Alex's Progression Thread

[FishyIshy]

I decided that I'm going to learn full ROLL. If you don't know what it is, it's basically a technique where you predict CP during OLL (as well as where the headlights will be if the PLL is going to be adj). I'm going to switch all of my adj PLL's so that headlights are on left.

Here's a video explaining this technique:

I actually finished ROLL a few months ago and it is SOO worth it. I average mid 9, so I think that it'll really help you. All of my PLLs have headlights on the left. I think that you'll enjoy the learning experience

 

[Nir1213]

Uh yes I already know that owen is averaging low 40. He's not 3x faster though. I average close to sub 1:30 now, which is slightly more than double. But I'm improving rapidly.

HMM YES THE FLOOR HERE IS MADE OF FLOOR

nice, i told you, your gonna be really improving fast.

 

[Deleted member 55877]

How fast can you execute that alg? I have several 0.6s with my exec.

My megaminx TPS is garbarge compared to yours, but I can get sub 1.2. Keep in mind that my exec doesn't have that pesky x' rotation

 

[Nir1213]

My megaminx TPS is garbarge compared to yours, but I can get sub 1.2. Keep in mind that my exec doesn't have that pesky x' rotation

he might have done that alg because the rotation was fast and the other moves were fast too. Sometimes rotations might be good. But i think your alg without the rotation might be better.

 

[Owen Morrison]

This and the inverse are the actual best algs for that case:

R U R' U2 R' U' R U' R U' R' U2 R' U R

I didn't include it in my video because I have been so used to doing the one I use that I forgot this one.

 

[Deleted member 55877]

I just missed my megaminx PB single by 0.01 seconds............

Insane improvement though. I am undoubtedly sub 1:30 consistently now.

Spoiler: 1:22 megaminx ao5

Generated By csTimer on 2020-12-13
avg of 5: 1:22.55

Time List:
1. (1:32.16) R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ U
R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- U'
R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- U'
R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- U'
R-- D++ R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ U
R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- U'
R++ D-- R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ U

2. 1:27.39 R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- U'
R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ U
R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ U
R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ U
R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- U'
R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- U'
R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ U

3. 1:21.26 R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ U
R++ D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- U'
R-- D-- R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- U'
R-- D-- R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- U'
R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D-- U'
R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ U
R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D-- U'

4. 1:19.00 R-- D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- U'
R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ U
R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- U'
R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- U'
R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ U
R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- R-- D++ R++ D++ U
R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ U

5. (1:16.47) R-- D-- R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- U'
R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- U'
R++ D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- U'
R++ D-- R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- U'
R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ U
R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- U'
R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ U

 

[JakeCanSolve]

I just missed my megaminx PB single by 0.01 seconds............

Insane improvement though.

Spoiler: 1:22 megaminx ao5

Generated By csTimer on 2020-12-13
avg of 5: 1:22.55

Time List:
1. (1:32.16) R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ U
R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- U'
R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- U'
R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- U'
R-- D++ R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ U
R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- U'
R++ D-- R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ U

2. 1:27.39 R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- U'
R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ U
R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ U
R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ U
R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- U'
R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- U'
R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ U

3. 1:21.26 R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ U
R++ D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- U'
R-- D-- R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- U'
R-- D-- R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- U'
R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D-- U'
R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ U
R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D-- U'

4. 1:19.00 R-- D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- U'
R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ U
R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- U'
R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- U'
R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ U
R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- R-- D++ R++ D++ U
R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ U

5. (1:16.47) R-- D-- R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- U'
R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- U'
R++ D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- U'
R++ D-- R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- U'
R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ U
R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- U'
R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ U

oof if I was you I would be crying.

 

[Deleted member 55877]

Finally, sub 12 ao100 for 3x3!!
Approaching global sub 12!!

 

[JakeCanSolve]

Finally, sub 12 ao100 for 3x3!!
Approaching global sub 12!!

congrats! almost there!

 

[Deleted member 55877]

3x3 PB ao5!!

