Nebraskan Speedsolver's Progression Thread | Small Update Since I've Been Away

What should I learn/practice next?


  • Total voters
    55
  • Poll closed .
PB 4x4 ao50!
Generated By csTimer on 2023-07-25
solves/total: 50/50

single
best: 55.360
worst: 1:26.712

mean of 3
current: 1:07.713 (σ = 8.32)
best: 1:02.399 (σ = 4.68)

avg of 5
current: 1:11.007 (σ = 3.41)
best: 1:02.399 (σ = 4.68)

avg of 12
current: 1:07.458 (σ = 6.28)
best: 1:06.357 (σ = 5.73)

avg of 25
current: 1:11.528 (σ = 5.35)
best: 1:11.528 (σ = 5.35)

avg of 50
current: 1:13.346 (σ = 5.01)
best: 1:13.346 (σ = 5.01)

Average: 1:13.346 (σ = 5.01)
Mean: 1:13.052

Time List:
1. 1:07.763 D L D2 B2 R' D' F U2 D2 R U2 L2 U2 F2 L U2 L' D' F' Rw2 D2 F2 D Rw2 F Fw2 L2 U2 Rw2 Uw2 Rw2 F' R F2 Fw2 Rw B' Fw' R' Uw' Rw D2 F2 B Fw2
2. 1:17.236 D2 B2 U2 R2 L' F B2 R' F2 D' L2 U' F2 D2 R2 D' B2 R2 D' R2 L Uw2 R2 B R Fw2 Rw2 B' L' Fw2 R' F' Rw2 D2 Uw' Fw2 Uw' L' D2 Rw' Fw' L2 U D' Rw Fw2
3. 1:10.643 R' F' R L F' U2 R' U' R2 D2 F R2 B D2 F2 U2 D2 B' L2 B' Fw2 R L' Fw2 L' B' Rw2 B' Uw2 B' U2 Fw2 Uw' R2 Uw2 Rw2 F2 Fw' L B2 U Rw2 B
4. 1:16.325 F' L' U2 D R2 L2 B2 L D F D2 F D2 B2 R2 F' U2 F2 Rw2 D' Fw2 L' U Uw2 L Rw2 D' L2 Rw2 F2 R' Fw' L' D2 L2 F2 Uw' Fw Rw2 B Uw2 Fw2 Uw
5. 1:05.832 D2 R2 D2 L2 D F2 U' F2 U L2 U' B' D U' B' L D2 U L' F' U' Rw2 F R' B' Fw2 Rw2 Uw2 R D2 B' L2 D2 Uw' Rw2 F2 Fw2 L2 Rw' Uw L2 Fw' Uw2 Fw' R2 F2
6. 1:17.723 R' F D F2 R2 F2 U' F2 D R2 D L B' F R U F2 R' Rw2 U B R2 Rw2 D' R2 Uw2 Rw2 U B2 U' D' Rw' D Rw2 D2 F' D' Uw Rw' U' B' L2 Uw2
7. 59.852 F' L' F2 D2 B2 D' R' L2 D' B2 L2 U2 B2 U' B2 L2 F2 U2 B2 Fw2 L F2 B Uw2 B L2 B Rw2 F U2 L Fw2 Uw B' U Fw2 D F' Rw Uw R' Fw2 U' Fw2 L
8. 1:16.665 R L2 F2 D2 B2 D F2 U' R2 B2 R2 B2 U B' L' D' R F2 L2 D L Rw2 B' U2 Fw2 L' Rw2 D2 B2 R Fw2 L' B U2 D2 Uw F' L' F Fw' U' B2 D' L' Rw Uw F'
9. 1:18.349 D' L2 B L2 D' U' R2 B2 D B2 D R2 B2 R2 B' L B2 F' L B L2 Fw2 L' Uw2 F' R Fw2 L2 F2 Rw2 U2 L B' L2 Uw B2 Uw2 R Rw Uw R Uw2 Fw' D L' B2
