'm sort of half lying but it's not just me who invented it I just extended it.

[@stamp5559]

@@cu63y71 How long you cubed?

[@Rasxt]

nice

[@kevinzogg3331]

Would be helpful to have the notation for the algs on screen and again in the description

[@THECUBER2023]

The tutorial will be out tomorrow!!

[@hunterbidenslaptop5749]

How do you insert the last edge without taking a corner out of the top layer? I noticed you had a pair that you inserted when you did it so it didn't matter. Surely you need to set up something like this or have the last corner move to the top layer at the same time you insert the last edge?

[@hunterbidenslaptop5749]

Yeah the best way is to have the last corner in that slot when you do this but I don't remember you saying this.

[@THECUBER2023]

Watch the tutorial video, this version of the method is wrong.

[@infamousgodking7291]

Off topic but does anyone else notice how insanely bright this particular video is

[@THECUBER2023]

Wdym?? ❤

[@infamousgodking7291]

Not a big deal but its much brighter than most videos, watch this video and then watch a completely different video and compare the brightness

[@lorancegaming7316]

what a nice video and explain, but can you make your voice louder because it was hard to hear what you were talking about. and thanks for the video

[@THECUBER2023]

Thanks for the feedback!! Will do that in the future!!

[@kidus-cn8xt]

nice vid im gonna use this method but can u give the algs names it so i can learn my beginner friends and it makes me remember algs easyer

[@THECUBER2023]

Very glad to hear this helped!!

[@THECUBER2023]

I am working on the tutorial!! Coming out this weekend!!

[@nesthi]

💪

[@thomasmenegolo9763]

I can first 2 layers with beginner method in 13-18 seconds and a total solve average of 35 seconds. Should i improve on f2l or last layer first?

[@THECUBER2023]

Last layer, 13-18 seconds is fine, but almost 20 seconds on last layer is too much. Start learning 2-look OLL and 2-look PLL and slowly progress towards Full OLL and PLL.

[@thomasmenegolo9763]

@@THECUBER2023 actually i do 15 sec for last layer and 5 second cross

[@THECUBER2023]

@@thomasmenegolo9763 5 seconds for cross is not terrible, but it is definitely something I would improve asap, but 15 seconds for last layer is the biggest problem. But the best way is to improve everything together, try to learn F2L, cross under 8 moves and the last layer algorithms. Good luck!! 🍀

[@squirrelcubed31415]

lol i tried this long before this video was out, can't believe it only got publicity now

[@rebucato3142]

There is a problem in the method where the corner separation actually does not separate corners into two layers If you have 4 white corners and you insert the last middle layer edge using a 3 move trigger, a white corner is bound to end up in the bottom layer, it just so happens that in your example the white corner ends up being solved If the white corner is not the corresponding corner for the edge then it's still fine since it will be kicked out later when that edge is paired , but if it is the right corner and not twisted properly you would end up with a twisted corner in slot, which is not addressed in this method So you would have to either add 2 more algs or change the way you do last edge (but you'd have to be careful with how you introduce pairing - if it's too similar to beginner F2L they might as well just learn that) From a more fundamental standpoint, F2L in CFOP is an essential step to understanding how pieces move on the cube, especially with the concept of pairing edges and corners together, which this method does not provide, so this would not be great for cubers who really want to get fast For people who just want to get a little bit better they can learn keyhole, which is quite efficient, uses the same edge insertion technique as zeta-slotting, and more intuitive So, not really convinced that this is as game-changing as you say it is

[@THECUBER2023]

You’re absolutely correct!! I realized this as well but didn’t want to add too much in this video. For the dedicated tutorial I will include more stuff! Thanks for the feedback!! I will include your tips in the tutorial that I will upload later!! I also added a pinned comment!! ❤️

[@ShedRB]

just do sexy move until the corner is on the top layer and the edge piece is back in its original place

[@CalmlySpanked]

can you post an ao12 with this

[@THECUBER2023]

Later, right now I’m making a PLL algorithms sheet ❤️

[@TheBookDoctor]

Or you could, like, just learn intuitive CFOP. Yes, maybe technically there's 95 cases, but each case breaks down into smaller sub-triggers that are all intuitive and shift the relative positions/orientations of pieces in useful ways. So you're not really "learning 95 cases" so much as learning how to intuitively make the pieces do what you want. There's only like 4 of these sub-triggers, and they are only *3* moves each, so intuitive FTL wins hands-down there. Your three zeta-slotting cases can be attacked with the same set of sub-triggers, yielding solutions that are identical to yours. So really, you're doing F2L by doing extra work to set up this "belt plus corners on top" situation, and then applying algs to handle the three possible configurations. This is conceptually identical to beginner's method, which has you do extra work to solve the corners, then use algs to handle the different edge orientations. The whole point of learning intuitive F2L is that you don't have to do *any* extra work before forming the pairs. You just form and insert them directly and intuitively. This gets you the lower move-count of "real" CFOP F2L, and also high TPS because you do these sub-triggers *so many times* that you also get really fast at them. I'm all for playing around with different methods, but I don't see any actual benefit to zeta-slotting. It's just a subset of intuitive F2L with some extra steps to force all your pairs to be in the subset of cases that you've chosen to call "zeta-slotting".

