WhatDoIPutHere's Cubing Progression - Modding YS3M! Road to: Sub-20 3x3 - Learning PLL 11/21| Sub-5 2x2 - Ortega | Sub-3 Minute 5x5 - Yau5

Fukuoka Kengo James said:
I have just magnetised my meilong 5x5, and I found that it is not that easy to find the right magnet strength even though I have over 3000 magnets of 15 different sizes to choose from. I ended up using 48 5*2 magnets, 24 5*1.5 magnets and 24 3*2 magnets. The magnets are on the stronger side with the inners just a bit stronger than the outers, but no where as insane as the magnets in the qiyi ms 5x5.

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Anyway, I found this magnet strength to be very comfortable for the meilong 5x5 and is a lot better than the magnet strength on the qiyi ms or the aochuang wrm which have unreasonable magnets strength. The qiyi ms have inners strong like the bell v1 and the aochuang wrm is very flexible but has very weak outers which makes it deform a lot. I have strengthen the outers on my aochuang wrm but I still prefer the nezha over it.
 
I've practiced a lot of 2x2, and I've learned all the Ortega algs (don't know if I already said this or not) I'm doing really well and 8 second solves are rare for me now, I average around 6 or 7 seconds. I can tell that I am improving quickly, but I probably need a bit more practice before learning CLL or EG-1 (and I'm also scared because of the amount of algs)
Also, I just did my first ao50 (on 3x3). I wanted to do this because I've been only practicing a lot of 2x2 lately, I came back to 3x3 and was horrified by the results. During these solves. I noticed three major problems:
1. I pause between my cross and F2L for way too long. I know this is probably a really common problem, but one that I struggle with, especially on easy cross solutions. This is probably because I have less time to look for an F2L pair (because I don't preplan one during inspection)
2. Sometimes I would try to do an X-Cross when there was a block and it would end up taking me almost 30 seconds just for a cross with an extra 2 corners solved (for pseudoslotting). Other times I would do an X-Cross and it would turn out fine, but most of the outliers in my solves (list below) were caused by this. The solution is to find out when I should or shouldn't do an X-Cross.
3. I was listening to a ClownPierce PvP music 1 hour loop (ClownPierce is a Minecraft PvPer if you didn't know) during this session, but some of the parts were too fast or too slow for different parts, but the parts that were too fast were perfect for OLL and PLL as I want to execute the algs as fast as possible. The solution? I'm going to make music optimized for cubing. It will only be optimized for my current times and averages, as the duration of slow and fast parts will change for everyone if they are faster or slower at cross and F2L. There is plenty music for Minecraft PvP, so I'm sure that it shouldn't be that hard.
My PB is 25.75, got close to it during this session.

Generated By csTimer on 2023-03-13
solves/total: 50/50
single
best: 26.330
worst: 49.600

mean of 3
current: 33.927 (σ = 6.38)
best: 29.040 (σ = 2.70)

avg of 5
current: 37.040 (σ = 1.87)
best: 31.303 (σ = 2.06)

avg of 12
current: 35.060 (σ = 2.67)
best: 33.709 (σ = 4.78)

