Garf's Progression Thread - Beating Hard Levels in GD (Hardest is Bloodbath)

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Garf said:
no shot in the forum comps I almost got a sub-1 single in 5x5. it was a 1:00.56 The average ended up being 1:13, but that's because of the pressure from the first solve. I used Redux all the way through.
@gsingh
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Nice single, but Yau is literally better.
 
Garf said:
It’s only better for people that can’t lookahead.
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It's also great at helping avoid hundreds of rotations every solve

Ok, fair. But the benefits it provides for lookahead are exponential. The majority of top cubers are now using Yau for 5x5, and I think even for 6x6, for good reason.
 
gsingh said:
It's also great at helping avoid hundreds of rotations every solve

Ok, fair. But the benefits it provides for lookahead are exponential. The majority of top cubers are now using Yau for 5x5, and I think even for 6x6, for good reason.
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True. I think I’ve got kind of a negative view towards Yau since I’ve tried using it for so long, then I switched to Redux and got better times instantly.
 
Garf said:
no shot in the forum comps I almost got a sub-1 single in 5x5. it was a 1:00.56 The average ended up being 1:13, but that's because of the pressure from the first solve. I used Redux all the way through.
@gsingh
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Is that PB- in which case your PB is nearly exactly one second faster than my 4x4(...) PB.
 
Chat some crazy things happened this weekend. (I can't post on weekends so that's why I update on the weekdays).
I was cheering @NebraskanSpeedsolver during his comp, and I was also hoping that some of my track teammates would do well at a meet on Saturday (which they did. They all PRed). anyway, here's some stuff from me:
I got 37.58 4x4 PB ao5 and a 39.28 ao12.
I also managed to get a 7:56.61 2-7 relay pb, and I can still do 3-BLD yay!.

7:56.61 2) F' U R' U F R F U2 R'
3) U' F' U2 D2 R D B' R2 F' U2 R D2 L U2 L2 F2 U2 B2 L' D2 L'
4) Fw2 D Rw2 F2 L2 B2 F' R2 F Rw2 Fw' D2 Fw2 B2 Uw' Rw B2 Fw' L Fw' Uw' R' L2 B' U2 Fw F' B L' B Rw2 B' U Uw Rw' D' U F' B L'
5) R2 D' Lw' D B Fw' D R2 Lw Dw' D Uw R Dw2 L Dw Bw' R' B Lw' L F' Dw' Uw' Fw' Dw' F' D2 U' F2 Dw' F' Fw2 U' B' L Rw' B U2 Rw' F Bw' U2 Bw' Uw D Lw2 Bw' Fw' L B2 Lw2 Uw2 L' F2 Bw D2 Lw' Dw' F
6) B Dw Lw U' R2 Lw' Uw Bw R2 3Rw2 Fw2 3Rw2 Lw F' Bw' Uw 3Rw2 R' D R' U L2 3Uw Bw' D 3Rw L' 3Fw' Lw' Rw2 U 3Fw' Fw2 L2 F2 Lw 3Fw' Rw2 Lw' Uw 3Rw Rw' 3Uw2 B 3Rw2 3Fw' 3Rw R' L Lw 3Uw2 B R F2 Rw 3Uw2 F2 U Dw2 Fw2 Dw' B Rw' Lw F Uw2 Rw F2 B' L2 Bw2 3Rw2 D2 Uw' Lw2 Fw2 R' L' Bw Rw'
7) F 3Rw 3Uw U' Dw2 Fw U Lw B' L' Uw2 Dw' 3Rw U D2 3Bw Rw2 L2 3Rw2 3Bw' 3Rw B2 Lw2 3Bw' 3Uw2 3Fw' 3Bw D2 Uw2 R' 3Dw Bw2 Lw' D2 Fw' D' Lw R Uw' 3Bw2 Fw Uw2 3Bw' U Dw F2 B' U2 Uw2 Rw2 3Rw2 3Dw U2 Bw Lw R' Fw2 Dw' Bw' L Lw2 3Lw2 Dw2 3Uw2 Rw 3Bw2 Lw' 3Lw2 B' Fw 3Rw2 Uw' 3Dw 3Fw2 R 3Dw' U2 D' B2 3Lw2 Uw2 3Dw2 3Lw2 Uw' 3Uw' L2 3Dw2 Bw 3Bw Fw 3Dw R 3Bw' R2 Rw' 3Fw' Lw' F2 B L @2024-04-14 20:46:53

Generated By csTimer on 2024-04-15
mean of 3: 2:05.26

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2:12.63, 1:46.52, 2:16.62

I also got a 2:02.92 on 6x6. I'm getting closer to sub-2, though not there yet!
I ran 11.2 miles on Saturday, and cut my hair on Sunday. No more mop on the top.
That's all the crazy stuff that happened (for me) this weekend.
 
