one thing that people don't really mention when talking about this is that all rounders HAVE to be really good specialists as well If you look at any of the top all rounders, almost every one is at the worst top20 or 30 in one event in the world. You need to learn how to be really good in one thing to transfer that ability to get good to other events. almost every all rounder starts by getting really good at one event, or practices something much more in particular while generally improving in everything else. This is why most all rounders don't really actively make the choice of all rounding, but rather become good all rounders through enjoying most/all events and having the skill set to get good. You can specialize without all rounding, but you can't really all round without specializing.
yeah, if you look at most top solvers in any event they are almost all sub 10 on 3x3 even with non 3x3 related events like squan, skewb, pyra etc and most top 3x3 solvers are still good at other events as they enjoy cubing not just 3x3 and once you get really good at one event its easier to get good at other and vice versa
the trick to allrounding is usually not actually being good at everything at once but just specializing untill you get to a certain point and then moving on.
Interesting to hear the different perspectives. There are pros and cons to everything. For me the fun factor is most important. In the limited time I have to pratice I usually focus on the events I enjoy the most.
I feel specializing in a couple similar events is often the most fun, because it gives you advantages of both categories. i say this as someone who is an all-rounder.
For place with only one or two comps per year being all rounder is nearly a must. At least specialize in one event and get all other to a decent level for the cut off.
one thing that people don't really mention when talking about this is that all rounders HAVE to be really good specialists as well
If you look at any of the top all rounders, almost every one is at the worst top20 or 30 in one event in the world. You need to learn how to be really good in one thing to transfer that ability to get good to other events. almost every all rounder starts by getting really good at one event, or practices something much more in particular while generally improving in everything else. This is why most all rounders don't really actively make the choice of all rounding, but rather become good all rounders through enjoying most/all events and having the skill set to get good.
You can specialize without all rounding, but you can't really all round without specializing.
this is so true
yeah, if you look at most top solvers in any event they are almost all sub 10 on 3x3 even with non 3x3 related events like squan, skewb, pyra etc and most top 3x3 solvers are still good at other events as they enjoy cubing not just 3x3 and once you get really good at one event its easier to get good at other and vice versa
yeah I consider myself an alright All rounder but I specialize 2x2
the trick to allrounding is usually not actually being good at everything at once but just specializing untill you get to a certain point and then moving on.
Thanks for having me on!
I have done it like this over the last few years: get a puzzle, pracitce it to NR100 and then never touch it again
Now I only do 3x3 and sometimes 4x4
I specialize in getting below average times all around
i tend to specialize in events until i am happy with my results then switch events
i tend to specialize and never switch
Relatable
Interesting to hear the different perspectives. There are pros and cons to everything. For me the fun factor is most important. In the limited time I have to pratice I usually focus on the events I enjoy the most.
I feel specializing in a couple similar events is often the most fun, because it gives you advantages of both categories. i say this as someone who is an all-rounder.
nice video
For place with only one or two comps per year being all rounder is nearly a must. At least specialize in one event and get all other to a decent level for the cut off.
Interesting topic. I've definitely focused on most all of the events so far and not specialized in any particular event. :)
Me being an oh specialist be like.
Tommy Cherry is both he is the best in the world at clock and 3 bld and he is also world class in every event.
Very good video, do you have an Instagram by the way?