Average: 36.080 (σ = 4.84)
Mean: 36.333

Time List:
1. 46.678 F R' U' F R2 F2 L U' R2 U2 B L2 F' B2 U2 R2 U2 L2 F' R' D2
2. 41.452 U2 R2 F2 L' B2 F2 R' B2 R D2 U2 B2 U R D2 L' B L2 D R'
3. 38.154 L2 D' R2 D2 B R U2 B R U2 F2 L' D2 B2 L D2 B2 D2 F2
4. 42.021 D B' U' R2 D2 B2 R2 U' F2 D L2 D L B2 D' B F2 D R
5. 36.422 F L' F U2 B F2 R2 B' F2 R2 F' L D' L R D B D B'
6. 36.230 U2 L B L2 U D L F' L' U R2 U L2 U' F2 L2 U R2 B2 U
7. 39.321 D' F U R2 B2 F2 U' F2 U' L2 U' L2 F2 D B' R' U F2 D2 R2 B'
8. 49.600 B2 L R2 B2 D' F2 D L2 U' B2 U' R2 B2 L B R' D' U' F2 R'
9. 31.695 L2 F2 L2 R2 D2 U' R2 D' B2 U2 F' R D' L U B' F2 D2 B D
10. 36.258 U2 B' F2 R2 F2 D' R2 U L2 D U2 B2 U2 R2 B F' R' F D L' U
11. 38.878 B2 R U2 R2 D2 R2 B2 R' U2 L' D2 R' F R' B' R' U B' L D B
12. 32.485 L2 F2 D L2 D U R2 U' B2 U' L2 F2 B' R F' U R2 U' L D L
13. 43.112 U2 R' U' D' F' R D' L D R2 U2 F2 R2 F' D2 F' B2
14. 33.128 L2 F2 R2 B2 D' F2 D F2 D2 L2 B2 D2 L F' R' D F' L B' D' L2
15. 26.331 R2 F' D2 F' L U L' U' R' U2 R' D2 L' U2 L U2 F2 R' F2 B2
16. 31.721 F U' B2 R2 F' U2 R2 F' D2 B L2 F R2 L F D2 U' B F2 D
17. 29.075 F' L' U' R' B L U F D R B2 D2 L' U2 B2 R' F2 U2 R D2 R2
18. 36.274 R2 L B' U2 L' B R F L' B2 U' F2 B2 U' R2 D' B2 U2 D R2 D
19. 42.344 F' B2 D2 B2 R' B2 L U2 R2 B2 R' U' F L' R' D B2 D2 U2
20. 40.465 D' F' U' L D2 F' L' B' D' R' D2 L B2 U2 R2 U2 R2 F2 U2 D
21. 32.681 L2 R2 U' B2 U L2 D2 B2 D' B2 F2 L D F U R2 F' R' B R U
22. 48.003 B R2 B U B L' F2 D' R' F2 B L2 B' R2 B' U2 R2 B' L2 F D2
23. 28.923 L2 U L2 R2 B D2 U2 F L2 F' R2 U2 B' R' D R' F' U' L' D2 R'
24. 32.720 R B U' R2 F2 U' F2 D' L2 B2 U' B2 U2 L' D' L' B2 F R U2
25. 39.023 U2 L2 D L2 D' L2 D2 U' R2 B2 R2 L B' R' D2 B' U2 L B2 R2 D
26. 48.820 R2 D2 L2 U R2 U2 R2 U L2 U' R2 L B' U' F L B' L' D2 L2
27. 35.464 D R' L2 F2 U B2 L2 D2 R2 D' L2 U2 B2 D2 B R' B U B' L B'
28. 28.433 B R2 D2 U2 F L2 U2 B' U2 F2 U2 F' D' U' R' U2 B L' U B' R2
29. 31.373 U2 F U F L2 F2 B' L' B2 D2 L2 B2 L' B2 D2 B2 L2 U2 B' R'
30. 28.219 R F D L2 F' D2 U2 B2 D2 B' D2 L2 F' R F U2 B D R F
31. 36.799 F D2 F2 U D2 L2 F R' U F2 B2 R2 U2 R U2 L F2 L' B2 L U2
32. 34.710 L2 U L2 B2 R2 U' F2 U2 B2 D' U' F' L R2 U L2 D' L B R B
33. 49.507 D2 F L2 U' B2 D R2 U' L2 U' R2 U2 L2 B2 L' U' R' D' B' F' R
34. 28.261 B' R D2 L B2 L' B2 R2 U2 L' U2 F2 R2 U' F2 U' F D' U2 B R
35. 40.753 U D2 R D' R2 L2 B D' R B' L2 F L2 B' R2 L2 B D2 L2 D2 B'
36. 32.122 F2 D2 R2 U2 R' U2 L B2 R D2 R' D' B2 R F D U2 B2 D2 B'
37. 41.232 D' F2 D2 B' D2 F' D2 F2 L2 D2 B' R2 U2 R' B' L' F' R2 U F2 U2
38. 28.939 F' L' D2 B2 D2 U' B2 L2 D2 R2 U R2 F2 B' L' B2 F2 D R' U L'
39. 34.506 B L2 D' R2 U F2 U' B2 L2 F2 U2 R' D' F' U2 L' U2 R D
40. 30.624 L F2 L' B2 R D2 F2 L' U2 R2 B2 U' B2 R D' U' B' L' R F'
41. 39.057 D' F B2 D L2 D R2 D L2 D2 F2 R2 U2 F U' B2 D' B' R' F'
42. 35.052 R2 B' U2 B D2 B D2 F' L2 U2 F' L U' L2 B' L2 R' U2 B D'
43. 32.441 D' L2 B2 D R2 D2 B2 D' F2 U2 R2 F' D B F U2 R2 U' F' R'
44. 34.083 D F2 R2 D2 B2 D B2 F2 R2 D' B2 U2 L' D L2 F' D' B U B'
45. 33.747 L D2 B' R2 F' L2 B L2 F D2 F L2 D R U' R' U B U
46. 36.176 F' U' R2 U2 L2 D' L2 D' B2 F2 L2 R2 U' R U L F' L' U' B' D
47. 41.723 R2 U L' F' B2 R U D L' F' U F2 D F2 B2 D R2 F2 R2 F2
48. 26.836 R' B2 U' F2 D L' F' B U R U2 D2 R U2 B2 R D2 R D2 L2
49. 39.192 D2 F R2 F' U2 D' R' D2 R2 U2 R2 F2 R2 D2 B' D2 F U2 D' B2
50. 35.763 F' D2 F2 R D2 L2 F2 L' D2 L' U2 F L2 R2 U' F L2 B' D' U'
 