Guys new 4x4 Pbs.
Generated By csTimer on 2024-04-17
avg of 5: 37.18

Time List:
92. 38.27 F2 U' B L' U F' L' D L' F2 R2 L B2 U2 F2 R' D2 L2 F B2 Fw2 D R Rw2 U Uw2 L F2 D2 R Fw2 U2 F Fw' R F U B Rw B2 Fw Uw' B' Fw' D
93. 35.01 F2 L2 F2 D2 L D2 F2 L' B2 U2 L' F U D L' U' D2 B2 R U' Fw2 R' U2 Uw2 B R2 Uw2 F R2 F L' U2 L Uw' B' Fw2 U Uw' F2 D2 Rw F' B' Uw' Fw2
94. 34.70 B2 U2 D2 R D2 B2 L D2 R' F2 R F R' U2 D2 B U D' F U2 Fw2 U2 Uw2 R' Rw2 B Uw2 R2 Uw2 L F B R U2 Uw R2 L U2 Rw Uw L' Fw Rw' Fw Uw'
95. 37.74 R U2 L2 D2 L2 D2 F' D2 R2 D2 R2 B2 L2 D' F2 R U D2 L U2 Uw2 F2 L' Uw2 F R Fw2 L2 Rw2 F B' R2 Uw L2 Fw2 D' L D Fw' R Uw' Fw' D' Uw' Rw
96. 40.20 R2 D B2 R2 U' F2 D2 F2 D' R B' L' F2 R' D2 B' Uw2 F' Uw2 Fw2 L Uw2 F R2 U2 B' Rw2 Uw2 B2 Uw' B2 U F2 Rw D' Fw2 D' Uw R' Fw' R2
Generated By csTimer on 2024-04-17
avg of 12: 37.67

Time List:
88. 34.47 D' R F2 B2 L2 D2 L' U2 F2 D2 F2 R D F2 U2 F D' R2 D' L B' Rw2 U Fw2 D Rw2 U2 L' F2 Uw2 Rw2 Fw2 U Fw' U2 Rw2 Fw2 Uw' Rw' Fw' R Rw' D F' B
89. 39.47 R' F2 L2 U2 R B2 R' U2 R D2 B2 R D B2 R D2 B' D2 L2 U' R2 Fw2 U D B' L2 Rw2 D' Fw2 D B D2 Rw2 F Rw' F' U2 D' Rw2 B' Fw U2 R' Fw
90. 37.38 D' F2 D2 F2 R2 U B2 U L2 U' R2 B R B U' F' D R2 D' R' Rw2 Uw2 R F Fw2 D2 R Rw2 F' Fw2 Uw' B R B2 U' Uw2 F D' Rw D' Uw' L F' Fw
91. 41.78 F' U' R2 L F R' F D B' D2 B2 R2 U R2 B2 L2 B2 D2 R2 L2 Rw2 Uw2 R B Rw2 B' Uw2 L' U2 L' F' R2 F2 D Uw L' U F2 B' Rw' Uw2 B Uw L2 Rw' Fw'
92. 38.27 F2 U' B L' U F' L' D L' F2 R2 L B2 U2 F2 R' D2 L2 F B2 Fw2 D R Rw2 U Uw2 L F2 D2 R Fw2 U2 F Fw' R F U B Rw B2 Fw Uw' B' Fw' D
93. 35.01 F2 L2 F2 D2 L D2 F2 L' B2 U2 L' F U D L' U' D2 B2 R U' Fw2 R' U2 Uw2 B R2 Uw2 F R2 F L' U2 L Uw' B' Fw2 U Uw' F2 D2 Rw F' B' Uw' Fw2
94. 34.70 B2 U2 D2 R D2 B2 L D2 R' F2 R F R' U2 D2 B U D' F U2 Fw2 U2 Uw2 R' Rw2 B Uw2 R2 Uw2 L F B R U2 Uw R2 L U2 Rw Uw L' Fw Rw' Fw Uw'
95. 37.74 R U2 L2 D2 L2 D2 F' D2 R2 D2 R2 B2 L2 D' F2 R U D2 L U2 Uw2 F2 L' Uw2 F R Fw2 L2 Rw2 F B' R2 Uw L2 Fw2 D' L D Fw' R Uw' Fw' D' Uw' Rw
96. 40.20 R2 D B2 R2 U' F2 D2 F2 D' R B' L' F2 R' D2 B' Uw2 F' Uw2 Fw2 L Uw2 F R2 U2 B' Rw2 Uw2 B2 Uw' B2 U F2 Rw D' Fw2 D' Uw R' Fw' R2
97. 39.90 U L2 F2 U' B2 U2 R2 U' R2 B2 U R' U F L2 B' L U D' R' Uw2 F U B Rw2 D R2 L2 Rw2 B Rw2 D' R2 Rw B U' Rw2 D2 L2 Rw2 Uw Rw U Uw Fw' U2
98. 34.31 F2 B2 U R2 U D F2 U R2 F2 B' R D' R' L' D2 L F' R U' Uw2 Fw2 U L Rw2 U' L2 Uw2 L U D2 F2 U' F' Fw' R Fw R2 Uw Rw Fw' D' Fw' Rw F'
99. 38.83 L' F2 U2 L B2 U2 D2 R B2 U2 R' L D' R F R' F R2 B' U L2 Fw2 Uw2 R' B Rw2 F2 B' L' B R F' Uw2 L Uw B D2 Uw Rw' Uw' R2 Uw2 Fw2 R D2
 
