Eli Apperson's progression thread

[Nooby-Cuber]

That's how grinding works for the first little bit. Think of what happened when you first started solving cubes. You'd get faster really really quickly for the first little bit, then it would start to slow down.

I guess so… when I first started learning CFOP, my times peaked to like 1:30 (I was around 50-60s at the time) and then dropped to mid-30s over the course of like a week…and of course one year later and I’m barely sub-30

 

[Owen Morrison]

So, I've done 5 days of megaminx so far, and in that time I e made some great progress by my standards anyway.
So, this next week, I'm going to do zero time solves. I want to prioritize learning algs, watching walkthroughs and learning new techniques.
Also, I'm going to re-learn the m2 algs and how the method works.

Great idea. My advice would be to focus on lookahead and efficiency more than learning algs since they will help your times way more.

 

[Eli Apperson]

Great idea. My advice would be to focus on lookahead and efficiency more than learning algs since they will help your times way more.

Yeah, that's what I'm planning on doing. But right now I know like 7 ll algs so I need to learn at least a few

 

[Eli Apperson]

Pretty much what I average right now.

 

[Garf]

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Pretty much what I average right now.

I remember when I was averaging those times...
That was fun to improve so fast.

 

[baseballjello67]

Any solves, Eli?

 

[Eli Apperson]

Any solves, Eli?

I've not been cubing much this past week as I have a pretty big test in a week I've been studying for. I did get another 1:05.xx single though

 

[Eli Apperson]

Update: Still no sub one single, but I've brought my Ao100 down to 1:20xx

 

[Timona]

Update: Still no sub one single, but I've brought my Ao100 down to 1:20xx

Holy cow, you actually did it. Well done!

 

[Eli Apperson]

Today's update:
Best single: 1:04.13
Best ao5: 1:10.08
Best ao12: 1:11.59

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-08-09
avg of 100: 1:19.25

Time List:
1:12.81, 1:21.58, (1:05.14), 1:09.49, (1:33.79), 1:14.14, 1:21.55, 1:27.94, 1:32.09, 1:20.85, 1:10.29, 1:24.84, 1:32.60, (1:05.32), 1:30.64, 1:30.66, 1:24.14, 1:17.25, 1:20.37, 1:26.25, 1:27.91, 1:16.83, 1:06.01, 1:27.71, 1:24.20, 1:13.76, 1:28.24, 1:25.04, 1:15.23, (1:41.16), 1:14.38, 1:26.60, 1:17.05, 1:17.59, 1:12.97, (1:35.48), 1:17.85, 1:23.75, 1:30.78, 1:15.61, 1:21.34, 1:21.93, 1:19.83, 1:16.08, 1:29.77, 1:13.61, 1:18.65, (1:33.70), 1:14.62, 1:22.54, 1:28.60, 1:27.25, 1:11.95, 1:13.21, 1:16.15, 1:30.15, 1:20.10, 1:17.63, (1:44.13), 1:25.54, 1:15.92, 1:20.69, 1:26.35, 1:32.61, 1:07.12, 1:15.65, 1:23.49, 1:13.16, (1:04.70), 1:14.24, 1:32.78, 1:16.56, 1:18.08, 1:13.20, 1:30.58, 1:18.98, 1:21.44, 1:19.17, 1:10.85, 1:05.84, 1:15.84, 1:12.84, 1:06.56, 1:18.70, (1:04.13), 1:13.95, 1:12.88, 1:13.24, 1:09.62, 1:14.26, 1:17.77, 1:12.26, 1:07.78, 1:12.42, 1:24.13, 1:20.89, 1:12.37, (1:05.49), 1:18.58, 1:23.81

 

[Eli Apperson]

Didn't do much mega today, but I did do a 3x3 session:
I got a pretty nice 7.35 single as well. I'm considering trying to switch to ZZ, the problem is I don't know if I have the will power to lol.