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WhatDoIPutHere said:
I've practiced a lot of 2x2, and I've learned all the Ortega algs (don't know if I already said this or not) I'm doing really well and 8 second solves are rare for me now, I average around 6 or 7 seconds. I can tell that I am improving quickly, but I probably need a bit more practice before learning CLL or EG-1 (and I'm also scared because of the amount of algs)
Also, I just did my first ao50 (on 3x3). I wanted to do this because I've been only practicing a lot of 2x2 lately, I came back to 3x3 and was horrified by the results. During these solves. I noticed three major problems:
1. I pause between my cross and F2L for way too long. I know this is probably a really common problem, but one that I struggle with, especially on easy cross solutions. This is probably because I have less time to look for an F2L pair (because I don't preplan one during inspection)
2. Sometimes I would try to do an X-Cross when there was a block and it would end up taking me almost 30 seconds just for a cross with an extra 2 corners solved (for pseudoslotting). Other times I would do an X-Cross and it would turn out fine, but most of the outliers in my solves (list below) were caused by this. The solution is to find out when I should or shouldn't do an X-Cross.
3. I was listening to a ClownPierce PvP music 1 hour loop (ClownPierce is a Minecraft PvPer if you didn't know) during this session, but some of the parts were too fast or too slow for different parts, but the parts that were too fast were perfect for OLL and PLL as I want to execute the algs as fast as possible. The solution? I'm going to make music optimized for cubing. It will only be optimized for my current times and averages, as the duration of slow and fast parts will change for everyone if they are faster or slower at cross and F2L. There is plenty music for Minecraft PvP, so I'm sure that it shouldn't be that hard.
My PB is 28.55 or something close to that, got close to it during this session.

