(3bld Progression thread) Road to sub 1

[OtterCuber]

I was poppin off at school for some reason...
do you ever reload the amazon track package page unnessecarily in waiting for a cube?
anyway here are my times!

Generated By csTimer on 2021-12-14
avg of 5: 21.58

Time List:
1. (24.85) AND D2 B R2 D2 B2 D2 B R2 B U2 F U2 L' R F R' B' D' F' D
2. 20.81 B L' R2 U' R2 D' R2 D2 F2 D F2 L2 And B2 L' F' F U2 L2 B
3. 23.23 L' R2 D2 R2 D' R2 U F2 U' L2 F2 U R D B F' U' F' F2 L2
4. (20.55) D' F2 D F2 D' R2 U F2 L2 F2 U' F' F' D' B' and 'F' D'
5. 20.70 B L B2 R2 D2 R2 D2 B2 R2 D' R2 U2 B U2 L D2 B2 F'

What cubes are you expecting?

 

[Eli Apperson]

U' F L' B' U2 R' D' R B U2 R2 D2 R2 D2 F D2 F L2 F2
Inspection: X2
Cross: F' U R' U2 F D'
1st Pair: L' U2 L
2nd pair: U' L U' L' U' R U R'
3rd Pair: U L U L' U2 L U L' U' L U L'
FLS: d' (R U2 R' U)*2 F' U F
PLL: U2 R2 U' S' U2' S U' R2

 

[BadSpeedCuber]

What cubes are you expecting?

Gan Skewb (looks phun, never solved one)
Gan mini m pro (im really bad at OH and so I thought a mini cube would help a lot

dont think my cube collection will expand at all for a very long time now (but then again... lol)

weird flex but ok XD

 

[BadSpeedCuber]

Probably the first time i was able to do f2l with 1 rotation... nothing super special but kinda a personal fun thing
Generated By csTimer+ on 2021-12-14
single: 21.111

Time List:
1. 21.111 B2 D2 R2 U2 R U2 L D2 F2 R2 D2 F2 B' D' B' R B D' F' D' L2

 

[BadSpeedCuber]

interesting scramble
chocked it as usual XD
Generated By csTimer+ on 2021-12-14
single: 25.405

Time List:
1. 25.405 U L' B2 D2 B2 D L2 R2 F2 D F2 U' R2 D L' U R' B F2 L2

 

[BadSpeedCuber]

Gonna stop there. Not my most consistent session unfortunatly
Generated By csTimer+ on 2021-12-14
solves/total: 28/28

single
best: 19.705
worst: 54.749

mean of 3
current: 30.727 (σ = 4.09)
best: 23.041 (σ = 2.18)

avg of 5
current: 30.256 (σ = 3.50)
best: 23.124 (σ = 1.95)

avg of 12
current: 28.513 (σ = 3.87)
best: 24.855 (σ = 3.01)