10. 1:18.549 F U F' L' D F2 B' D R U2 R2 F2 R2 D2 B2 L2 B R2 D2 B Fw2 R2 U' D' R U' Uw2 Fw2 L U2 L2 U Fw R2 U B2 Fw R B2 Rw Uw2 Rw Uw' B'
11. 1:13.032 F' D2 L2 D2 B2 D2 U2 L2 B F2 U2 D' B R2 B2 U L2 D L B' R Fw2 U Rw2 U2 B Uw2 L2 D' R2 D2 B' L' Rw Uw2 Fw2 D2 Fw U2 Uw' R2 F Rw Fw' D2
12. 1:19.032 B L2 B L2 F L2 B2 L2 R2 U' F D' R B2 U' R' U' R F Uw2 Fw2 U' R2 Uw2 Rw2 F2 D L2 D2 B' D Rw F R L U Rw2 Uw2 F R' Fw Rw' B' U'
13. 1:06.633 L2 F U2 F' D2 L2 F' R2 B' U2 B' D B D2 U' F' L' F2 D R' F' Fw2 D' B2 R L U Rw2 U' R' D L Fw Uw2 B' Rw2 B2 L Rw' F2 Fw' Uw R Fw' Uw2
14. 1:16.269 U2 L U' F2 U2 R F2 R' D2 R U2 L2 D2 L B' L' D R B U F' Fw2 Rw2 F' U' B2 Fw2 U' Rw2 D' R2 Uw2 R2 F2 Rw' B' D F2 U' Uw R' B' U2 Fw Rw2 Fw2
15. 1:18.562 R' U F2 U2 F2 L2 B2 U L2 R2 F R' F D L' F L' B D' Uw2 R2 Fw2 U' F Fw2 Uw2 Rw2 F' L2 B2 Uw2 R2 Rw' U F Uw2 B' L F' Fw L Rw Uw2 R Rw
16. 1:18.911 D R2 B' D2 F' U2 F' L2 R2 B2 D2 B' D R F2 U L' B U' L' Fw2 R Uw2 R B2 Uw2 Fw2 L2 B Uw2 L D2 Rw2 Uw F2 L2 U' Rw' F2 Uw' L U2 Fw U B2
17. 1:13.692 F2 L2 D L2 F2 D' B2 D F2 U' R2 U B R' D2 L' R' U' F R2 B' Uw2 B2 Rw2 D' B' Fw2 Uw2 B' U F' B Fw2 Rw U2 L2 F2 D Fw R' Uw2 B2 U L' Rw Fw'
18. 1:14.990 B2 L' F2 L2 R2 B' U2 F' U2 F L2 F L2 F' D' L' U' B D U' R' Fw2 U D2 L' Fw2 U' B2 R' Fw2 D Uw2 L2 Fw' R F U R L2 D Rw' Fw U F2 Rw U
19. 1:25.034 R L2 F' L2 B D2 L2 B2 L2 F' D2 F R B' D B' U2 B2 L2 F Fw2 R Uw2 R' U Rw2 F2 Rw2 F2 R2 U F2 Fw' U' L B R B2 Rw' U' F' Fw' Rw' F R
20. 1:14.916 D F' R L' U' B R' U D L2 D2 B2 L2 U' B2 U' L2 B2 D2 F' L2 Fw2 Uw2 L' U' R2 B2 Fw2 U2 F2 B2 D' Rw2 B Uw2 Fw Rw2 B D' Uw Fw Uw2 L2 B L' Fw2
21. 1:20.622 F2 D L2 R2 F2 U' F2 R2 U' F2 L2 R' D B L U B' L' U2 R2 B' Uw2 L' U L' F2 R' Uw2 L' D B2 Rw2 U Fw' L2 F' R' Fw' U2 Uw' R2 Uw Fw2 Rw2 F'
22. 1:09.687 L2 U B2 L' U F2 D' F' U2 D F2 R2 U L2 U2 B2 L2 U F' Uw2 Rw2 D Rw2 F' Fw2 L2 D F' U Uw2 B R' Rw U F2 D' Fw' Uw' R' Uw2 R Rw' B'
23. 1:14.507 D' U2 B' L2 B' L2 B' U2 B' F' L U2 B2 L D' B' L2 F2 Fw2 U' F2 Rw2 Uw2 Fw2 U2 B2 R Fw2 U' R' Rw2 F2 Fw' D2 Fw U2 R L' Rw B U' F' Uw' Rw'