Generated By csTimer on 2023-03-13
solves/total: 50/50
single
best: 26.330
worst: 49.600

mean of 3
current: 33.927 (σ = 6.38)
best: 29.040 (σ = 2.70)

avg of 5
current: 37.040 (σ = 1.87)
best: 31.303 (σ = 2.06)

avg of 12
current: 35.060 (σ = 2.67)
best: 33.709 (σ = 4.78)

Average: 36.080 (σ = 4.84)
Mean: 36.333

Time List:
1. 46.678 F R' U' F R2 F2 L U' R2 U2 B L2 F' B2 U2 R2 U2 L2 F' R' D2
2. 41.452 U2 R2 F2 L' B2 F2 R' B2 R D2 U2 B2 U R D2 L' B L2 D R'
3. 38.154 L2 D' R2 D2 B R U2 B R U2 F2 L' D2 B2 L D2 B2 D2 F2
4. 42.021 D B' U' R2 D2 B2 R2 U' F2 D L2 D L B2 D' B F2 D R
5. 36.422 F L' F U2 B F2 R2 B' F2 R2 F' L D' L R D B D B'
6. 36.230 U2 L B L2 U D L F' L' U R2 U L2 U' F2 L2 U R2 B2 U
7. 39.321 D' F U R2 B2 F2 U' F2 U' L2 U' L2 F2 D B' R' U F2 D2 R2 B'
8. 49.600 B2 L R2 B2 D' F2 D L2 U' B2 U' R2 B2 L B R' D' U' F2 R'
9. 31.695 L2 F2 L2 R2 D2 U' R2 D' B2 U2 F' R D' L U B' F2 D2 B D
10. 36.258 U2 B' F2 R2 F2 D' R2 U L2 D U2 B2 U2 R2 B F' R' F D L' U
11. 38.878 B2 R U2 R2 D2 R2 B2 R' U2 L' D2 R' F R' B' R' U B' L D B
12. 32.485 L2 F2 D L2 D U R2 U' B2 U' L2 F2 B' R F' U R2 U' L D L
13. 43.112 U2 R' U' D' F' R D' L D R2 U2 F2 R2 F' D2 F' B2
14. 33.128 L2 F2 R2 B2 D' F2 D F2 D2 L2 B2 D2 L F' R' D F' L B' D' L2
15. 26.331 R2 F' D2 F' L U L' U' R' U2 R' D2 L' U2 L U2 F2 R' F2 B2
16. 31.721 F U' B2 R2 F' U2 R2 F' D2 B L2 F R2 L F D2 U' B F2 D
17. 29.075 F' L' U' R' B L U F D R B2 D2 L' U2 B2 R' F2 U2 R D2 R2
18. 36.274 R2 L B' U2 L' B R F L' B2 U' F2 B2 U' R2 D' B2 U2 D R2 D
19. 42.344 F' B2 D2 B2 R' B2 L U2 R2 B2 R' U' F L' R' D B2 D2 U2
20. 40.465 D' F' U' L D2 F' L' B' D' R' D2 L B2 U2 R2 U2 R2 F2 U2 D
21. 32.681 L2 R2 U' B2 U L2 D2 B2 D' B2 F2 L D F U R2 F' R' B R U
22. 48.003 B R2 B U B L' F2 D' R' F2 B L2 B' R2 B' U2 R2 B' L2 F D2
23. 28.923 L2 U L2 R2 B D2 U2 F L2 F' R2 U2 B' R' D R' F' U' L' D2 R'
24. 32.720 R B U' R2 F2 U' F2 D' L2 B2 U' B2 U2 L' D' L' B2 F R U2
25. 39.023 U2 L2 D L2 D' L2 D2 U' R2 B2 R2 L B' R' D2 B' U2 L B2 R2 D
26. 48.820 R2 D2 L2 U R2 U2 R2 U L2 U' R2 L B' U' F L B' L' D2 L2
27. 35.464 D R' L2 F2 U B2 L2 D2 R2 D' L2 U2 B2 D2 B R' B U B' L B'
28. 28.433 B R2 D2 U2 F L2 U2 B' U2 F2 U2 F' D' U' R' U2 B L' U B' R2
29. 31.373 U2 F U F L2 F2 B' L' B2 D2 L2 B2 L' B2 D2 B2 L2 U2 B' R'
30. 28.219 R F D L2 F' D2 U2 B2 D2 B' D2 L2 F' R F U2 B D R F
31. 36.799 F D2 F2 U D2 L2 F R' U F2 B2 R2 U2 R U2 L F2 L' B2 L U2
32. 34.710 L2 U L2 B2 R2 U' F2 U2 B2 D' U' F' L R2 U L2 D' L B R B
33. 49.507 D2 F L2 U' B2 D R2 U' L2 U' R2 U2 L2 B2 L' U' R' D' B' F' R
34. 28.261 B' R D2 L B2 L' B2 R2 U2 L' U2 F2 R2 U' F2 U' F D' U2 B R
