Running for Cube's Cubing progression: grinding for sub 2 5x5 + mega.

[Running for cube]

So I had a family Christmas party yesterday and got a yj mgc 6x6, 2x2 and another 7x7. Do you guys know if speedcubeshop takes trades back for their sealed products?

 

[Running for cube]

Ok, first 2-7 relay time.

 

[Garf]

Ok, first 2-7 relay time.View attachment 21568

Think you need to have the receipt for the cubes.

 

[Running for cube]

Ok.

 

[Running for cube]

6x6 ao5

Generated By csTimer on 2022-12-31
avg of 5: 5:22.40

Spoiler: 6x6 ao5

Time List:
1. 5:07.74 3Rw R2 3Uw2 B' D2 3Rw' F2 Lw' Uw' L B2 Fw2 D' R 3Fw2 B Uw' 3Fw' B' Fw2 F2 D' F D2 Lw' 3Fw2 U2 F' L2 R 3Rw 3Fw R' Lw' 3Fw Fw' Lw2 B' Dw L2 R2 Lw2 Rw Dw2 R2 Bw' F2 3Rw' Rw U2 Uw2 3Rw Lw2 3Uw2 D' Uw' F L Bw 3Rw F' Dw Rw' B' 3Rw2 L2 Rw Fw2 R' 3Rw 3Fw' Fw2 3Uw2 Bw D 3Rw2 F 3Fw' D' R
2. 5:32.94 Lw' 3Uw F R' Bw' Uw2 L' Rw' 3Rw' 3Fw2 L' B2 Lw' 3Rw 3Uw2 3Rw 3Uw 3Rw2 3Fw' Rw R' B Lw F U' D2 Dw' 3Uw' Fw' 3Uw' F 3Rw2 Rw2 B2 L' Lw2 R Fw B' L Fw' 3Fw' Bw D' 3Rw2 3Uw2 Bw Rw F 3Uw' Uw F2 3Uw2 Bw' Rw R' 3Uw2 Uw2 Lw2 Uw 3Rw F2 U Bw Uw2 3Uw' Bw2 D2 Bw 3Fw F' Lw2 B2 Uw' Dw' U2 3Fw2 Lw2 3Fw Lw
3. (5:06.00) B Rw2 3Rw U 3Fw' 3Rw2 Dw2 Bw' 3Rw2 L Lw' Dw' R 3Fw2 Dw B2 Bw F2 3Fw Fw U Fw' B2 Lw U Dw Bw 3Uw2 3Rw2 3Fw2 D' Rw2 3Fw Dw D' 3Rw Dw Fw2 R' Dw' 3Rw2 D Dw' Bw2 U B' D2 B' R' 3Uw2 3Rw2 U Fw2 B F' 3Uw Fw' L2 Dw 3Uw2 L2 3Rw2 3Uw Rw 3Rw' Fw L F R2 3Rw 3Uw2 3Fw Fw 3Rw2 L2 Rw' 3Fw2 Dw U2 B2
4. 5:26.52 Dw 3Rw2 B 3Fw Rw' Fw2 F 3Rw Uw' Bw R2 L' 3Uw' Rw2 U2 3Rw' Uw' 3Uw' D' Fw F' Dw 3Rw' R' U2 3Rw' Bw2 F' Uw B 3Rw U' 3Fw2 Uw2 Fw2 F2 L Lw2 R2 3Fw D2 Bw Fw' Rw' R2 D2 Dw' Lw2 Bw2 B Lw' R2 L' 3Rw Fw2 Uw Dw' 3Fw 3Uw2 B Lw' D Lw 3Fw2 Lw' Bw F 3Uw' Bw2 F Fw2 R' L D Lw' Uw' F Bw Lw Bw
5. (5:38.66) 3Fw2 L Fw2 Uw2 B Dw' U 3Rw' Dw2 3Fw2 Lw2 Rw' F' Fw Dw 3Uw' L2 B2 3Uw2 Uw Lw' 3Uw' D2 U Rw2 D Fw2 Bw' 3Uw2 D2 F U' Bw' 3Uw' Fw2 L R' 3Uw' Bw2 B' 3Fw2 3Uw F2 3Uw L2 Fw' 3Rw2 Bw D' L U F2 D2 F Rw F2 Uw Rw2 B2 Lw 3Rw' U2 D2 3Rw2 L Bw2 Dw B2 3Uw Fw L2 Uw' B' Fw2 Rw' Lw B 3Fw2 Lw Dw

 

[Deleted member 36445]

how is running going?

 

[Running for cube]

Well I haven’t been doing it recently bc I’m doing basketball but once I’m done I’m thinking I’ll get back and do track.