[@rohan19493]

Here you take out pieces after solving edges which beginners cant do fast cause some times you take out one piece and another piece goes in. I think we just solve 3 f2l pairs using keyhold method and solve last pair normally.And that is faster than zeta slotting.

[@THECUBER2023]

Yeah I’m changing the way of taking out the corners.

[@rohan19493]

@@THECUBER2023 you mean corners?

[@THECUBER2023]

@@rohan19493 Yes haha

[@user-bw5iq9ed6m]

so how long befor i even shave on 10 sec off my time i average 40 to 45 sec with beginner method

[@THECUBER2023]

Depends, I’d say in a week if you practice. Good luck!! And btw watch the tutorial video as this method is outdated

[@user-qb5vn6gj4n]

remember me when ur famous pls

[@THECUBER2023]

Sure thing brother 💪

[@qwertzui3653]

Would be great to have the algs written down in a pdf or so 👍

[@THECUBER2023]

Check tutorial

[@B3ngPlays]

I'm using these 3 f2l methods mixed 😂

[@THECUBER2023]

👍

[@nicolasgoossens]

Middle-layer-first methods like BELT-METHOD (introduced by Denton Holder in 2002) and EQUATOR- or RING-METHOD (proposed by Kyle Bryant in 2004) have been around for almost 20 years by now... 😅🤣 What you are selling off as "ZETA-SLOTTING" is actually a direct copy of the GOOSE-variant on the RING-METHOD (proposed by, yours truly, Nicolas Goossens in 2007). Thanks for the flash-back, btw 😀 Good times, good times!

[@KaelHitchcock]

Also I think this is the new “belt”

[@achturas]

when white is on the side 7:02 when white is facing up 7:37 when white is facing the front 8:40

[@zariftahmidshoeb3487]

7:12 you can just do U’ R U2 R’ U R U R’ to solve it. It’s rotationless, super fast and you can always have the corner on the right side no matter which way the white sticker is facing so you don’t have to forget if you need to rotate the cube for a certain case.

[@N1ghth4wk110]

If i find an easy f2l alg while trying to use this i will insert that way. I find it much faster to do this with f2l than to do each alone. Yeah i actually just beat my pr ao5 with a 26.45 I actually got a lock up of the last move of a z perm and it took 10 seconds to fix it so the sub 30 became 40…

[@THECUBER2023]

Great to hear!!

[@N1ghth4wk110]

@@THECUBER2023 i beat it again with a 19.26

[@U-Cuber149]

Figured this out 5 years ago when I was 8 lol nice job figuring something out everyone used at one point

[@THECUBER2023]

You could say the same about anything, I indeed can’t prove that I am the first with this method, but I popularized it. (btw I would recommend sharing your age on the internet)

[@janemirasol4290]

Does it takes 1 weeks or more to learn??

[@THECUBER2023]

Depends on how fast you learn, and btw watch the tutorial, this video is outdated

[@JoelDeGan]

Couldn't you just use that fourth unfinished edge to do D-psudoslotting on the other three corners and save 50% of those moves and then just wrap it up with a normal f2l? This seems like it's adding a lot of moves.

[@AM-nk7it]

It works 99% of times. There is a variable that you will have one bottom piece in the right slot, but with the wrong orientation after solving the rest of the 3 corners. @6:23 if the bottom corner piece (red, blue and white) which is a match for the (blue, red) last piece that you're trying to put in the correct slot so all 2nd layer is solved, is in the wrong orientation, you will have that corner unsolved because that piece ( red, blue and white) will not come up again for you to solve it correctly. On your video ( by luck )you have it in the right orientation, but it by any chance that piece was not lined up correctly as in your video you wouldn't be able to solve it. Keep doing it, and it will happen. Sorry to say but this method DOESN'T WORK ALL THE TIME.

[@THECUBER2023]

Yes, I realized this, and the tutorial video fixes all this. Thank you

[@Seawolf159]

Before watching. My cfop f2l which i've known for 15 years is still like 20-25 seconds.

[@universalgamingstudios5287]

I twice finished cross and lbl in 8 seconds

[@qwertzui3653]

Can confirm sub 20 minutes is possible. Seems to be same speed than beginner method though 🤷

[@phengrodriguezsantosjr.8830]

Instead of doin U2 you could do slegehammer to make it faster

[@THECUBER2023]

Indeed!!