Average: 27.267 (σ = 4.27)
Mean: 28.061

Time List:
1. 23.461 R2 L2 U R' D R B2 D F' U2 D2 B D2 B' L2 B' D2 F' D'
2. 54.749 D2 U2 F2 L2 D2 U2 L' D2 R' U2 B2 U B2 R2 F U' F U2 B D'
3. 19.705 U' R' D2 B F2 U2 B D2 R2 U2 B R2 U B' L' R' D L U2 R'
4. 22.834 F R' U2 R2 F2 L2 B L2 U2 F L2 U2 R2 B' L F' U B' L' D' U2
5. 35.716 F2 U2 B2 U' F2 U2 L2 D2 F2 U' B2 F' R' D U2 F L B L' D2 B
6. 21.330 F' U R L U' F' U F' D' F2 U2 B2 R' D2 R2 F2 R F2 L U2 F2
7. 25.207 D U2 L2 D B2 U' B2 L2 U' R U B' L' D2 L' B R2 U R'
8. 24.082 U' F2 L2 F2 R2 F2 D2 U2 R2 D2 F U' B U2 B2 R D L' F' D
9. 29.594 U R D B2 R' D F L' F' D' F2 U2 R2 B2 U L2 D' F2 R2 D' L2
10. 28.669 B L2 F' L U' R' L2 D' R' F2 B2 U2 R2 F2 U2 L D2 B2 L'
11. 22.607 U' R2 D2 B L' B2 U L2 B2 U2 L2 U2 F' L2 U2 F D2 B' D2 R' B2
12. 21.111 B2 D2 R2 U2 R U2 L D2 F2 R2 D2 F2 B' D' B' R B D' F' D' L2
13. 25.405 U L' B2 D2 B2 D L2 R2 F2 D F2 U' R2 D L' U R' B F2 L2
14. 27.712 L U' F2 R2 F2 U L2 U' L2 F2 D' R2 D2 L' F R' U L' F2 U' F'
15. 34.502 U' B2 R' F2 L F2 L B2 D2 B2 U2 R2 D2 U' B2 L' B' R B F'
16. 26.984 L2 B2 L2 U B2 L2 D2 U' L2 D U B' R' F' L B D' U' B' D' L
17. 24.993 D2 B F U2 L2 B' L2 R2 B' L2 B D' L D F' R' B R' D2 U' F2
18. 25.164 R2 F' L U R2 D' U2 L2 B2 U F2 U B' F R U B2 R' D'
19. 35.387 R2 U' F R2 D2 R' U' D' B U2 D2 L2 F U2 R2 B D2 F B2 L2 D
20. 30.026 F U' R2 B2 R2 U F2 U F2 U2 R2 L' D' B F' L F U F2
21. 29.771 R2 F' D2 B L2 B' D2 R2 U2 L2 B D2 U' L' F2 L' D' U' B' D'
22. 27.742 B' R' F U' L2 U' R' B R L2 F2 B2 L B2 R' D2 F2 U'
23. 21.506 B' L2 D R' L F' R' U R2 L2 D2 B' U2 F D2 R2 U2 D2 B2 L'
24. 22.292 F' D2 F' D2 F' L2 D2 B D2 U2 B2 R2 L B2 R B R2 U R' F2 D2
25. 32.965 U R B2 F2 D F2 D' U2 B2 U' F2 R2 U R' D2 F L B D2
26. 31.503 R2 U R2 L' F' D2 R' D' F2 U' B2 R2 B2 D F2 U L2 U2 R2 F U
27. 34.377 F' R2 F2 R2 D2 F R2 D2 F' R2 B R' B F' U R2 D2 L' F D2
28. 26.300 L2 B2 D B2 F2 L2 U' F2 D' U B2 R' B D' F2 U F2 U B' R

 

[thousand_cuts]

damn, im also getting very inconsistent timings. currently have a pb of 30.4s (single) but my mean for like 27 solves this morning was 37.8s. Should I learn full pll now or advanced f2l or look ahead or just keep practising more solves?

 

[OtterCuber]

Gan Skewb (looks phun, never solved one)
Gan mini m pro (im really bad at OH and so I thought a mini cube would help a lot

dont think my cube collection will expand at all for a very long time now (but then again... lol)

weird flex but ok XD

Wow very nice

 

[BadSpeedCuber]

damn, im also getting very inconsistent timings. currently have a pb of 30.4s (single) but my mean for like 27 solves this morning was 37.8s. Should I learn full pll now or advanced f2l or look ahead or just keep practising more solves?

slowly learn pll, but knowing your f2l cases and being able to look away from the pair your solving will make your times much faster (which is basically look ahead to be clear)

 

[thousand_cuts]

slowly learn pll, but knowing your f2l cases and being able to look away from the pair your solving will make your times much faster (which is basically look ahead to be clear)

i just started learning pll and i'll try not to neglect my f2ls too. any good resource for learning look ahead?