Garf said:
Guys new 4x4 Pbs.
Generated By csTimer on 2024-04-17
avg of 5: 37.18

Time List:
92. 38.27 F2 U' B L' U F' L' D L' F2 R2 L B2 U2 F2 R' D2 L2 F B2 Fw2 D R Rw2 U Uw2 L F2 D2 R Fw2 U2 F Fw' R F U B Rw B2 Fw Uw' B' Fw' D
93. 35.01 F2 L2 F2 D2 L D2 F2 L' B2 U2 L' F U D L' U' D2 B2 R U' Fw2 R' U2 Uw2 B R2 Uw2 F R2 F L' U2 L Uw' B' Fw2 U Uw' F2 D2 Rw F' B' Uw' Fw2
94. 34.70 B2 U2 D2 R D2 B2 L D2 R' F2 R F R' U2 D2 B U D' F U2 Fw2 U2 Uw2 R' Rw2 B Uw2 R2 Uw2 L F B R U2 Uw R2 L U2 Rw Uw L' Fw Rw' Fw Uw'
95. 37.74 R U2 L2 D2 L2 D2 F' D2 R2 D2 R2 B2 L2 D' F2 R U D2 L U2 Uw2 F2 L' Uw2 F R Fw2 L2 Rw2 F B' R2 Uw L2 Fw2 D' L D Fw' R Uw' Fw' D' Uw' Rw
96. 40.20 R2 D B2 R2 U' F2 D2 F2 D' R B' L' F2 R' D2 B' Uw2 F' Uw2 Fw2 L Uw2 F R2 U2 B' Rw2 Uw2 B2 Uw' B2 U F2 Rw D' Fw2 D' Uw R' Fw' R2
Generated By csTimer on 2024-04-17
avg of 12: 37.67