24. 1:13.462 F' D2 B' U2 F' R2 F L2 D2 B R2 F2 L' B D' R2 F' L U R B2 Rw2 F Fw2 U2 D L2 F Fw2 D' Rw2 U2 R2 Fw2 Rw U R2 F2 L' Uw Rw F Uw2 Fw Rw F Rw2
25. 1:20.595 U2 F2 R2 F' U2 B' R2 F' D2 B D2 L2 R' D' F R2 B2 F U2 F U Uw2 B' L Rw2 F2 B' Fw2 R' U2 Fw2 R2 U2 L Uw F B' D2 R' Fw' Rw' D2 L' Fw' Rw' F' R
26. 1:18.649 D F' R2 F2 U2 R2 B2 L U2 L2 U2 F2 U2 D' B U L2 F2 D' B2 Rw2 F D' Fw2 Uw2 F2 D Fw2 U2 B' D B' R2 Rw' F2 U R' F' Uw2 Fw D2 Fw2 L' F Uw' R
27. 1:13.371 L U2 R' B2 L' B2 R' F2 D2 B2 F' D' U B2 U2 L' B U F Rw2 F2 Uw2 B D' L2 B D' Uw2 B' U' Rw' U2 Rw Fw2 Rw' D2 B' Fw' D Rw' B' Rw' D'
28. 1:13.516 R2 U B2 L2 D F2 R2 F2 U L2 D' B' D' U' B2 R' B L' F' D' Rw2 B R2 Fw2 L Rw2 Uw2 F' L' D2 L2 Uw2 F Uw B R U' D2 Fw' Uw' F' L' U Uw' Rw'
29. 1:12.487 D F R' D L D2 R' D2 R2 U D2 R2 B2 U2 B2 D L2 D' B2 L Fw2 L F R2 Uw2 B R2 F Rw2 B' L' Rw2 Uw F Fw2 U Uw' F2 R2 Rw' U2 Fw Uw2 L' U2
30. 1:11.645 L' F2 D2 L U2 B2 R' F2 R D2 R2 B' U L' D' U' B' R2 B' D2 Fw2 D R Fw2 L' U Rw2 U D B2 D2 Uw2 R2 F Fw D' R B U2 Fw Rw' B' L Uw' R2 Uw'
31. 1:10.353 D R' U2 B' U' L' U2 L' U2 B2 D2 F' D2 R2 B' R2 F R2 L2 B U' Rw2 U' F' Fw2 Rw2 D L2 F D Uw2 B' L2 D' R Fw2 L Rw B2 D B Fw L U' Rw' Uw L2
32. 1:19.022 L U' F2 D F2 L2 U2 R2 D R2 D F L' U2 B' D' F' L' D' B' Rw2 F R Uw2 L' F Fw2 Uw2 R' Rw2 F2 B R2 Uw R2 U' B2 U' Rw D Fw' Uw' Fw U' Fw2 U'
33. 1:15.681 D2 R L2 F' B' R' F2 U' F R2 B2 L D2 L' U2 L' D2 F2 R2 Uw2 F2 R' B2 L' Uw2 L' B Rw2 B D2 B' L2 U' Rw2 Uw' R' U L2 Rw U F Uw2 Fw' D2
34. 1:14.049 B2 R' B R2 F2 U2 L2 F2 D2 F L2 B' R2 D R2 U2 F2 D F' U Rw2 F' Rw2 B2 U D Uw2 F U' Uw2 L2 Rw' B' U D2 R' Uw R2 Rw' D L2 U2 Fw' L2
35. 1:21.757 R2 L' F2 U D L2 F R' B' D2 B' U2 R2 F2 L2 F U2 L2 D2 L2 Rw2 B D' Uw2 F B' U2 Fw2 U' Fw2 Rw2 U2 D' Rw' B2 Rw' Fw2 L' Rw' U Fw' L' U R2 Rw Uw'
36. 1:26.712 U F2 U2 L2 B2 L2 R2 D' B2 U R2 U F' D' R2 D R' B' R2 Fw2 L2 Rw2 F Rw2 F' D Uw2 F' R2 L2 F' Rw B2 D F2 D2 Uw F' Rw' F2 U' B2 Fw L2
