Orion's progression thread: upcoming competition (no hopes)

[Bingus Ringus McDingus]

I have a competition on the 7th, and I'm getting closer to that magical sub 20 mark!

 

[Bingus Ringus McDingus]

I'm officially averaging:
2x2: Sub-6.5
3x3: Sub-24
4x4: Sub-2:15
5x5: Sub-3:30 (I'm not making cutoff for my next comp)
6x6: Sub-10:00
7x7: Broken.
Mega: Sub-4:15
Pyra: Sub-17 (I need to practice a LOT, and learn new algs)
Skewb: Sub-18 (I also need to practice and learn new algs)
Clock: Sub-15
Square-1: I am stupid
3x3 OH: Sub-1:20 (I need to learn advanced finger tricks)

 

[Bingus Ringus McDingus]

I have a competition on the 7th, and I'm getting closer to that magical sub 20 mark!

My parents cancelled it as they thought I "didn't earn it" despite my straight A grades. What gives!

 

[Jorian Meeuse]

My parents cancelled it as they thought I "didn't earn it" despite my straight A grades. What gives!

Did they tell you what to do to 'earn it'?

 

[Bingus Ringus McDingus]

To not get any emails from school (my math teacher got mad at my use of my computer). I guess it's my fault but my math teacher was very unclear about the directions. I guess I have to wait another four months for a competition.

 

[Garf]

To not get any emails from school (my math teacher got mad at my use of my computer). I guess it's my fault but my math teacher was very unclear about the directions. I guess I have to wait another four months for a competition.

Okay that's unfair. I mean, you could have asked, but you just trying to find a solution another way make sense.

 

[Bingus Ringus McDingus]

I wish they would hear you out but whatever. I guess I get more time to practice, I suppose.

 

[Bingus Ringus McDingus]

I've started to do a bit less cubing now that I have some other hobbies I am focusing on, but don't worry, I'm still with y'all! I'm currently working on my own electronic music, and I'll let you know when the first album drops on Spotify! Also, this doesn't mean that the black-side RS3Ms are cancelled, the package just hasn't arrived yet.

 

[Bingus Ringus McDingus]

I'M BACK BABY! I forgot about my progression thread, so I'm launching back to updating this regularly!

 

[Kami]

I'M BACK BABY! I forgot about my progression thread, so I'm launching back to updating this regularly!

nice

 

[1x1 wr holder!]

I'M BACK BABY! I forgot about my progression thread, so I'm launching back to updating this regularly!

Awesome! any new goals? also, did you get a new 7x7?

 

[Bingus Ringus McDingus]

Awesome! any new goals? also, did you get a new 7x7?

I got spare parts for my broken YuFu V2M, which suits me OK.

 

[Bingus Ringus McDingus]

AO12 on a bus goes crazy. Using the Valk 3

Generated By csTimer on 2024-02-02
avg of 12: 22.06

Time List:
1. 20.43 D2 F2 U2 B' D2 B L2 D2 F D2 F D L F2 L B' F' L U' R' U2
2. 24.53 F2 U' F2 L' D' R2 F' R B2 L' U2 L2 B2 U2 F2 R' F2 R' D F
3. (18.45) D F' U' F R' F' L D F D2 B2 L2 F U2 D2 R2 B' U2 B
4. (27.51) U2 L2 F U2 L2 D2 F' D2 F2 U2 B R' D2 U' B F R' B2 U F
5. 20.32 B2 L2 F2 U2 R U2 L B2 R F2 R2 U F D' B2 F L R2 U2 R F'
6. 20.38 R' B2 F2 D' B2 D' R2 U B2 D' L2 U' L' R' U R' U B L' R2 F
7. 20.23 L U R2 B2 U' F2 D' F2 L2 D' B2 R F' U' B' L' B2 R2 D2 U2
8. 24.12 F' U R U2 L' D2 B2 R U2 R' B2 U2 D' B' L2 R2 U' B' U
9. 26.35 R L' U2 D R D B D2 B2 R2 D' F2 U L2 F2 U' F2 B2 R2 F' D2
10. 19.67 B2 L2 R2 F R2 B' D2 F R2 U2 R2 U2 R F' U' B D' F' U F L2
11. 24.02 L2 B2 L2 D' R2 D F2 U' B2 F2 R2 D R' D F2 L B' D U2 B' U
12. 20.59 U2 R' L2 D F2 U F2 L2 F2 U2 F2 D2 U' F R2 B2 D R' F L' B2

