Quarantine & Stay-At-Home Goals Thread.

Roman said:
My goal for Quarantine period: sub-8 minutes at 6BLD. This will be UWR unless Graham wakes up soon :p

15 Apr, Wednesday
6BLD(2): 8:58.97[3:55.91], DNF(8:31.40)[3:41.02]

14 Apr, Tuesday
6BLD(2): DNF(11:42.40)[4:09.83], DNF(10:13.54)[4:24.41]

13 Apr, Monday
6BLD(2): DNF(10:57.37)[4:02.85], DNF(11:36.26)[3:58.06]

12 Apr, Sunday
6BLD(2): DNF(9:43.63)[3:25.82], DNF(11:30.04)[4:11.72]

11 Apr, Saturday
6BLD(2): DNF(10:29.16)[3:54.11], DNF(8:44.28)[3:53.72] // 2 obliques

10 Apr, Friday
6BLD(3): DNF(11:08.52)[3:54.57], DNF(8:34.59)[3:18.25], DNF(10:41.02)[3:41.69]

09 Apr, Thursday
6BLD(4): DNF(11:02.35)[4:11.96], DNF(7:47.76)[3:32.48] // lucky handscramble but missed corners, DNF(12:04.13)[4:07.94], DNF(8:39.24)[3:58.22]

08 Apr, Wednesday
6BLD(2): DNF(12:09.56)[5:46.57], DNF(15:24.09)[4:06.05]

07 Apr, Tuesday
6BLD(2): DNF(10:00.60)[4:04.83], DNF(8:46.59)[3:52.21]

06 Apr, Monday
6BLD(3): DNF(10:39.60)[4:03.03], DNF(9:14.34)[4:00.35], DNF(9:52.44)[3:56.87]

05 Apr, Sunday
6BLD(4): DNF(10:20.54), DNF(12:59.00)[4:33.66], DNF(12:46.75)[5:25.67], DNF(15:25.10)[5:33.21]

04 Apr, Saturday
6BLD(3): 14:23.00, DNF(13:40.87), DNF(11:42.87)
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@sigalig
 
PingPongCuber said:
Here are some goals:
4x4: Sub-50 ao5
5x5: Sub-1:40 ao5 and sub 1:35 single
6x6: Sub-3:30 Single Completed! Next: Sub 3:30 ao5
7x7: Sub-5:30 Single Completed! Next: Sub 5:00 single
3BLD: Sub-2:00 single and Sub-2:30 ao12 Completed!
4BLD: Sub-20:00 single
5BLD: Success
MBLD: 10 Points
Square-1: Sub-20 ao5
Megaminx: Sub-2 ao12
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Congrats on completing some of your goals!
 
Learn CLL and Sarah's Advanced. I alraedy know a decent chunk of both so it ought not be too hard, maybe if I finish them I'll move onto OLL.

Update 1:Learnt the Pi+Horizotnal U Perms

Update 2: Full Advanced is learnt, was so much easier than I thought, I'm going to drill solves until I can gey my global sub-4, which ought to be possiblt very soon as despite my inconsistency I'm getting some great averages (for me) with it.
 
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Roman said:
My goal for Quarantine period: sub-8 minutes at 6BLD. This will be UWR unless Graham wakes up soon :p

15 Apr, Wednesday
6BLD(2): 8:58.97[3:55.91], DNF(8:31.40)[3:41.02]

14 Apr, Tuesday
6BLD(2): DNF(11:42.40)[4:09.83], DNF(10:13.54)[4:24.41]

13 Apr, Monday
6BLD(2): DNF(10:57.37)[4:02.85], DNF(11:36.26)[3:58.06]

12 Apr, Sunday
6BLD(2): DNF(9:43.63)[3:25.82], DNF(11:30.04)[4:11.72]

11 Apr, Saturday
6BLD(2): DNF(10:29.16)[3:54.11], DNF(8:44.28)[3:53.72] // 2 obliques

10 Apr, Friday
6BLD(3): DNF(11:08.52)[3:54.57], DNF(8:34.59)[3:18.25], DNF(10:41.02)[3:41.69]

09 Apr, Thursday
6BLD(4): DNF(11:02.35)[4:11.96], DNF(7:47.76)[3:32.48] // lucky handscramble but missed corners, DNF(12:04.13)[4:07.94], DNF(8:39.24)[3:58.22]

08 Apr, Wednesday
6BLD(2): DNF(12:09.56)[5:46.57], DNF(15:24.09)[4:06.05]

07 Apr, Tuesday
6BLD(2): DNF(10:00.60)[4:04.83], DNF(8:46.59)[3:52.21]

06 Apr, Monday
6BLD(3): DNF(10:39.60)[4:03.03], DNF(9:14.34)[4:00.35], DNF(9:52.44)[3:56.87]

05 Apr, Sunday
6BLD(4): DNF(10:20.54), DNF(12:59.00)[4:33.66], DNF(12:46.75)[5:25.67], DNF(15:25.10)[5:33.21]

04 Apr, Saturday
6BLD(3): 14:23.00, DNF(13:40.87), DNF(11:42.87)
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You actually need sub-7:17.99