37. 1:15.527 F2 U2 B2 U' F2 R2 F2 R2 U2 B2 D2 F R' U R D R2 U2 B' L U Fw2 R' Fw2 R' U' R L' D Rw2 U Uw2 L' Rw2 F Fw R' L U' F' Rw2 Uw Fw' L2 Rw2 Fw2 D'
38. 1:04.091 L' F' D' R2 B R2 D R' B' L2 U2 L' D2 L D2 L' U2 B2 R2 B2 R' Uw2 F U2 Rw2 D F D R2 U Rw2 U Fw2 Rw F2 B2 D' B' Fw' Rw' F' L Uw2 L' B' Fw2
39. 1:06.975 L2 D L2 D R2 B2 U R2 U F2 U L R D' B D' F' D B2 Fw2 U' Uw2 Rw2 F' D2 R2 U' F' Rw2 D B Rw' F U2 B2 Rw D Fw Uw' L2 Uw2 R' D2 Rw
40. 1:13.591 B2 U2 B' U2 L2 F' R2 D2 R2 B2 U2 B R' D F' L' R' D2 B F' L Uw2 Fw2 U' B Rw2 U' F2 U F2 L2 U2 Fw2 Uw2 Rw' U2 R D2 F' Uw' B L' Rw Fw' D L
41. 55.360 B2 L B' F2 L2 F2 U R2 D B2 D' R2 F2 D R F R' F' D2 F' U Uw2 R Rw2 F' Fw2 R L2 F' Uw2 F' Fw2 Uw' F' U2 D B2 U Rw Uw2 B' Fw L2 Rw2 Fw'
42. 1:16.928 L B' D2 F2 U' L2 F2 D L2 U2 R2 F2 B' U L2 D' F U2 R' Uw2 Fw2 Rw2 F2 L' Rw2 U2 D' F2 Fw2 R F2 Uw2 Fw' D Fw2 L D Fw' Uw Rw' U L' D2 Fw'
43. 57.806 D2 F2 D R' L D' F R2 L2 D' L2 F2 U2 B2 U' L2 U2 R2 B2 L' B2 Uw2 Rw2 F2 L' F' D2 R L' Fw2 R F2 L' Fw2 Uw' B' Rw2 Uw' B2 Uw' R' Fw' U' Fw2 U' R' F
44. 1:07.152 U2 F2 D' B2 R2 U2 B2 L2 R2 U' L F L2 B R U' F2 L2 U R2 Rw2 Fw2 R L' B D2 Fw2 R B' Uw2 F' L2 B Uw' B2 Rw2 U2 Fw2 Rw Uw2 L' Fw D Uw Fw'
45. 1:02.240 L F2 D2 L' D2 L R2 B2 D2 U2 R F' R2 D2 F2 U F' R' U2 F Fw2 U' Rw2 F2 Uw2 Fw2 Uw2 F D F' B L2 F' Rw' F2 U' Uw Fw2 R Rw' B' D2 Uw R'
46. 1:14.932 U2 L F2 L D2 L2 D2 R' D2 L' D2 F2 B R D U2 F R2 U2 R Fw2 R Rw2 Uw2 F2 Fw2 D2 R' B D2 R F B Uw F2 B R B2 U' Uw B' Rw Fw D Fw Uw
47. 1:08.742 U' F2 D' R2 B2 U B2 F2 D R2 B2 U L' U B2 R B' U2 L' B U Fw2 U Uw2 F2 R' U' D' L Uw2 Fw2 R U2 R2 Fw' L Rw2 U2 R2 B' Uw' Rw' D R L' Uw2 L'
48. 58.699 U' B2 R2 U' D' R' B' R2 L2 U2 L2 F2 U L2 D2 F2 D2 B2 U L B' Fw2 U' Fw2 L2 Uw2 B Uw2 Fw2 U' R2 F' L2 Rw' F' R L B' Rw' Uw Rw' F2 D2 Rw B2 U'
49. 1:09.346 R F2 U' B2 D2 U' F2 D' F2 U' F' U' L F L B R F2 U2 Uw2 L Rw2 Uw2 B2 R F Rw2 D2 L2 B' L' D' Uw' R' D2 B Rw2 Fw' U2 Uw' Rw' D2 F2 Uw'
50. 1:15.093 R' B L2 D' F2 D B2 F2 U' B2 R2 F2 R U' L2 B R2 D B' U Rw2 B' U2 R' Rw2 D2 B' Fw2 Rw2 F2 L D2 F' Uw' B U B' L Fw' U Rw U' Uw2 F' R2
 
