Ota Mota's Progression Thread // Road to Sub-3.5 Ao1000 for ZBLL Recog+Exec

[OtaMota]

After finding out that @An Animating Cuber goes to my school, we were able to hang out and do a cubing session together.

Anyway, I got some Pbs

3x3:
Generated By csTimer on 2023-08-11

single: 21.89



Time List:

1. 21.89 U2 R F2 U2 L B2 U2 B2 L' F' D2 R' D' F2 R F2 L2 B'

OH:
I got two sub-1 singles today, only one solve in between them, here is a 58.

Generated By csTimer on 2023-08-11

single: 58.00



Time List:

1. 58.00 D2 R2 F R2 B' L2 B' D2 B U2 F L' U2 F D B U' B D' U2

 

[OtaMota]

How many cubers are at your school?

Oh, you said cubers, not cubes. There are quite a lot actually. Too many to count, I know two people who judged Luke Garrett at a comp.

 

[An Animating Cuber]

Yeah there’s a good amount, I’ve met 4 (including ota) although one of them had left the school and I know there’s some more I also think one of the teachers is a cuber.

 

[OtaMota]

Yeah there’s a good amount, I’ve met 4 (including ota) although one of them had left the school and I know there’s some more I also think one of the teachers is a cuber.

Yeah, one of the people I know is cubing on the bus as I write this.
I actually raced one of the teachers, he averages about 60-75 it seems. He had a session one Friday where he and other students would teach others how to solve a cube. He also offered me super glue when my Qiyi MS corner leg broke.

 

[OtaMota]

New PB single


Generated By csTimer on 2023-08-14
single: 0.86

Time List:
1. 0.86 F2 R' F' R2 U2 R2 U2 R2 U'

 

[OtaMota]

I also have PB mo3

Generated By csTimer on 2023-08-14

mean of 3: 2.23



Time List:

1. 2.47 R U2 F R2 F' R U' F U

2. 1.66 R U R' F U R' U R' U'

3. 2.56 R' U R' F U' F2 R2 U' R' U'

 

[Discomantis]

New PB single


Generated By csTimer on 2023-08-14
single: 0.86

Time List:
1. 0.86 F2 R' F' R2 U2 R2 U2 R2 U'

That's the same solution as 2x2 WR single except mirrored

 

[OtaMota]

That's the same solution as 2x2 WR single except mirrored

Yeah, 5 qtm.

 

[OtaMota]

PB ao50 and 500.

ao50: 3.85
ao500: 4.25

 

[OtaMota]

my MGC broke, and this is my second one. I thought that buying another MGC would be good so that if a corner breaks, I could use pieces from the old one to fix the new one, and that’s what I did, except all the pieces are broken now. I do have a 2x2, but it’s a 3 year old budget cube, I think a Qiyi Qidi. It turns so bad, so while I can still use a 2x2 to practice stuff like new algs and do one-look practice, my times will be really bad, and I don’t think I will be getting a new cube soon.

If I am done with 2x2, I may start doing 3x3 or pyraminx. On the bright side, my birthday is coming soon, and while I don’t think I will be able to buy a cube, I could get a bit of lube so that my budget cube turns better. When I still had lube, my budget cube actually turned okay. When I am able to get a new cube, does anyone have any suggestions to a good 2x2 that does not break?

Here are any unupdated pbs, as I don’t think I will be breaking them for a while.

ao50: 4.20
ao1000: 4.37

 

[OtaMota]

Let’s go, sub-30 ao5


Generated By csTimer on 2023-08-21
avg of 5: 27.58

Time List:
1. 27.58 D B R F L' F' B D' B2 U L2 U' L2 F2 U' R2 D' F L2
2. 27.86 F D2 F' U2 B L2 B' L2 D2 B' U2 R' U B2 L2 U' F2 L R F'
3. (27.18) L2 D2 U2 R2 B R2 F' D2 B L2 F2 L' F R' B2 U F' D L F'
4. 27.31 R2 F2 R2 D B2 D U' R2 U2 F2 L R' F D' R' B' R2 B2 D2
5. (35.69) D2 R2 D' L2 U' B2 D B2 L2 D2 F' D' R' F2 R2 B F' L' F2 U2

 

[Discomantis]

my MGC broke

Which version of the MGC was it?

If it is the YJ MGC Elite, I might be able to ship you spare parts, as I have a broken one as well.

 

[An Animating Cuber]

Which version of the MGC was it?

If it is the YJ MGC Elite, I might be able to ship you spare parts, as I have a broken one as well.

He has the normal one

 

[OtaMota]

Which version of the MGC was it?

If it is the YJ MGC Elite, I might be able to ship you spare parts, as I have a broken one as well.

I heard elites broke like crazy, but the normal one doing so is much more crazier.

 

[Discomantis]

I heard elites broke like crazy, but the normal one doing so is much more crazier.

The first YJ MGC Elite I got broke, then I got a replacement part, and it broke again, then when I got another replacement part, it broke again.

I gave up after that.

 

[OtaMota]

Got a pure sub-30 ao5, featuring my first sub-20!


Generated By csTimer on 2023-08-22
avg of 5: 27.98

Time List:
1. 28.25 D' R2 D B2 D' U2 L2 F2 U' B2 D' L' R F' U' L2 F R D U2
2. 28.31 F2 D2 F2 D L2 U' L2 D2 R2 D' B2 L' F U L R' D2 R D' R U2
3. (28.81) R' B R2 U R D' B' R' F' L2 D2 L2 F U2 R2 F U2 B' U
4. 27.37 F U B' D2 F2 R2 U' B2 F2 D' B2 U' L2 U R B L' D2 F' D R'
5. (19.51) R' L2 F2 U2 R2 F L2 F' D2 R2 U2 B2 D' L' B2 F' R2 D U' R'

 

[OtaMota]

This is the wackiest average I have had. I got the same good EG-1 case 4 times, and one-looked 3 times.


Generated By csTimer on 2023-08-22
avg of 5: 2.97

Time List:
1. 2.73 F U F2 R U2 R U R2 U
2. 2.79 U F2 R' U' R2 U F2 R' U2
3. 3.39 U' F' U' F2 U' R U' R2 F'
4. (2.32) U' F' U' F2 R U' F R' F2
5. (4.11) R' U' R F U F' R' F2 U'

 

[OtaMota]

Got 1.00 on a 5 mover. The scramble below is not accurate as I got a 0.79 on the actual scramble, but it was on the bus, so I redid the solve while trying to imitate stackmat as close as possible. Sorry I don’t have scramble. Solution was U’ R U R’ U I believe.


Generated By csTimer on 2023-08-23
single: 1.00

Time List:
1. 1.00 F U' R F2 R U R' F U2

 

[OtaMota]

Got these PBs recently don’t know exactly when, but probably with @An Animating Cuber ‘s Weipo, so it was helpful.

Ao12: 3.24
Ao50: 3.74

 

[OtaMota]

BLD 7:34 DNF