[@yourface4896]

“R U’ R’” does a U move😂😂😂

[@pvkprasad3256]

It's similar to basic F2l in basic but different method but not speed method

[@hyae]

This is used as a beginner method in our country

[@THECUBER2023]

Nice!!

[@TylerSoriano]

I think that this method isn't worth learning because you can hit a skill cap very easily. Honestly just learn normal advanced f2l, as there are only 77 cases, as well as the fact that they're all very similar to each other. If you learn this and get sub-15, then you skill cap and you can't get any further. Even worse, if you try to switch to f2l later on, then it can be incredibly discouraging, as it will make you appear slower. I think that this can teach you some great concepts such as pseudo-slotting, keyhole, tracking edge pieces in inspection, eo recognition, etc. This is just my take on it, gl on ur cubing journey

[@THECUBER2023]

Haha thanks!! I don’t use this method, I know all the F2L cases and multiple ways to solve each case. The people I taught with this method are all transitioning to F2L pretty well, Thank you for your comment!

[@bscroll]

The cuber: The Beginner's method needs 30-40 seconds to complete F2L. T Perm with a 6.81 Beginner single: Hold my F2L!

[@eeaaaeaeae]

full f2l only has 42 cases for last slot?? also it has around 42 percent lower movecount and i dont think it's any slower than edge first. like full f2l, zeta slotting also has bad edges so those cases will not be very fast since you either need to rotate or use FU moves to insert the edge. and once you have inserted the edge, there are 5 unsolved cases, not 3. i dont think this will be the best way to do f2l, since full f2l has lots of advantages, but its not the easiest either because beginners know only a few algorithms, one of them is the sexy move, and beginners method f2l is literally just sexy moves u moves and rotations so it is easier for a beginner

[@THECUBER2023]

First of all, this is a method for beginners and F2L is in every way better. As I said, this method sits in between The Beginners Method and F2L. Secondly, full f2l, as in no matter where the 2 pieces are, have 94 cases. And as you said, there are bad edges, but if there is a bad edge, you would take it out and put it in again so it’s a good edge, so there are only 3 cases. Thanks for the comment!! ❤️

[@Aladdindoescubes]

​@@THECUBER2023there's way more than 94 cases for f2l ...

[@THECUBER2023]

@@Aladdindoescubes Yes haha, it depends on what you consider “full” F2L. I considered full F2L as no matter where the 2 pieces are you can pair them up. If you consider the AUF before inserting, then yes, you have almost 200 cases.

[@dffskaffy3531]

can you make a video of you solving the cube fast with zeta-slotting

[@THECUBER2023]

I will!! Once I have uploaded I will inform you!! ❤️

[@nesthi]

👊You should type the algorithms out so we can follow along. Thanks!

[@THECUBER2023]

If you watched my other videos you will know that I do that. I didn't do it on this video because it is not a tutorial. The tutorial for Zeta-slotting will come out tomorrow (or this evening I am working on it right now)

[@nesthi]

@@THECUBER2023 Thank you!

[@marieannbongay6630]

did you make this?

[@THECUBER2023]

wdym

[@FatOssssss]

Is it just me or moving all the white cornes to the top is an unrequiered step? The white corners will come to the top by themselves just by inserting the right ones.

[@THECUBER2023]

Yes, please watch the tutorial, I have replaced that step there.

[@FatOssssss]

I just watched and it is exactly what I did the 3rd or 4th time I tried your method. I like it, I'm still new to cubing but done my best time yet with your method.

[@THECUBER2023]

@@FatOssssss That is great to hear!! Thank you for your support!!

[@lsottamaxxia5351]

Per favore, aggiungi i sottotitoli in italiano! Grazie

[@Trevil666]

Need a better sound setup.

[@THECUBER2023]

Indeed… I will be working on my equipment :) thanks for the feedback!!!

[@TikoK7]

I do cfop

[@bitoty9357]

i learned full CFOP but i'm still sub-30 :(

[@Sulley1562]

Don’t sweat it. Give it more time and focus on look ahead. You will get faster once look ahead helps to reduce downtime and more solves will help speed up alg recognition.

[@javenzhao7935]

why are you using a smart cube for the tutorial?

[@THECUBER2023]

Ohhh haha didn’t really think about which cube to use… Right now I don’t have many cubes, but next week I will upload a 700 euro Cube unboxing 😁. Then I will probably film tutorials with other better cubes.

