Progress is faster on 2x2 and 4x4?

[Vince29]

Hey guys,
Its been 3 months since i learnt how to solve the cube(3x3). It took me about a month to get to around 50 secs with the rubiks brand cube then i bought a 2x2(lingpo) a 3x3(weilong) and a 4x4(shengshou). i've been practicing very very hard on all of them but my progress on the 2x2 and 4x4 seems to be faster than the 3x3... i've been practing the 2x2 and 4x4 only 2 months and the 3x3 for 3! but on the 2x2 i average around 4-5 secs with cll and around 45 secs on the 4x4 with yau which i think is pretty good but i average 16-18 on the 3x3 with CFOP and cant seem to get sub 15 :/ What are your thougts?

 

[10461394944000]

it took you 3 months to get from not knowing how to solve a cube to averaging 45 on 4x4?

 

[Lazy Einstein]

it took you 3 months to get from not knowing how to solve a cube to averaging 45 on 4x4?

No no 2 months for 45 sec ave on 4x4x4. The 3x3x3 is 3 months.

 

[kinch2002]

Nice progress. You improve 'faster' on 4x4 because:

1. Your 3x3 practise helps it. I don't think the relationship works so well the other way round.
2. You started later on 4x4 so you already had the skills to enable you to progress quickly. As an extreme example, if someone gets sub-10 on 3x3 before ever solving a 4x4, they could be sub-40 on 4x4 within a few days.

 

[Hypocrism]

That is really fast progress! How do people do it these days?!

 

[applemobile]

45 second 4x4 with 17 second 3x3? I demand video proof, or an apology for lying.

 

[brian724080]

That's really good progress, but I don't believe that you have a half-minute reduction seeing that you've only been solving the 4x4 for two months.

 

[TDM]

45 second 4x4 with 17 second 3x3? I demand video proof, or an apology for lying.

No, 17 seconds on 3x3. He'd be slower on a 4x4, especially if you include parity.
Oh and also asking for a video, times sound ridiculous.

 

[Rocky0701]

I don't even think Faz progressed as fast as you. Video, or it probably didn't happen. At least not in 3 months.

 

[kcl]

I don't even think Faz progressed as fast as you. Video, or it probably didn't happen. At least not in 3 months.

People DO progress faster than faz you realize..

 

[Username]

People DO progress faster than faz you realize..

Yeah, I heard this one guy called Kennan LeJeune is progressing pretty fast.

 

[kcl]

Yeah, I heard this one guy called Kennan LeJeune is progressing pretty fast.

I thought specifically of you when I made that comment

You're half the reason I progressed so fast, I wanted to catch up to you.

 

[ElectricDoodie]

17 second 3x3, in 3 months...

 

[Ninja Storm]

I thought specifically of you when I made that comment

You're half the reason I progressed so fast, I wanted to catch up to you.

Yeah, I heard this one guy called Kennan LeJeune is progressing pretty fast.

You both progress at astonishing rates. I'm somewhat jealous.

 

[vcuber13]

Nice progress. You improve 'faster' on 4x4 because:

1. Your 3x3 practise helps it. I don't think the relationship works so well the other way round.
2. You started later on 4x4 so you already had the skills to enable you to progress quickly. As an extreme example, if someone gets sub-10 on 3x3 before ever solving a 4x4, they could be sub-40 on 4x4 within a few days.

Are you saying people like Alex Lau, or Anthony Brooks haven't spent a few days practicing 4x4?

 

[kinch2002]

Are you saying people like Alex Lau, or Anthony Brooks haven't spent a few days practicing 4x4?

No. I never speculated either way.
I'm also saying it's possible, not a certainty. And I doubt they did ever sit down for the best part of 3 whole days solving 4x4. Alex doesn't even use a 4x4 method that has been shown to have the potential of Yau/k4/standardredux, which doesn't help his cause anyway.

 

[vcuber13]

What method does he use?

 

[DeeDubb]

I'm pretty sure Alex uses Redux with Petrus for 3x3 phase.

 

[Rocky0701]

People DO progress faster than faz you realize..

You are right, but it is still pretty uncommon.

 

[TDM]

You are right, but it is still pretty uncommon.

There are better cubes, tutorials and algs now, so it's becoming more and more common for people to progress very quickly.
Not this quickly though.