Does solving multiple cubes make you faster at 3x3?

[Plaincow]

I did searching on the forums and couldn't find an answer to this question so here it is.
Does it make a cuber faster if he is able to solve more puzzles? i have noticed this pretty clearly in all big cubers. They all solve 2x2-7x7 pretty much and are amazing on 3x3. basically what im saying is if i got a 4x4 or 5x5 would i be faster at the 3x3?

 

[TeddyKGB]

Not at all, they are different puzzles with different algs ( except for the 3x3 part of the redux method) I own alot of different types of puzzles but they're not gonna help my 3x3 times, sorry

 

[stylex31]

If i am not wrong, playing big cubes improves your lookahead in 3x3

 

[Winball]

If i am not wrong, playing big cubes improves your lookahead in 3x3

This is so true. I've been struggling to beat sub30 for ages now.
After I got my 4x4 yesterday, and after playing around with that one for a while I all of a sudden was avg25-26 on the 3x3. The stickers on the 3x3 looked HUGE. Look-ahead was improved.

 

[Plaincow]

thanks a ton. i actually did the opposite than you with 4x4. i got my 2x2 and my 3x3 times increased about 2 seconds. thanks for the quick replies.

 

[Meep]

Playing with larger cubes doesn't necessarily improve the other ones. It might, but not too much. Like, my 5x5 and 4x4 averages are around 16-17 secs apart lol

 

[hr.mohr]

Erik started a thread that somewhat relates to this: http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6391

 

[Dene]

At least from my personal experience, the answer is a clear "no". I'm not great at bigcubes though.

 

[RCTACameron]

If i am not wrong, playing big cubes improves your lookahead in 3x3

This is so true. I've been struggling to beat sub30 for ages now.
After I got my 4x4 yesterday, and after playing around with that one for a while I all of a sudden was avg25-26 on the 3x3. The stickers on the 3x3 looked HUGE. Look-ahead was improved.

Yeah, I was doing 3x3, and wasn't getting very fast times, so I decided to do 4x4. After a few solves, I went back to 3x3, and my times were much faster.

It's probably because you get used to the higher difficulty of 4x4, making 3x3 seem easier, so you get faster. As for 2x2, it's probably good for your times just doing something different.

 

[amostay2004]

Yeah, I was doing 3x3, and wasn't getting very fast times, so I decided to do 4x4. After a few solves, I went back to 3x3, and my times were much faster.

It's probably because you get used to the higher difficulty of 4x4, making 3x3 seem easier, so you get faster. As for 2x2, it's probably good for your times just doing something different.

Hmm..I think that's because a 4x4 is harder to turn than a 3x3 (less corner cutting, bigger size, etc) which is why right after playing with a 4x4 you find a 3x3 so much nicer to turn and thus faster times. You can experiment yourself, do a few 5x5 solves then some 3x3. It will feel awesome

Though I do agree that after solving 5x5 and I move on to 4x4 I'll feel like 'woah, so little edges to pair!'

 

[RCTACameron]

Yeah, I was doing 3x3, and wasn't getting very fast times, so I decided to do 4x4. After a few solves, I went back to 3x3, and my times were much faster.

It's probably because you get used to the higher difficulty of 4x4, making 3x3 seem easier, so you get faster. As for 2x2, it's probably good for your times just doing something different.

Hmm..I think that's because a 4x4 is harder to turn than a 3x3 (less corner cutting, bigger size, etc) which is why right after playing with a 4x4 you find a 3x3 so much nicer to turn and thus faster times. You can experiment yourself, do a few 5x5 solves then some 3x3. It will feel awesome

Though I do agree that after solving 5x5 and I move on to 4x4 I'll feel like 'woah, so little edges to pair!'

I agree. I think that switching cubes, especially to bigger cubes, requires trying harder. Then, when you go back to 3x3, you retain this effort, and get better times.

 

[uberCuber]

Yeah, I was doing 3x3, and wasn't getting very fast times, so I decided to do 4x4. After a few solves, I went back to 3x3, and my times were much faster.

It's probably because you get used to the higher difficulty of 4x4, making 3x3 seem easier, so you get faster. As for 2x2, it's probably good for your times just doing something different.

Hmm..I think that's because a 4x4 is harder to turn than a 3x3 (less corner cutting, bigger size, etc) which is why right after playing with a 4x4 you find a 3x3 so much nicer to turn and thus faster times. You can experiment yourself, do a few 5x5 solves then some 3x3. It will feel awesome

Though I do agree that after solving 5x5 and I move on to 4x4 I'll feel like 'woah, so little edges to pair!'

Wrong there, get a Maru

On topic, for me, practicing Megaminx helps with 3x3 just because there are so many more pieces to look for, but the solving method is still very similar to 3x3 solving method.

 

[hawkmp4]

Yeah, I was doing 3x3, and wasn't getting very fast times, so I decided to do 4x4. After a few solves, I went back to 3x3, and my times were much faster.

It's probably because you get used to the higher difficulty of 4x4, making 3x3 seem easier, so you get faster. As for 2x2, it's probably good for your times just doing something different.

Hmm..I think that's because a 4x4 is harder to turn than a 3x3 (less corner cutting, bigger size, etc) which is why right after playing with a 4x4 you find a 3x3 so much nicer to turn and thus faster times. You can experiment yourself, do a few 5x5 solves then some 3x3. It will feel awesome

Though I do agree that after solving 5x5 and I move on to 4x4 I'll feel like 'woah, so little edges to pair!'

I agree. I think that switching cubes, especially to bigger cubes, requires trying harder. Then, when you go back to 3x3, you retain this effort, and get better times.

So faster times are just a matter of effort? If I try REALLY hard, I'll break the WR? SWEET!