 

[BadSpeedCuber]

Learning lookahead isnt really something that can be taught to a certain extent, but look at jperms videos on improving your look ahead

 

[BadSpeedCuber]

So I tried 3bld, and failed.
I think I miss memorized 2 edges as they still needed swapped, and so do 2 corners (one in DBL and one if URF) The two edges look like an r perm, which makes me think i had parity and didnt do it, but idk
I used OP/OP meathods

really want a success, but still practice sighted solving

 

[BadSpeedCuber]

First solve of the day what the heck
unfortunatly got to go to bed now
bye!
Generated By csTimer+ on 2021-12-16
single: 18.553

Time List:
1. 18.553 B2 D F2 D2 F2 R2 D R2 F L D' U2 L2 R D2 L' B' L

 

[OtterCuber]

Nice

 

[BadSpeedCuber]

PB I think! All of the 20 second solves were chokes in the last layer. In the 20.5 I had the f2l done in 11-12 seconds! but failed



Generated By csTimer+ on 2021-12-17
avg of 5: 21.154

Time List:
1. (20.209) R' B2 D F2 L' U' B' R' U2 R L2 B2 L' D2 F2 B2 R D2 L' F U
2. 20.910 L B U B U B' L' U F' U2 B' U2 L2 D2 F D2 F2 D2
3. 22.014 F' U' R2 D B R' F U2 B2 R2 D2 F2 U F2 D' B2 D R2 D' B L'
4. (29.958) R2 B' R B2 D2 F U2 R U2 F B2 U2 F' B2 D2 F D2 R2 D'
5. 20.538 F' L2 D2 U2 F' L2 D2 B' U2 B2 U' F R2 D R F U' L D' R

 

[Garf]

PB I think! All of the 20 second solves were chokes in the last layer. In the 20.5 I had the f2l done in 11-12 seconds! but failed



Generated By csTimer+ on 2021-12-17
avg of 5: 21.154

Time List:
1. (20.209) R' B2 D F2 L' U' B' R' U2 R L2 B2 L' D2 F2 B2 R D2 L' F U
2. 20.910 L B U B U B' L' U F' U2 B' U2 L2 D2 F D2 F2 D2
3. 22.014 F' U' R2 D B R' F U2 B2 R2 D2 F2 U F2 D' B2 D R2 D' B L'
4. (29.958) R2 B' R B2 D2 F U2 R U2 F B2 U2 F' B2 D2 F D2 R2 D'
5. 20.538 F' L2 D2 U2 F' L2 D2 B' U2 B2 U' F R2 D R F U' L D' R

There is only one reason why you are choking in the last layer, and it's either because fingertricks are bad or recognition is bad. J-Perm has made some videos on Pll and oll algs/fingertricks.

 

[BadSpeedCuber]

Well I don't know full Pll yet, 3 G perms and the V perm until i do, and I use 2 look oll, and the main reason i think is because i get all tense and nervous during this step, which makes me lock up because my turning is very jittery...
My recognition is not to horrendous for the PLL I know, but I will try to improve when i know full PLL, which shouldnt be too long, maybe 2 weeks judging by my school schedule RN
Just a response to your response..

 

[OtterCuber]

Well I don't know full Pll yet, 3 G perms and the V perm until i do, and I use 2 look oll, and the main reason i think is because i get all tense and nervous during this step, which makes me lock up because my turning is very jittery...
My recognition is not to horrendous for the PLL I know, but I will try to improve when i know full PLL, which shouldnt be too long, maybe 2 weeks judging by my school schedule RN
Just a response to your response..

You are pretty fast for someone who hasn't finished PLL yet.

 

[Garf]

Well I don't know full Pll yet, 3 G perms and the V perm until i do, and I use 2 look oll, and the main reason i think is because i get all tense and nervous during this step, which makes me lock up because my turning is very jittery...
My recognition is not to horrendous for the PLL I know, but I will try to improve when i know full PLL, which shouldnt be too long, maybe 2 weeks judging by my school schedule RN
Just a response to your response..

If you are getting tense about 3LLL, then here is what I propose:
Before any solve, use the 4-7-8 breathing technique. Breathe in for four seconds, hold for seven, then exhale for eight seconds. When you do this, think of relaxing your body and your mind to prepare yourself for the solve. Do this two times, then start your inspection and solve. What happened is you will calm yourself enough to release the nerves that hold you back for your last layer.
Note: you could do this if you want to sleep easily, just do the steps four times instead of two.

 

[BadSpeedCuber]

cool. Thanks!