Generated By csTimer on 2020-12-14
avg of 5: 10.37

Time List:
1. 9.60 B' R L U2 L B2 D' F' U' B2 U2 F2 U B2 R2 B2 D2 R2 B
2. 10.78 D2 F' D F2 L B2 D2 B D' L2 F2 R2 L2 U2 D' L2 F2 U2 R2 L'
3. (11.81) D' R' L' D' B2 U B U F B D2 B2 U2 R2 F U2 F D2 F
4. 10.73 B' R2 D2 L R2 U2 B2 U2 F2 L' D2 U2 R2 B' D' R D2 F U' F R
5. (8.98) F' R2 B2 R2 B2 U B2 U2 R2 D R2 D F2 B L D2 B2 R' D2 R

 

[DNF_Cuber]

3x3 PB ao5!!

Generated By csTimer on 2020-12-14
avg of 5: 10.37

Time List:
1. 9.60 B' R L U2 L B2 D' F' U' B2 U2 F2 U B2 R2 B2 D2 R2 B
2. 10.78 D2 F' D F2 L B2 D2 B D' L2 F2 R2 L2 U2 D' L2 F2 U2 R2 L'
3. (11.81) D' R' L' D' B2 U B U F B D2 B2 U2 R2 F U2 F D2 F
4. 10.73 B' R2 D2 L R2 U2 B2 U2 F2 L' D2 U2 R2 B' D' R D2 F U' F R
5. (8.98) F' R2 B2 R2 B2 U B2 U2 R2 D R2 D F2 B L D2 B2 R' D2 R

sub 10 soon

 

[Deleted member 55877]

And with the help of the awesome 8.98 single in that ao5, I managed to get a sub 10 mo3!!!

Generated By csTimer on 2020-12-14
mean of 3: 9.90

Time List:
1. 8.98 F' R2 B2 R2 B2 U B2 U2 R2 D R2 D F2 B L D2 B2 R' D2 R
2. 10.29 L F2 L2 R B2 U2 B2 U2 R U2 B R' D' F2 L2 F2 R F' R2 D'
3. 10.42 L B2 R2 U D2 F2 D' F' L2 F D2 F2 L2 B L2 B2 L2 U2 D R

I decided that I'm not going to learn full ROLL. I will still learn CP prediction for all of the OLL cases, but I will not learn ROLL (predicting where headlights will be). I have several good reasons for this.
1. Confines me to using inferior adj PLL algorithms because I have to always have headlights on left.
2. Doesn't give flexibility. I like knowing various PLL and OLL algs for different angles.
3. Too many cases. This is a pretty lame reason, but learning "ROLL Lite" (as Jayden Mcneill calls it) AKA CP prediction is far easier than full ROLL

so yeah...

I will have a video coming out soon with some updated PLL's for some of the adj cases

 

[ZB2op]

1. Confines me to using inferior adj PLL algorithms because I have to always have headlights on left.
a video coming out soon with some updated PLL's for some of the adj cases

I understand your other reasons but this one makes barely any difference.

 

[Deleted member 55877]

smh my hand kept banging the table

 

[DNF_Cuber]

smh my hand kept banging the table

isn't that just a y2 and the inverse of the standard? I like OLL 2 sort of anyway.

 

[Deleted member 55877]

isn't that just a y2 and the inverse of the standard? I like OLL 2 sort of anyway.

Yeah it's just the inverse of the standard. I prefer it because it's regripless

 

[DNF_Cuber]

Yeah it's just the inverse of the standard. I prefer it because it's regripless

I think it's about the same as the standard(unless you can do an fw out of home grip)

 

[Deleted member 55877]

I think it's about the same as the standard(unless you can do an fw out of home grip)

I use the standard for the angle where bar is on left

@Micah Morrison pls

 

[Micah Morrison]

@Alex Davison pls

 

[Deleted member 55877]

@Alex Davison pls

oof nice.
i'm sticking to my alg tho

(R' F' U' F R) trigger is very pog

Your bearded dragon is awesome @Owen Morrison

alex davison pls you're so stupid

I swear, this is my first day ever trying virtual cube