Time List:
88. 34.47 D' R F2 B2 L2 D2 L' U2 F2 D2 F2 R D F2 U2 F D' R2 D' L B' Rw2 U Fw2 D Rw2 U2 L' F2 Uw2 Rw2 Fw2 U Fw' U2 Rw2 Fw2 Uw' Rw' Fw' R Rw' D F' B
89. 39.47 R' F2 L2 U2 R B2 R' U2 R D2 B2 R D B2 R D2 B' D2 L2 U' R2 Fw2 U D B' L2 Rw2 D' Fw2 D B D2 Rw2 F Rw' F' U2 D' Rw2 B' Fw U2 R' Fw
90. 37.38 D' F2 D2 F2 R2 U B2 U L2 U' R2 B R B U' F' D R2 D' R' Rw2 Uw2 R F Fw2 D2 R Rw2 F' Fw2 Uw' B R B2 U' Uw2 F D' Rw D' Uw' L F' Fw
91. 41.78 F' U' R2 L F R' F D B' D2 B2 R2 U R2 B2 L2 B2 D2 R2 L2 Rw2 Uw2 R B Rw2 B' Uw2 L' U2 L' F' R2 F2 D Uw L' U F2 B' Rw' Uw2 B Uw L2 Rw' Fw'
92. 38.27 F2 U' B L' U F' L' D L' F2 R2 L B2 U2 F2 R' D2 L2 F B2 Fw2 D R Rw2 U Uw2 L F2 D2 R Fw2 U2 F Fw' R F U B Rw B2 Fw Uw' B' Fw' D
93. 35.01 F2 L2 F2 D2 L D2 F2 L' B2 U2 L' F U D L' U' D2 B2 R U' Fw2 R' U2 Uw2 B R2 Uw2 F R2 F L' U2 L Uw' B' Fw2 U Uw' F2 D2 Rw F' B' Uw' Fw2
94. 34.70 B2 U2 D2 R D2 B2 L D2 R' F2 R F R' U2 D2 B U D' F U2 Fw2 U2 Uw2 R' Rw2 B Uw2 R2 Uw2 L F B R U2 Uw R2 L U2 Rw Uw L' Fw Rw' Fw Uw'
95. 37.74 R U2 L2 D2 L2 D2 F' D2 R2 D2 R2 B2 L2 D' F2 R U D2 L U2 Uw2 F2 L' Uw2 F R Fw2 L2 Rw2 F B' R2 Uw L2 Fw2 D' L D Fw' R Uw' Fw' D' Uw' Rw
96. 40.20 R2 D B2 R2 U' F2 D2 F2 D' R B' L' F2 R' D2 B' Uw2 F' Uw2 Fw2 L Uw2 F R2 U2 B' Rw2 Uw2 B2 Uw' B2 U F2 Rw D' Fw2 D' Uw R' Fw' R2
97. 39.90 U L2 F2 U' B2 U2 R2 U' R2 B2 U R' U F L2 B' L U D' R' Uw2 F U B Rw2 D R2 L2 Rw2 B Rw2 D' R2 Rw B U' Rw2 D2 L2 Rw2 Uw Rw U Uw Fw' U2
98. 34.31 F2 B2 U R2 U D F2 U R2 F2 B' R D' R' L' D2 L F' R U' Uw2 Fw2 U L Rw2 U' L2 Uw2 L U D2 F2 U' F' Fw' R Fw R2 Uw Rw Fw' D' Fw' Rw F'
99. 38.83 L' F2 U2 L B2 U2 D2 R B2 U2 R' L D' R F R' F R2 B' U L2 Fw2 Uw2 R' B Rw2 F2 B' L' B R F' Uw2 L Uw B D2 Uw Rw' Uw' R2 Uw2 Fw2 R D2
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I now have a new goal for Heartland Champs (providing I go)
 
Garf said:
Guys new 4x4 Pbs.
Generated By csTimer on 2024-04-17
avg of 5: 37.18

Time List:
92. 38.27 F2 U' B L' U F' L' D L' F2 R2 L B2 U2 F2 R' D2 L2 F B2 Fw2 D R Rw2 U Uw2 L F2 D2 R Fw2 U2 F Fw' R F U B Rw B2 Fw Uw' B' Fw' D
93. 35.01 F2 L2 F2 D2 L D2 F2 L' B2 U2 L' F U D L' U' D2 B2 R U' Fw2 R' U2 Uw2 B R2 Uw2 F R2 F L' U2 L Uw' B' Fw2 U Uw' F2 D2 Rw F' B' Uw' Fw2
94. 34.70 B2 U2 D2 R D2 B2 L D2 R' F2 R F R' U2 D2 B U D' F U2 Fw2 U2 Uw2 R' Rw2 B Uw2 R2 Uw2 L F B R U2 Uw R2 L U2 Rw Uw L' Fw Rw' Fw Uw'
95. 37.74 R U2 L2 D2 L2 D2 F' D2 R2 D2 R2 B2 L2 D' F2 R U D2 L U2 Uw2 F2 L' Uw2 F R Fw2 L2 Rw2 F B' R2 Uw L2 Fw2 D' L D Fw' R Uw' Fw' D' Uw' Rw
96. 40.20 R2 D B2 R2 U' F2 D2 F2 D' R B' L' F2 R' D2 B' Uw2 F' Uw2 Fw2 L Uw2 F R2 U2 B' Rw2 Uw2 B2 Uw' B2 U F2 Rw D' Fw2 D' Uw R' Fw' R2
Generated By csTimer on 2024-04-17
avg of 12: 37.67