35. 40.753 U D2 R D' R2 L2 B D' R B' L2 F L2 B' R2 L2 B D2 L2 D2 B'
36. 32.122 F2 D2 R2 U2 R' U2 L B2 R D2 R' D' B2 R F D U2 B2 D2 B'
37. 41.232 D' F2 D2 B' D2 F' D2 F2 L2 D2 B' R2 U2 R' B' L' F' R2 U F2 U2
38. 28.939 F' L' D2 B2 D2 U' B2 L2 D2 R2 U R2 F2 B' L' B2 F2 D R' U L'
39. 34.506 B L2 D' R2 U F2 U' B2 L2 F2 U2 R' D' F' U2 L' U2 R D
40. 30.624 L F2 L' B2 R D2 F2 L' U2 R2 B2 U' B2 R D' U' B' L' R F'
41. 39.057 D' F B2 D L2 D R2 D L2 D2 F2 R2 U2 F U' B2 D' B' R' F'
42. 35.052 R2 B' U2 B D2 B D2 F' L2 U2 F' L U' L2 B' L2 R' U2 B D'
43. 32.441 D' L2 B2 D R2 D2 B2 D' F2 U2 R2 F' D B F U2 R2 U' F' R'
44. 34.083 D F2 R2 D2 B2 D B2 F2 R2 D' B2 U2 L' D L2 F' D' B U B'
45. 33.747 L D2 B' R2 F' L2 B L2 F D2 F L2 D R U' R' U B U
46. 36.176 F' U' R2 U2 L2 D' L2 D' B2 F2 L2 R2 U' R U L F' L' U' B' D
47. 41.723 R2 U L' F' B2 R U D L' F' U F2 D F2 B2 D R2 F2 R2 F2
48. 26.836 R' B2 U' F2 D L' F' B U R U2 D2 R U2 B2 R D2 R D2 L2
49. 39.192 D2 F R2 F' U2 D' R' D2 R2 U2 R2 F2 R2 D2 B' D2 F U2 D' B2
50. 35.763 F' D2 F2 R D2 L2 F2 L' D2 L' U2 F L2 R2 U' F L2 B' D' U'
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Hey
Cll is not too many algs
Focus on cll first and think on eg1 just after that
 
CatSharked said:
If you know Ortega, learning CLL will be easier. If you run into a CLL case you don't know, you can just use Ortega to solve the last layer instead. Also, Ortega has CLL algorithms in it.
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I 100% agree. Maybe learn Ortega first and then morph into a CLL user
- an ortega user that is lazy to learn other 2x2 methods
 
WhatDoIPutHere said:
ANOTHER PB, so close to sub-20.
20.672 seconds
Scramble: B2 R2 B2 D' R2 F2 U R2 F2 D U B' D2 L D' L F U B R'
Scramble had easy x-cross, then all easy F2L cases (all R U' R' insertion only) and OLL (I use two look) and PLL (only edges)
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When you get a fast f2l and a oll or pll skip you will get sub20
Just keep practicing, it will happen in no time
 
Filipe Teixeira said:
When you get a fast f2l and a oll or pll skip you will get sub20
Just keep practicing, it will happen in no time
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Yeah, I feel like I've really improved just from practicing. I cube before school and during school, and I've gotten my past 3 pbs in school.
I think that lucky scrambles will come more often now that I cube a lot. I think I am going to get a YJ MGC 5x5 soon so I will be practicing that too.
 
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