Good luck :p
 
Today I had a 27s solve which included an F2L case with the pair stuck together in the top layer that I've been struggling to recognize & solve efficiently and also an Nb for PLL. This solve incorporated all of COVID-19 cubing focus goals of becoming sub 30, finish PLL, & improve F2L efficiency. It was a small victory that's made me really happy.

I feel confident saying I've now learned full PLL (recognition and execution can obviously still improve) and I'll be focusing on slow solves for F2L and cross improvement over the next few weeks.

Who else is making progress on their goals?
 
EngineeringBrian said:
Today I had a 27s solve which included an F2L case with the pair stuck together in the top layer that I've been struggling to recognize & solve efficiently and also an Nb for PLL. This solve incorporated all of COVID-19 cubing focus goals of becoming sub 30, finish PLL, & improve F2L efficiency. It was a small victory that's made me really happy.

I feel confident saying I've now learned full PLL (recognition and execution can obviously still improve) and I'll be focusing on slow solves for F2L and cross improvement over the next few weeks.

Who else is making progress on their goals?
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Nice job! Let's take a look at my goals:

ProStar said:
Sub-2:15 mega, sub-5 pyra, sub-40 OH. Pretty much all my current goals in general lol
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Haven't practiced mega so I'm around 3:00 still, sub-7 pyra, and 45ish OH. So no progress :P
 
Here's and update on my goals and I'm adding some new ones.

Completed goals:
1) Learn & implement full PLL on 3x3 - Going great and im building muscle memory for the Ns which i previously struggled with

Ongoing:
2) Be able to see cross solutions during inspection - making progress & finding full solutions in ~80% of solves.
3) F2L efficiency & solving pairs form multiple angles - making progress & seeing a lot of improvement, especially with " incorrectly attached" pair cases
4) Get 3x3 ao100 of 27s - Sub 30, 29, 28 all achieved. ao100 PB currently 27.98s & I'm getting lots of sub-25 solves and increasingly more sub-20 singles. PB single is 16.87

New Goals:
5) Learn Ortega for 2x2 & get sub-8 ao100 - current ao100 DNF & ao50 12.65s
6) Get a successful 3x3 BLD solve. - Haven't done BLD since 2010. I learned Speffz (I previously used my own made up scheme) & and going to try and learn M2 for edges. OP corners is coming back to me
 
I'm double posting but its been 27 days so i don't feel bad about it. Governments are opening things back up and we are running out of time to accomplish our goals in this thread. HOW MUCH PROGRESS DID YOU MAKE?

2020.05.29 Update for me:
Completed goals:
1) Learn & implement full PLL on 3x3 - Achieved!
4) Get 3x3 ao100 of 27s -Achieved! Current ao100 is 26.50 and ao200 is 26.93.
5) Learn Ortega for 2x2 & get sub-8 ao100 - current ao100 DNF & ao50 12.65s. Nope 2x2 isn;t very interesting. I learned Ortega, that's good enough.

Ongoing:
2) Be able to see cross solutions during inspection --> Started a session in the cubing marathon thread. It's kinda boring to solve 700 crosses in a row so I'm chipping away at it...progress over the last few months is visible already though!
3) F2L efficiency & solving pairs form multiple angles ---> getting better every day!

New Goals:
6) Get a successful 3x3 BLD solve. - Haven't done BLD since 2010. I learned Speffz (I previously used my own made up scheme) & and going to try and learn M2 for edges. OP corners is coming back to me. Scratching this goal. I have too many cubing initiatives right now. Non-WCA puzzles are way more interesting than BLD right now.
 
EngineeringBrian said:
I'm double posting but its been 27 days so i don't feel bad about it. Governments are opening things back up and we are running out of time to accomplish our goals in this thread. HOW MUCH PROGRESS DID YOU MAKE?

2020.05.29 Update for me:
Completed goals:
1) Learn & implement full PLL on 3x3 - Achieved!
4) Get 3x3 ao100 of 27s -Achieved! Current ao100 is 26.50 and ao200 is 26.93.
5) Learn Ortega for 2x2 & get sub-8 ao100 - current ao100 DNF & ao50 12.65s. Nope 2x2 isn;t very interesting. I learned Ortega, that's good enough.

Ongoing:
2) Be able to see cross solutions during inspection --> Started a session in the cubing marathon thread. It's kinda boring to solve 700 crosses in a row so I'm chipping away at it...progress over the last few months is visible already though!
3) F2L efficiency & solving pairs form multiple angles ---> getting better every day!