 

[Running for cube]

Is the magnetic shengsow clock ok? I’m not looking to get world class or anything just a novelty clock I can have fun with.

 

[Running for cube]

4:24 single 6x6 pb

 

[Running for cube]

New 5x5 pb ao5: 2:03.09

Spoiler: ao5, 2:03

Generated By csTimer on 2023-01-02
avg of 5: 2:03.09

Time List:
1. 2:02.37 Bw Dw2 Bw' F Rw2 Uw' F Dw Fw2 Rw' B2 Lw2 Rw' Bw2 Dw L Lw2 U R Uw' U' R' B2 Dw' F2 Bw Dw2 B2 Lw Rw2 U2 Uw Rw Lw2 Dw' Lw D R2 F2 Dw' U' Bw Rw2 F2 D2 U2 B2 L2 Bw2 L' U Fw2 Bw U' Rw' Dw2 U' Bw' Fw B
2. (1:53.65) F' Lw Bw' R2 B2 Dw' B Uw' B2 R2 Fw' Lw Bw2 Rw2 Uw F' Bw' R2 Lw' B2 L2 Fw' U2 L' U' R Uw' Dw' Bw' B2 D Uw Dw Lw' F' Bw2 Lw' Rw' Dw2 Fw' Rw L2 D2 L2 Lw' Uw L2 Rw R' B2 U' Fw2 Lw' Dw' Lw' Bw L' B2 Uw2 Rw2
3. 2:02.65 U' R' B' L D L B' Dw2 D2 Lw2 F Uw F Dw Rw2 L2 U Bw B' Uw F2 Bw' Rw' Fw2 Rw2 Bw Dw2 F2 R2 L' D' Uw2 F R2 Rw2 U2 L' Fw' F Bw' D' Bw2 Dw2 B2 Dw2 Rw Uw2 L U2 L' Dw' F' Bw D Bw F2 Uw D B Fw'
4. (2:07.97) Fw Uw2 L Lw' Bw Rw' B Uw2 B2 Dw' B U2 L' R2 U Fw' L2 Uw L2 Rw2 U' B2 Lw Rw2 Uw Lw' B2 Lw F2 Uw Fw F' R Bw2 R2 F2 Fw2 L Uw' D' U Lw D Dw F' Uw Dw2 Lw2 Fw F Uw2 F Dw2 L2 D Uw' B Dw2 Lw R2
5. 2:04.26 L' Fw2 B' F2 Uw' U Dw' F2 Dw2 Bw' U' D2 Uw' F' B' Bw Dw R' Bw D' Lw' B2 F2 Rw B Fw2 F' Bw2 Uw' B2 R2 D' Bw2 F B' Lw2 R' L2 F' Rw' L2 B2 L Uw F2 Fw2 Dw R' Bw2 L' D' L Bw' B' Fw' U2 Bw2 D Bw' Dw'

Edit: just got a 1:48 pb solve!

 

[Running for cube]

Should I get the yj mgc squan or the gan mirror cube?

 

[Garf]

Should I get the yj mgc squan or the gan mirror cube?

Depends on what you want to do.

 

[Running for cube]

True. I’ll see. Is squan a fun event?

 

[Jorian Meeuse]

True. I’ll see. Is squan a fun event?

Squan with nose especially. My pb is 3:28.50.

 

[Garf]

True. I’ll see. Is squan a fun event?

Squan is interesting to learn, but it is really algorithm based and not so intuitive.

 

[abunickabhi]

2x2 puzzle is the least complex, hence sub-7 in 2x2 is the easiest to achieve.

Good luck with your 5x5 grinding yo.

 

[Running for cube]

Yeah I have been doing some 2x2 now because I got the mgc and it’s very good. I get lots of sub 7s now but not sure if I’m universally sub 7 yet. (I use Ortega)

 

[Caden Fisher]

Is the magnetic shengsow clock ok? I’m not looking to get world class or anything just a novelty clock I can have fun with.

It’s not as bad as people make it sound. I have it and I average about 13s. OOTB it’s not very good but once you set it up it’s not that bad. I also modded it by cutting out little paper rings and placing them on the inside around the pins. It reduced the friction by a lot. I can do 6 flicks now pretty easily. I could show you how to do the mod if you want.

 

[Running for cube]

So my comp is next week, the one in grapevine Texas. It’s called dfw cubing winter and I’ll get to meet zayn kahani which will be cool. I’m going to have him sign my old 2x2 lol.

 

[Running for cube]

I’m pretty sure that @Ryan Pilat is organizing it.