avg of 100: 10.76

Time List:
10.56, 11.96, (8.68), 9.21, 10.48, 10.07, 10.69, 10.84, 9.45, 11.70, 11.34, 12.51, 10.46, 10.77, 10.81, 12.93, 11.82, (8.92), 11.31, 10.11, 10.28, 9.98, (8.38), 11.95, 11.94, 10.41, 11.22, 11.02, 10.63, 11.75, 12.35, (14.10), 10.85, 10.78, 11.57, 10.37, 9.45, 11.07, 11.04, 11.76, (13.43), 10.76, 12.28, 10.74, 9.33, 10.37, 10.60, 11.59, 9.88, 9.46, 11.15, 11.39, 10.29, 11.78, 9.42, 11.47, 11.82, (13.06), 10.36, 11.04, 10.97, 10.04, 10.70, 11.37, 10.97, 11.79, 10.02, (13.17), 9.54, 10.54, 10.17, 9.19, 12.29, 10.23, (13.01), (7.35), 10.94, 10.30, 12.23, 10.15, 11.08, 10.17, 10.33, 10.24, 10.38, 11.31, 9.22, 11.48, 10.36, (9.12), 11.06, 12.50, 9.86, 10.09, 9.43, 12.16, 9.63, 9.32, 9.80, 9.81

 

[Owen Morrison]

Didn't do much mega today, but I did do a 3x3 session:
I got a pretty nice 7.35 single as well. I'm considering trying to switch to ZZ, the problem is I don't know if I have the will power to lol.

avg of 100: 10.76

Time List:
10.56, 11.96, (8.68), 9.21, 10.48, 10.07, 10.69, 10.84, 9.45, 11.70, 11.34, 12.51, 10.46, 10.77, 10.81, 12.93, 11.82, (8.92), 11.31, 10.11, 10.28, 9.98, (8.38), 11.95, 11.94, 10.41, 11.22, 11.02, 10.63, 11.75, 12.35, (14.10), 10.85, 10.78, 11.57, 10.37, 9.45, 11.07, 11.04, 11.76, (13.43), 10.76, 12.28, 10.74, 9.33, 10.37, 10.60, 11.59, 9.88, 9.46, 11.15, 11.39, 10.29, 11.78, 9.42, 11.47, 11.82, (13.06), 10.36, 11.04, 10.97, 10.04, 10.70, 11.37, 10.97, 11.79, 10.02, (13.17), 9.54, 10.54, 10.17, 9.19, 12.29, 10.23, (13.01), (7.35), 10.94, 10.30, 12.23, 10.15, 11.08, 10.17, 10.33, 10.24, 10.38, 11.31, 9.22, 11.48, 10.36, (9.12), 11.06, 12.50, 9.86, 10.09, 9.43, 12.16, 9.63, 9.32, 9.80, 9.81

pls don't do that

 

[Eli Apperson]

pls don't do that

I don't care about 3x3 right now, if I did I'd use CFOP. I was simply thinking ZZ might be more fun for what little solving I do.

 

[ruffleduck]

I don't care about 3x3 right now, if I did I'd use CFOP. I was simply thinking ZZ might be more fun for what little solving I do.

yes, join our community (cult)

 

[Eli Apperson]

Well, disregard everything up there ^
SCS is having a comp in October, so I'm going to be grinding 3x3 for hopefully a podium. Idk what kinda competition there will be, but I'd like to bring my average down to low 9 at least.
So, priority is on Cross+1 and F2L efficiency

 

[gsingh]

Well, disregard everything up there ^
SCS is having a comp in October, so I'm going to be grinding 3x3 for hopefully a podium. Idk what kinda competition there will be, but I'd like to bring my average down to low 9 at least.
So, priority is on Cross+1 and F2L efficiency

Wait how do you know they are having a comp.
It's not on the wca website.

 

[Eli Apperson]

Wait how do you know they are having a comp.
It's not on the wca website.

It's not an official comp, just like a for fun thing.

 

[gsingh]

It's not an official comp, just like a for fun thing.

Ok. But how did you find out about it?

 

[Eli Apperson]

Ok. But how did you find out about it?

Email list.

 

[gsingh]

Oh yeah. I just saw it. It sounds really cool. Wish I could go.