How can I get faster on 3x3?

[CubingHulayian]

Hey y'all,

I have no idea how I can get faster on 3x3. I already have a decent cube but I currently use the beginner's method with an extremely simplified version of OLL and PLL at the end. My times average around 40 - 50 seconds.

Dearest Regards, CubingHulayian

 

[Deleted member 36445]

practice

 

[Averageof12]

Hey y'all,

I have no idea how I can get faster on 3x3. I already have a decent cube but I currently use the beginner's method with an extremely simplified version of OLL and PLL at the end. My times average around 40 - 50 seconds.

Dearest Regards, CubingHulayian

Learning full OLL and PLL are not issues right now. when I was averaging this, I watched JPerms video on intuitive F2L. This dropped my times by at least 10-15 seconds. Improving your TPS is helpful. Like around 8-9 TPS is good. When you start to average around 30, Learn full PLL and watch brodythecubers video on Two-Alg OLL. Use this fir awhile. Be sure to do untimed solves to find good solutions, and slow solves to improve lookahead. Work ALOT on F2L, and learn good algs for cases. Sub-20 solves should be like 2 second cross/9-10 second F2L/7-8 second Last Layer.

 

[fes_77]

Improving your TPS is helpful. Like around 8-9 TPS is good.

You do NOT need 8-9 tps for sub 30 (if you have 8-9 tps and avg 30 your solutions must be horrible)

 

[Gecko777]

fingertricks are probably the thing that is gonna help the most at your point of speed right now

 

[Gecko777]

You do NOT need 8-9 tps for sub 30 (if you have 8-9 tps and avg 30 your solutions must be horrible)

i average 12 and my tps is 4.6-5, i have a friend who averages 16 and his tps is 2.6-3 (we have smartcuber to track the tps)

 

[bldcuber314]

Learning full OLL and PLL are not issues right now. when I was averaging this, I watched JPerms video on intuitive F2L. This dropped my times by at least 10-15 seconds. Improving your TPS is helpful. Like around 8-9 TPS is good. When you start to average around 30, Learn full PLL and watch brodythecubers video on Two-Alg OLL. Use this fir awhile. Be sure to do untimed solves to find good solutions, and slow solves to improve lookahead. Work ALOT on F2L, and learn good algs for cases. Sub-20 solves should be like 2 second cross/9-10 second F2L/7-8 second Last Layer.

Even if you average 8-9 TPS with old Pochmann you will be sub 30(for 3x3, I think).

Edit- Since Averageof12 suggested getting to 8-9 TPS before sub 30, I was basically just saying that no matter what method you use, even averaging 250 moves, you can be sub 30 with 8-9 TPS.

 

[bldcuber314]

i average 12 and my tps is 4.6-5, i have a friend who averages 16 and his tps is 2.6-3 (we have smartcuber to track the tps)

Your friend's solutions are more efficient than any elite cuber on the planet.

 

[Averageof12]

You do NOT need 8-9 tps for sub 30 (if you have 8-9 tps and avg 30 your solutions must be horrible)

I average 11-13 seconds with 10-12 TPS.

 

[Gecko777]

Your friend's solutions are more efficient than any elite cuber on the planet.

no he does U20's on pll lol

 

[fes_77]

I average 11-13 seconds with 10-12 TPS.

Fix your solutions their bad

 

[Averageof12]

Fix your solutions their bad

I use optimal cross, I rarely rotate dhring F2L, and try not to pause in between OLL and PLL.

 

[AJT17]

I use optimal cross, I rarely rotate dhring F2L, and try not to pause in between OLL and PLL.

How many moves do you usually get then, because I don't think its over 100 each time.

 

[Averageof12]

My solution movecount is 45-50 moves.

 

[AJT17]

My solution movecount is 45-50 moves.

Then you are not calculating something right. You should have around 3.7-4.7 TPS, not 10-12.

 

[Averageof12]

Even though I have high tps, I do not use cross->first pair, so I pause
between then, and I pause between last slot and last layer.

 

[Averageof12]

Fix your solutions their bad

This is what @abunickabhi said not to do in his 'measures to have more respect in the cubing community' thread

 

[Gecko777]

i cannot do cross+1 either sadly

 

[abunickabhi]

Just practice and look at other people solve yo. Fast people like Tymon and Yiheng and Luke.

 

[bldcuber314]

Even though I have high tps, I do not use cross->first pair, so I pause
between then, and I pause between last slot and last layer.

TPS is the overall turns per second in a solve. So if you do 45 moves at 12 TPS you will get a 3.75 and even 49 moves at 10 TPS is a sub 5. Your TPS is around 3.5 to 4.5.