One-Looking on 3x3 (CFOP or other speed solving methods)

[OtaMota]

What do you think about one-looking on 3x3? Recently, there was a video of Yiheng down solving a 4.10 that he apparently one-looked. I don't know how real it is, but it is not too surprising, as Yiheng has been shown one-looking XX crosses before, and Tymon has been able to get an almost 2 look solve at the cubicle. Do you think top players will be one-looking 3x3 in the next 5 years? Would it be reserved only for very easy singles, or do you think it is possible to do it constantly? What optimizations of CFOP would help make one-looking easier, and do you think other methods like Roux might be easier to one-look?

 

[Cubinginatree]

What do you think about one-looking on 3x3? Recently, there was a video of Yiheng down solving a 4.10 that he apparently one-looked. I don't know how real it is, but it is not too surprising, as Yiheng has been shown one-looking XX crosses before, and Tymon has been able to get an almost 2 look solve at the cubicle. Do you think top players will be one-looking 3x3 in the next 5 years? Would it be reserved only for very easy singles, or do you think it is possible to do it constantly? What optimizations of CFOP would help make one-looking easier, and do you think other methods like Roux might be easier to one-look?

I think that that is the future of top solves. If people are starting so young these days and practicing their life out of it then good look ahead is a result and one of these days some one will be one-looking CFOP solves. Who knows maybe we will see Yiheng compete in BLD with CFOP. Personally I think that would be extremely entertaining to watch.

 

[THE_V01DL0RD]

Question: Is blindsolving technically 1-looking?

 

[NebraskanSpeedsolver]

Question: Is blindsolving technically 1-looking?

that's a really good question
on one hand, yeah, because its one look to memorize, but I don't think it counts because its not a normal 3x3 solve

 

[THE_V01DL0RD]

that's a really good question
on one hand, yeah, because its one look to memorize, but I don't think it counts because its not a normal 3x3 solve

What counts as a normal 3x3 solve?

 

[NebraskanSpeedsolver]

What counts as a normal 3x3 solve?

just a regular 2 hand 3x3 solve, no blindfold
I least I would think

 

[DuckubingCuber347]

just a regular 2 hand 3x3 solve, no blindfold
I least I would think

Jack Cai uses 3-style for normal 2H. It's still one-looking whether you use a blindfold or not.

 

[ruffleduck]

I don't think reducing the number of "looks" makes too much impact on solve times, so long as the solve is continuous--lookahead (especially at the highest levels) covers that sufficiently and some more; few enough looks are just about as good as one look.

 

[fes_77]

What counts as a normal 3x3 solve?

How is it not normal? Your solving it with legal moves, it’s just not ideal for 2H if that’s what you mean