Knowing Multiple Methods: Does it help?

[jacob15728]

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[DavidWoner]

Oh yeah - I totally forgot to bring up that it would be super useful for 2x2 as well... and then maybe eventually expanding to Ortega but my main focus is 3x3 right now.

"expanding to Ortega"

wut. Ortega is 3 more algs than LBL. It takes 2 minutes to learn.

Regarding 2x2 (though I think others mentioned it, not you), i think you should learn ortega, guimond and then CLL. However, other methods such as SS or OFOTA have more algorithms than CLL but are just as fast or faster. Imo, EG is the best method, but since it requires learning CLL, and then learning 2 more algs for each CLL cases (for each permutation on bottom), it's a lot to take in.

I think you should be sub-5 with ortega before trying anything else. It's a versatile method, and is good for learning basic 2x2 skills that will help with other methods.

I don't consider guimond by itself to be a worthwhile method. You should only learn it if you are will to learn to predict separation as well, otherwise you are wasting your time.

 

[somerandomkidmike]

It's good to learn the concepts of multiple methods. I know that helps a lot. I've switched methods five times, and now I'm beginning to drop times.

When I was just using full fridrich, I got times in the high 30's. My times are still inconsistent, but they are gradually getting more consistent as I learn the rest of the algorithms for my method, and learn better ways to do the intuitive steps of other methods.

My most recent average 10 of 12 was around 18 seconds, but overall my times are dropping.

I also wanted to say that it's good to know how to do blockbuilding well, even if you don't use it for every solve.

 

[enigmahack]

"expanding to Ortega"

wut. Ortega is 3 more algs than LBL. It takes 2 minutes to learn.

I literally LOL'd

I didn't really look at Ortega, I was working on Guimond before anything else... So...

Sounds like I'll have to invest a small amount of time into the 2x2

Thanks for that insight lol