I use quite a bit of 2-look OLL or PLL as I haven't got motivated to learn alternative algs. I have tried to adopt my 3x3 algs wherever they are workable though. For example, I used to 2-look G perms on 5x5 but after some practice I can now do all my RUD 3x3 G perms.
I can see me ending up using 2-look PLL, although I don't seem to struggle so much with OLL. Maybe it's something to do with the length of the alg, or finger-tricks. Most of my OLLs I know visually, while PLLs I rely more on muscle memory, which deserts me on 5x5. Sadly 2-look PLL requires EPLL, and ALL of my EPLL algs use M slices, which I just can't do on 5x5. I might learn RUD Z, H, and U algs, because tbh I struggle with these on 4x4 anyway, and I'm sure RUD would knock c.3 seconds off some of my 4x4 solves.
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I haven't learned any big cube specific 3x3 algs. I'm sure it would help if I did. But I don't have patience or enough time to learn event specific algs unless of course my focus is on that event ie: bld events these days.
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I get frustrated with 4x4. For some reason I haven't spent any time to figure out. It's the event I see the least improvement on. I find pieces easier to find on 5x5 then on 4x4. Weird I know.
For some reason, I've really hit the ground running with 4x4. I think it's because I found it so much of a challenge, after years of 3x3 where there's less thought required. Do you use Yau on 4x4? It's ridiculously easy to find edges in Yau, especially with 3-2-3.
Personally I'm averaging about 1:40 on 4x4 and about 2:45 on 5x5, so my 5x5 times are less than double 4x4. I wonder if maybe I just suck at Hoya (which I use on 4x4 but not on 5x5) but then again, my 4x4 times were worse before I started using Hoya. Realistically it's probably just that I practice 5x5 more.
I think, tbh, this is the case across the board. With an equal amount of time spent on each event, I'm sure
@Logiqx ratios would be spot on. I wonder how much Feliks practices each event, would be really interesting to find out! Have you tried Yau? I believe it has a slightly lower movecount than Hoya, i.e. is slightly more efficient. I like it, and find it interesting when solving. But, as above, it's probably all down to how much you practice each event.
Pretty sure 3:00 on 5x5 is doable, did a single solve earlier, which was 3:48.54. PLL skip, but even without, would have been my first sub-4. Previous solve (last night) was 4:08.313. This is down from 10 minutes 2 days ago, so if progress is linear rather than exponential, I'll break the world record before the end of the year.
