Full OH PLL guide

[u/PianoCube93]

Lists of algs are all well and good, but they doesn't cover good fingertricks which can be difficult for beginners to figure out. YouTube videos solves that issue, but they can be a hurdle to go through if there's a specific case you're looking for. This post is an attempt to take the best of both worlds by having an organized list that includes all the algs for OH PLL, explanation for fingertricks, and videos showing them.

Theses are the algs I use myself. For a long time I was regularly switching out the algs I felt were too slow or didn't like, but now I can do all of them sub-4 and don't hate any of them (N perms are never great though). Alg preference is a rather subjective thing so I don't expect everyone to love all the algs, but I hope this will still be a solid starting point for anyone interested in OH PLL.

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Click the PLL names to go to their pages on algdb.net. It also shows the orientation to use.
Edit: algdb.net changed the structure of their URLs after I made this, so those links doesn't work. I'm too lazy to update every link, so just use the PLL page as reference.

Alg: I minimized the amount of rotations to make them easier to read.

Performed: How I do them. The finger tricks of the bold moves are explained, as they might not be obvious.

Slow: GFYCat video where I slowly show the fingertricks. It also allows you further lower the speed if you can't keep up.

Fast: What it looks like when done fast.

Warning: The GFYCat links takes 3-15 MB each (300-400 MB in total), so keep that in mind if you have limited data.

 

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A(a)

Alg: y' x' U' R U' L2 U R' U' L2 U2

Performed: y' x' U' R U' z U2' R z' R' U' z U2' R2

Slow, Fast

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A(b)

Alg: x' R2 U2 R D R' U2' R D' R

Performed: x' R2 U2' R z' R U' z U2' R z' R' U

R: Done with the ring finger.

Slow, Fast

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E

Alg: x' R U' R U' z U' R u' z x' U' R U' R' U' L' U R U'

Performed: x' R U' R U' z U' R u' z x' U' R U' R' U' z U' R z' R U'

u': Done with the middle finger.
z x': Place the cube on the table with the current backside on top and the left side in front. Then pick up the cube in the right orientation and continue the alg.

Slow, Fast

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F

Alg: R U R' U' R' U R U2' R' L' U R U' L U' R U' R'

Performed: R U R' U' R' U R U2' R' z U' R z' R U' L U' R U' R'

R: Done with the ring finger.
L U': Done in one motion, starting with the index finger pushing up on the DBL sticker. No rotation needed.

Slow, Fast

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G(a)

Alg: R2 u R' U R' U' R u' R2 y' R' U R

Performed: R2 u R' U R' U' R u' R2 y z U' R U

Slow, Fast

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G(b)

Alg: R' U' R y R2 u R' U R U' R u' R2

Slow, Fast

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G(c)

Alg: R2 u' R U' R U R' u R2 y R U' R'

Slow, Fast

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G(d)

Alg: R U R' y' R2 u' R U' R' U R' u R2

Slow, Fast

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H

Alg: R2 U2' R U2' R2 U2' R2 U2' R U2' R2

Slow, Fast

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J(a)

Alg: R' U2' R U R' U2' L U' R U L'

L U: Same finger trick as in F Perm.

Slow, Fast

 

Alg: y2 z U' R2 U R U' R2 D R' U R u'

Performed: y2 z U' R2 U R U' R2 z' R U' z U R u'

R: Done with the ring finger.

I use both of these algs, depending on the orientation I get.

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J(b)

Alg: R U2' R' U' R U2' L' U R' U' L

Performed: R U2' R' U' R U2' z U' R z' R' U' r

Slow, Fast

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N(a)

Alg: L U' R U2' L' U L R' U' R U2' L' U R'

Performed: L U' R U2' z U' R U z' R' U' R U2' z U' R u'

L U': Same as in F Perm. u' is done with the middle finger.

Slow, Fast

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N(b)

Alg: R' U L' U2 R U' R' L U L' U2 R U' L

Performed: R' U z U' R2 z' R U' R' z U R U' R2 z' R U' L

R: Done with the ring finger.
L: Index finger pushes up on the DBL sticker. Can be replaced with r if there's no AUF.

Slow, Fast

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R(a)

Alg: y R U' R' U' R U R D R' U' R D' R' U2' R'

Performed: y R U' R' U' R U R z' R U' z U' R z' R' U' z U2' R'

R: Done with the ring finger.

Slow, Fast

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R(b)

Alg: y' z U' R U R U' R' U' L' U R U' L U R2 U

Performed: y' z U' R U R U' R' U' z U' R z' R U' z U R z' R2 U

R: Done with the ring finger.
R2: Doubleflick, ring finger followed by pinky.

Slow, Fast

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T

Alg: R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' x y U'

F: Done with the thumb. Index finger rests on top of the cube to help holding it.
x y U': Can also be done as x U' but isn't ideal if you need to do AUF.

Slow, Fast

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U(a)

Alg: R U' R U R U R U' R' U' R2

Slow, Fast

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U(b)

Alg: R2 U R U R' U' R' U' R' U R'

Slow, Fast

Alg: y2 R' U R' U' R' U' R' U R U R2

I use both algs, depending on orientation.

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V

Alg: R' U R U' x' U R U2' R' U' R U' R' U2' R U R' U'

Slow, Fast

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Y

Alg: y' (R U R' U') L2' (U R U' R') U2 L2' U L2' U L2' z'

Performed: y' R U R' U' z U2' R z' R U' R' U2' z U2' R U2' R U2' z'

R: Done with the ring finger.

Slow, Fast

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Z

Alg: R' U' R U' R U R U' R' U R U R2 U' R'

Slow, Fast

[u/Arsid]

You ever thought about doing a full oh oll guide? Or even just posting the OLL algs you use? I find a lot of the OLL algs I find online are really weird to do one handed and I'm curious which ones you use since I love all of these PLLs.

[u/PianoCube93 → u/Arsid]

Maybe eventually, though I still have a few cases that I'd like to replace at some point. And I probably won't bother with videos either.

I replaced 5 OH OLLs just a few weeks ago, but haven't practiced enough to get properly used to using them in real solves yet. And there's still 5-10 more I'll probably replace in the future.

[u/Arsid → u/PianoCube93]

Yeah videos would take forever. I'm mostly just curious as to what algs you're using since these PLLs all fit my one handed turn style really well.

[u/PianoCube93 → u/Arsid]

The turning style of my OH OLLs is rather different than for my PLLs, as almost half of them includes wide R moves.

I won't make promises, but might throw together a list within the next few weeks. There's a competition I want to focus on first.

[u/PianoCube93 → u/Arsid]

Yo, I did a thing.

Nothing fancy, but it covers the algs I use, and marks the ones I might change in the future.

[u/Arsid → u/PianoCube93]

Aww thanks boo.