 

[Bingus Ringus McDingus]

at lunch at competition right now, trades are going crazy... but the times are not. check my WCA Live at USC Cubing 2024 for results!

 

[Bingus Ringus McDingus]

at lunch at competition right now, trades are going crazy... but the times are not. check my WCA Live at USC Cubing 2024 for results!

EVERY EVENT COMP PR! Still did pretty badly and went over cutoff for all but 3x3 and didn't make time limit for 4x4, but I really couldn't care.

Orion Countryman​

3x3x3 Cube​

#	Round	1	2	3	4	5	Average	Best
108	First Round	DNF	19.94	19.41	31.63	20.19	23.92 PR	19.41 PR

4x4x4 Cube​

#	Round	1	2	3	4	5	Average	Best
75	First Round	1:31.94	DNF					1:31.94 PR

5x5x5 Cube​

#	Round	1	2	3	4	5	Average	Best
56	First Round	4:00.15	3:00.93					3:00.93 PR

3x3x3 One-Handed​

#	Round	1	2	3	4	5	Average	Best
86	First Round	1:16.92	1:43.78					1:16.92 PR

 

[Bingus Ringus McDingus]

Explanations of times:
The DNF for 3x3 was due to a misalignment of an M-slice, and the 31 was due to an edge pop on my GAN 12. The times are out of order, so the DNF and the 31 were the first two times. I then switched to my MF3RS2M, and got 3 consecutive sub-21s. What?
4x4 was tricky. First solve was over time limit of 3:00 as I tried doing Yau and had difficulty with edges, but I switched to 3-3-2-3 Redux (an adaptation of 3-2-3 for Yau that I find easier) and beat both my competition PR and my at-home PB.
5x5 was pretty eh. I was having difficulties with the first solve as my recognition was off, but I feel like the second one was okay. I think I need to work on freeslice edges.
3x3OH was bad. I haven't been practicing, and my luck was pretty off and I messed up OLL for my 1:43. But who cares.

 

[Kami]

Explanations of times:
The DNF for 3x3 was due to a misalignment of an M-slice, and the 31 was due to an edge pop on my GAN 12. The times are out of order, so the DNF and the 31 were the first two times. I then switched to my MF3RS2M, and got 3 consecutive sub-21s. What?
4x4 was tricky. First solve was over time limit of 3:00 as I tried doing Yau and had difficulty with edges, but I switched to 3-3-2-3 Redux (an adaptation of 3-2-3 for Yau that I find easier) and beat both my competition PR and my at-home PB.
5x5 was pretty eh. I was having difficulties with the first solve as my recognition was off, but I feel like the second one was okay. I think I need to work on freeslice edges.
3x3OH was bad. I haven't been practicing, and my luck was pretty off and I messed up OLL for my 1:43. But who cares.

you should buy a better 3x3… 3x3s nowdays shouldnt pop

 

[Bingus Ringus McDingus]

you should buy a better 3x3… 3x3s nowdays shouldnt pop

It was a GAN 12 Maglev and that was the first pop I have ever gotten at all with it. I also have like 15 3x3s, so it is definitely surprising that my best one failed me. But the MF3RS2M came in clutch.

 

[Bingus Ringus McDingus]

https://live.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/4761/competitors/479633

Current results coming in as we speak!

 

[Bingus Ringus McDingus]

Going into round 2 of 3x3, wish me luck, my dudes!