[@javenzhao7935]

@@THECUBER2023 700 euros? My most expensive unboxing was 100 dollars

[@dabmachine1]

i know this is just a beginner method and i respect you for spending so much time on this video but just PLEASE just do f2l and dont take lazy shortcuts it is NOT 94 algs since it is so intuitive and half of those cases you never use if you just do a few hundred solves with f2l you could be sub 20 as long as you have good fingertricks if you learn zeta slotting you will just delay learning f2l or get so used to it that you are too scared to learn f2l if you want an easier version of f2l, just follow this flow chart 1. get both pieces in the top layer 2. seperate both pieces 3. pair them into either the split case that can be solved with R U R' or the paired case that can be solved with R U' R' 4. solve it now some tips that i dont see a lot of people follow 1. once you begin to see a case, try and find an efficient way to pair it in just one trigger(triggers are short sequences like R' F R F', F R' F' R, R U R', L' U L, R' U2 R, etc) and if you cant find an easy way to pair it on your own, THEN you look at an alg sheet. trust your instincts. if something looks inefficiant, it probably is. if you are not that experienced and cant see how the pieces interact, i guess you can look at an alg sheet for every case, but i HIGHLY recomend untimed solves. the only other reason to check an alg sheet is if you want some algs from other angles to prevent cube rotations. 2. to avoid cube rotations, look at the edge of the f2l pair. if it is in the top layer, check if the top color matches the front or back. if it does, you can solve it with only R and U move and therefore don't need a rotation(only one exception that I can think of). if it is in the e slice, check if the front color on the edge matches the front or back, and if it does, it can be solved with only R U moves. 3. keep your thumbs on the front and dont regrip throughout the entire case. you can do this with the pinch U move(PLEASE LEARN IT), the push U move(its very situational so only as a last resort), U2 flicks(they stop overworks), and knowing ALL of your fingertricks on both of your hands. if you start your pair with your thumbs not on the front, you are doing it wrong. 4. learn lookahead by turning fast. when you learn cases, you need to turn as fast as you can to help you remember them. this forces you not to think which is very very very importent. Once all of the cases, or at least most of the cases, are in your muscle memory, then you can follow these next few tips, which are about lookahead. 4. SOLVE BACKSLOTS!! if you are trying to do lookahead and you are constantly thinking, "oh, i cant do lookahead because i cant see any pieces," chances are you are always solving into front slots. this is just a bad habit. if you solve backslots, not only will lookahead be EASY, but you will save a bunch of cube rotations. one thing i see when people solve into backslots is they regrip their thumb to be on top, and this is only okay if there are a lot of U moves where you need a tough fingertrick(look at the fingertricks in example solves). one final thing, if you are solving backslots, first of all good job, but second of all you should watch what comes out of that slot. there could be an f2l corner or edge that you couldnt see before. 5. know what is in your top layer. if you know whats in your top layer, you can focus on what is coming in and out of it when you are taking pieces in and out of slots. this is important because the best f2l cases are the ones where both pieces are in the top 6. Finally, LOOK AWAY FROM WHAT YOU ARE CURRENTLY SOLVING its so easy and will make you so much faster. at my first comp i averaged 22 and someone told me this and then i got an 18 SECOND AVERAGE!! 7. turn as slow as you need to. 8. plan your first pair or at least track as much as you can in inspection 9. EDIT: do keyhole. look it up yourself im too tired to explain it is 11 pm i should really go to bed lol if you could feature part of this comment i would apreciate it. i want it to be clear that this is only if all you want is sub 20 and not some magic solution to the hardest step. if you said that multiple times i would be more happy with this video, and it would help more people. but if you label/clickbait it as the BEST AND EASIEST METHOD you might have a few people that fall for it and waste thier time. again, not angry at the video. it is very high quality, in fact, better than mine, the totorial was very clear, and the comparison between beginer method, cfop f2l, and zeta was great. i just wish it was marketed as more of a stepping stone to f2l instead of an alternative. you kind of said it in the begining, but i dont want you saying that it is better lookahead, because cfop has perfect lookahead already if you learn it. since the point of cfop is that you trade movecount for better lookahead and fingertricks, people might think that this could be worth it since its basically the same thing, but you never really said that you were taking the concept much farther than you should.

[@THECUBER2023]

Haha I use advanced F2L lol. I know al the cases and cool ways to insert/pair. Don’t worry. I just wanted to share this with people who just want to be able to solve the cube. Thanks for your comment I will read it all and make an advanced F2L video later. Thanks bro!! ❤️

[@dabmachine1]

@@THECUBER2023 thanks for replying and good job making the video!

[@milt2]

little tip here: on the case 7:40 you can do triple sexy

[@hero0981]

Is it faster than Classic f2l? 😂😂😂😂😊

[@THECUBER2023]

Of course not! It is a beginners’ method, only inspired by F2L. For more info read the pinned comment

[@chinkitgaming]

write the code on the video 😢 thanks

[@THECUBER2023]

You mean the algorithms? I will do that in the tutorial, this was only a concept video ❤️

[@chinkitgaming]

thanks a lot 👍🔥

[@cringeSpeedrunner]

As a sub-18 cfop solver, the 94 cases feel like 6. Just saying

[@THECUBER2023]

true haha, but like all advanced and expert cases, from any angle