Time List:
88. 34.47 D' R F2 B2 L2 D2 L' U2 F2 D2 F2 R D F2 U2 F D' R2 D' L B' Rw2 U Fw2 D Rw2 U2 L' F2 Uw2 Rw2 Fw2 U Fw' U2 Rw2 Fw2 Uw' Rw' Fw' R Rw' D F' B
89. 39.47 R' F2 L2 U2 R B2 R' U2 R D2 B2 R D B2 R D2 B' D2 L2 U' R2 Fw2 U D B' L2 Rw2 D' Fw2 D B D2 Rw2 F Rw' F' U2 D' Rw2 B' Fw U2 R' Fw
90. 37.38 D' F2 D2 F2 R2 U B2 U L2 U' R2 B R B U' F' D R2 D' R' Rw2 Uw2 R F Fw2 D2 R Rw2 F' Fw2 Uw' B R B2 U' Uw2 F D' Rw D' Uw' L F' Fw
91. 41.78 F' U' R2 L F R' F D B' D2 B2 R2 U R2 B2 L2 B2 D2 R2 L2 Rw2 Uw2 R B Rw2 B' Uw2 L' U2 L' F' R2 F2 D Uw L' U F2 B' Rw' Uw2 B Uw L2 Rw' Fw'
92. 38.27 F2 U' B L' U F' L' D L' F2 R2 L B2 U2 F2 R' D2 L2 F B2 Fw2 D R Rw2 U Uw2 L F2 D2 R Fw2 U2 F Fw' R F U B Rw B2 Fw Uw' B' Fw' D
93. 35.01 F2 L2 F2 D2 L D2 F2 L' B2 U2 L' F U D L' U' D2 B2 R U' Fw2 R' U2 Uw2 B R2 Uw2 F R2 F L' U2 L Uw' B' Fw2 U Uw' F2 D2 Rw F' B' Uw' Fw2
94. 34.70 B2 U2 D2 R D2 B2 L D2 R' F2 R F R' U2 D2 B U D' F U2 Fw2 U2 Uw2 R' Rw2 B Uw2 R2 Uw2 L F B R U2 Uw R2 L U2 Rw Uw L' Fw Rw' Fw Uw'
95. 37.74 R U2 L2 D2 L2 D2 F' D2 R2 D2 R2 B2 L2 D' F2 R U D2 L U2 Uw2 F2 L' Uw2 F R Fw2 L2 Rw2 F B' R2 Uw L2 Fw2 D' L D Fw' R Uw' Fw' D' Uw' Rw
96. 40.20 R2 D B2 R2 U' F2 D2 F2 D' R B' L' F2 R' D2 B' Uw2 F' Uw2 Fw2 L Uw2 F R2 U2 B' Rw2 Uw2 B2 Uw' B2 U F2 Rw D' Fw2 D' Uw R' Fw' R2
97. 39.90 U L2 F2 U' B2 U2 R2 U' R2 B2 U R' U F L2 B' L U D' R' Uw2 F U B Rw2 D R2 L2 Rw2 B Rw2 D' R2 Rw B U' Rw2 D2 L2 Rw2 Uw Rw U Uw Fw' U2
98. 34.31 F2 B2 U R2 U D F2 U R2 F2 B' R D' R' L' D2 L F' R U' Uw2 Fw2 U L Rw2 U' L2 Uw2 L U D2 F2 U' F' Fw' R Fw R2 Uw Rw Fw' D' Fw' Rw F'
99. 38.83 L' F2 U2 L B2 U2 D2 R B2 U2 R' L D' R F R' F R2 B' U L2 Fw2 Uw2 R' B Rw2 F2 B' L' B R F' Uw2 L Uw B D2 Uw Rw' Uw' R2 Uw2 Fw2 R D2
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Haha my PB ao5 is 31 loser
Nice job! Are you using OPA in your solves?
 
gsingh said:
Haha my PB ao5 is 31 loser
Nice job! Are you using OPA in your solves?
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No. I'm just working on my fundamentals for now. I'll start applying OPA when I feel better about better centers/F3E.
Also one of the scrambles had a white center skip. Forgot which one it was.
Nvm I think it was this one:
34.31 F2 B2 U R2 U D F2 U R2 F2 B' R D' R' L' D2 L F' R U' Uw2 Fw2 U L Rw2 U' L2 Uw2 L U D2 F2 U' F' Fw' R Fw R2 Uw Rw Fw' D' Fw' Rw F' @2024-04-17 10:10:32
 
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