New Goals:
6) Get a successful 3x3 BLD solve. - Haven't done BLD since 2010. I learned Speffz (I previously used my own made up scheme) & and going to try and learn M2 for edges. OP corners is coming back to me. Scratching this goal. I have too many cubing initiatives right now. Non-WCA puzzles are way more interesting than BLD right now.
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Nice! Let's take another look

ProStar said:
Sub-2:15 mega, sub-5 pyra, sub-40 OH. Pretty much all my current goals in general lol
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sub-3:00 mega rn, sub-6 pyra, and ~20-25 OH. So I destroyed by OH goal but am pretty far away from others lol
 
Well, I finished full oll and became sub 20 consequently. And that was 90% in quarantine. So I'm gonna try to get sub 2:15 on 5x5, which may take a while. Best single is 2:05. Averages are inconsistent since I had a very bad cube and only got a good one yesterday, but about 2:30. I've got a ways to go, but hopefully I can get there!
 
Here we go:

3x3: Learn COLL except for the sune/antisune cases, get a sub-19 Ao50
OH: Learn how to properly do slice moves and get to a sub-45 Ao50
3BLD: Get an Ao12 without any DNFs
4x4: Get a sub-1:10 Ao50
5x5: Get a sub-2:20 Ao50
Megaminx: Learn some LL cases, get a sub 2:30 Ao50
Squan: CONSISTENCY I SWEAR, I GET 1:10 ONE SOLVE AND A 35 IN THE OTHER

Quarantine is still going on. I still have time
 
Ok, I guess I have some goals as well
2x2: When i practice, try to one look solves a bit more often
3x3: Sub 7.5 Ao100 (best is 8.32)
4x4: sub 30 solve, sub 45 Ao12 (best is 46.xx)
5x5: Solve more cuz I don't really care about this event
6x6 and 7x7: If there's a reason for me to practice, I just don't know it yet
OH: I suck, so I'm going for a sub 40 Ao12 (best is 42.31)
3BLD: Sub 25 Ao12 (my best event, obviously)
Mega: Solve once in the next year or so
 
2020.08.16 Update. The company i work for has another nationwide work from home mandate so the spirit of quarantine lives on in the walls i dwell in. Setting a few more goals to keep it fresh.

Completed goals:
1) Learn & implement full PLL on 3x3 - Achieved!
4) Get 3x3 ao100 of 27s -Achieved! Current ao100 is 26.50 and ao200 is 26.93.
5) Learn Ortega for 2x2 & get sub-8 ao100 - current ao100 DNF & ao50 12.65s. Nope 2x2 isn;t very interesting. I learned Ortega, that's good enough.

Ongoing:
2) Be able to see cross solutions during inspection --> Started a session in the cubing marathon thread. It's kinda boring to solve 700 crosses in a row so I'm chipping away at it...progress over the last few months is visible already though!
3) F2L efficiency & solving pairs form multiple angles ---> getting better every day!

New Goals:
6) Get a successful 3x3 BLD solve. I previously made then scratched this goal but BLD is becoming very interesting to me again, I'm gonna get a success before the month of August im sure.
7) Get a running ao1000 of 27s
8) Finish my cross exercise marathon..I've done a bad job following through on this one...an extension of goal (2)
9) Solve my 3x3 mixup cube intuitively
10) Learn a more sophisticated form of edge pairing for big cubes...i currently just use a flipping alg over and over and over again.
11) Evaluate and Inspect finger tricks for all PLL algs, find & practice improved fingertricks.
12) Host a giveaway here on the forums.

General Update:
I've done a bad job of working on my cross and i didn't have much time to practice the last 6 weeks in general because my work has gotten a bit busy and has been draining all of my intellectual energy. I'm looking forward to being diligent about my 3x3 practice over the next few months and shaving some time off my averages. When I've been cubinmg I've been trying to intuitively solve non-WCA puzzles, it has been extremely enjoyable and making me think more intentionally about my 3x3 solves. I've also rediscovered my origins in cubing...setup. My first ever speedcube was a C4U DIY model & lately I've been enjoying magnetizing, lubing, and setting up my own cubes. I think my new main is going to be a YLM i setup based off of the cubicle Angstrom version which is my current main. After a few attempts i think this one might be better for me than the cubicle Angstom version!
 
My goals =
1. Learn MORE METHODS (have learned 21 so far) = i dropped our at 21 methods
2. Learn FULL CMLL
3. Put some Lube on my cube
(I'm serious i have been cubing for 5 years with the same Lube-less cubeo_O although even without lube i managed to get my time to AO5 43.27)
4. Get Sub 30
 
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