6x6 PB!

Generated By csTimer on 2023-07-25
single: 5:58.646

Time List:
1. 5:58.646 3Fw2 3Rw2 Bw Lw' B Bw' Rw Uw2 B Uw Dw2 L U' F2 Bw U' R2 Fw2 Bw R2 U2 Lw 3Uw2 R2 Rw D B' Dw' B' 3Uw2 Dw' 3Rw' Dw2 3Fw' Uw2 R' L Uw' Lw' 3Rw' Fw R' 3Fw' Lw' F2 U' 3Uw2 Dw' L2 Bw2 3Uw2 R2 Fw Dw Uw2 3Uw2 D' 3Fw' Dw2 D2 U2 B Dw L Rw' D2 Rw2 3Rw2 Uw B' 3Rw' D Fw2 B' Rw' Bw' D Uw2 Dw Rw'
 
Sub-11 7x7 single!

Generated By csTimer on 2023-07-25
single: 10:26.703

Time List:
1. 10:26.703 Bw' B2 R2 Bw2 Dw Rw L' Bw' F' Uw' L 3Rw2 U2 Fw Bw2 L' 3Uw' R' D2 3Lw2 D2 3Lw2 Bw R' Fw' Lw Bw2 B 3Rw Fw' 3Uw' D' Lw 3Dw' Rw' 3Uw D Bw2 B2 3Dw2 D2 Dw Lw' 3Uw' Bw2 B 3Rw B U2 3Fw' Fw' Lw2 Rw' Bw' 3Rw2 Fw2 Bw' U Uw2 R' 3Rw2 3Lw 3Fw2 R2 D B L B Lw2 Bw2 Lw' Fw L' U 3Rw2 3Bw2 Rw' 3Rw2 B' Uw Dw F2 3Uw F2 U Bw Lw 3Bw2 3Rw' U2 Rw2 Dw Rw 3Bw2 Rw2 L' 3Lw 3Dw' U B
 
sub-5:30 6x6 Single!

Generated By csTimer on 2023-07-26
single: 5:24.968

Time List:
1. 5:24.968 3Fw2 B 3Rw2 B R2 Uw 3Uw2 Rw U2 3Fw' U Rw' Uw' F Bw' 3Uw' Uw R Bw2 F2 3Uw2 U Uw' Bw2 3Rw' Uw2 R Rw2 3Uw R2 B' D 3Uw2 L R 3Uw2 Rw2 F' B2 3Rw' Bw2 Lw B' Dw2 U2 Lw' Fw' B2 Dw Fw2 D' Uw F Dw2 3Rw' L2 Uw B 3Fw2 3Rw2 3Uw' Dw2 L' Rw 3Fw Rw2 Uw' R2 B R 3Fw' Rw' Dw' 3Fw' Bw L2 B2 Dw Lw B'
 
NVM, 5x5 PB!

Generated By csTimer on 2023-07-29
single: 2:38.400

Time List:
1. 2:38.400 Rw Dw F' U Bw2 D Fw2 D2 Rw2 D L' F Dw D' Bw Uw Bw B' R L2 B Uw' B' Rw' Lw' Uw D Bw' L Fw2 B Bw' L2 Lw U2 B' Fw' U' Fw' Rw' Uw2 F2 D U2 Bw' L' Rw F B' U' L Fw' Lw Fw2 D2 Dw' F2 Bw B D2
Man, at this point, you'll pass me in no time! Lol
 
the way I solved it made edges really easy somehow, so it was just luck lol
Congrats bro, WTG!
it is nice when things just work out

my PB (so far!) is 2:13 and in that solve centers were clean & pretty fast and my edges actually worked out super nicely ... with no L2E algs or any of that (1-in-a-100 lol)

also, we get to a point where we are solving more intuitively, where subconsciously our minds know where several pieces are and we don't have to look for them or think about what we're doing in a solve
we just go do it

I practically didn't even realize (consciously) that I was solving till I made the last few turns of LSE (Roux) and it was done... very *ZEN* 👌

The ancient term for this state of cubing is NIRVANA 😉👌😎
 
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So close to a sub-2:30 5x5 single!!
Generated By csTimer on 2023-07-29
single: 2:32.358

Time List:
1. 2:32.358 F' L' Dw2 F' Bw B2 Uw2 Dw U2 L U2 B' U B2 F' U' B' Bw R' D2 Lw Rw2 B' F Rw L2 Bw Fw2 Uw' Rw2 Lw U L2 Uw Rw' Lw' F Bw B2 U Dw' Rw' Bw Uw D' L2 Lw' B' Lw Fw D2 Fw2 D2 L Dw Lw' Bw Rw' U2 Bw

PLL was an E-Perm
 
Congrats bro, WTG!
it is nice when things just work out

my PB (so far!) is 2:13 and in that solve centers were clean & pretty fast and my edges actually worked out super nicely ... with no L2E algs or any of that (1-in-a-100 lol)

also, we get to a point where we are solving more intuitively, where subconsciously our minds know where several pieces are and we don't have to look for them or think about what we're doing in a solve
we just go do it

I practically didn't even realize (consciously) that I was solving till I made the last few turns of LSE (Roux) and it was done... very *ZEN* 👌

The ancient term for this state of cubing is NIRVANA 😉👌😎
I was thinking, I probably don't have much more than a couple dozen or so solves on 5×5 that are sub-2:30...
You just might beat me to sub-2:00 after all bro
Think Ima start looking for deals on crying towels yo

[edit: Ima start using your scrambles from here lol]
...⬆️⬆️⬆️ Great Idea !!! ⬆️⬆️⬆️...
 
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