SpeakCuba’s progression thread thing

[bldcuber314]

@SpeakCuba is your 3.35 Squan single and 5.90 average in the weekly comp a misentry?

 

[SpeakCuba]

@SpeakCuba is your 3.35 Squan single and 5.90 average in the weekly comp a misentry?

Yes, it is, I didn't know how the comps worked so when I first made an account I just put in random times to see what would happen.

 

[bldcuber314]

Yes, it is, I didn't know how the comps worked so when I first made an account I just put in random times to see what would happen.

Well then, congratulations on your semi-official sub WR!

 

[SpeakCuba]

Well then, congratulations on your semi-official sub WR!

Thanks

 

[SpeakCuba]

PB Mo3, PB2 and PB3 Ao5! (2x2)

Spoiler: Mo3 (PB)

Generated By csTimer on 2024-03-28
mean of 3: 1.72

Time List:
1. 1.59 R' U F' U R2 U F' R' F'
2. 1.53[One Look] U R U2 R F2 R2 F2 R2 U'
3. 2.03 R2 F R' F' R F' R F' R'

Spoiler: PB2 Ao5

Generated By csTimer on 2024-03-28
avg of 5: 1.92

Time List:
1. 1.96[EG-1] U' R2 F U' F' R U2 R' U' R
2. 2.21 F' U' R F' U' R' U2 F U' F'
3. (2.49) R2 F2 R' U' F2 U2 F' U R
4. 1.59 R' U F' U R2 U F' R' F'
5. (1.53[One Look]) U R U2 R F2 R2 F2 R2 U'

Spoiler: PB3 Ao5

Generated By csTimer on 2024-03-28
avg of 5: 1.94

Time List:
1. 2.21 F' U' R F' U' R' U2 F U' F'
2. (2.49) R2 F2 R' U' F2 U2 F' U R
3. 1.59 R' U F' U R2 U F' R' F'
4. (1.53[One Look]) U R U2 R F2 R2 F2 R2 U'
5. 2.03 R2 F R' F' R F' R F' R'

 

[SpeakCuba]

PB Mo3, PB2 and PB3 Ao5! (2x2)

Spoiler: Mo3 (PB)

Generated By csTimer on 2024-03-28
mean of 3: 1.72

Time List:
1. 1.59 R' U F' U R2 U F' R' F'
2. 1.53[One Look] U R U2 R F2 R2 F2 R2 U'
3. 2.03 R2 F R' F' R F' R F' R'

Spoiler: PB2 Ao5

Generated By csTimer on 2024-03-28
avg of 5: 1.92

Time List:
1. 1.96[EG-1] U' R2 F U' F' R U2 R' U' R
2. 2.21 F' U' R F' U' R' U2 F U' F'
3. (2.49) R2 F2 R' U' F2 U2 F' U R
4. 1.59 R' U F' U R2 U F' R' F'
5. (1.53[One Look]) U R U2 R F2 R2 F2 R2 U'

Spoiler: PB3 Ao5

Generated By csTimer on 2024-03-28
avg of 5: 1.94

Time List:
1. 2.21 F' U' R F' U' R' U2 F U' F'
2. (2.49) R2 F2 R' U' F2 U2 F' U R
3. 1.59 R' U F' U R2 U F' R' F'
4. (1.53[One Look]) U R U2 R F2 R2 F2 R2 U'
5. 2.03 R2 F R' F' R F' R F' R'

And tied for PB4 Ao5 of 2.01 right after these.

 

[SpeakCuba]

And tied for PB4 Ao5 of 2.01 right after these.

Well, right after this one I got a PB Ao12 and a new PB2 Ao5!

Spoiler: PB2 Ao5

Generated By csTimer on 2024-03-28
avg of 5: 1.82

Time List:
1. 1.59 R' U F' U R2 U F' R' F'
2. (1.53[One Look]) U R U2 R F2 R2 F2 R2 U'
3. 2.03 R2 F R' F' R F' R F' R'
4. (2.42) F R' F' R2 F' R2 U' F' R
5. 1.83 U R2 U' F R' U' R F U2

Spoiler: PB Ao12

Generated By csTimer on 2024-03-28
avg of 12: 2.18

Time List:
1. (2.93) F2 R' F R' U R' U2 F R2
2. 2.85 U2 F' R F2 U' F U2 F U'
3. 1.55[One Look] F2 R' F' U R U' F U R'
4. 2.89 U' R2 F R U F2 R2 U F2
5. 1.96[EG-1] U' R2 F U' F' R U2 R' U' R
6. 2.21 F' U' R F' U' R' U2 F U' F'
7. 2.49 R2 F2 R' U' F2 U2 F' U R
8. 1.59 R' U F' U R2 U F' R' F'
9. (1.53[One Look]) U R U2 R F2 R2 F2 R2 U'
10. 2.03 R2 F R' F' R F' R F' R'
11. 2.42 F R' F' R2 F' R2 U' F' R
12. 1.83 U R2 U' F R' U' R F U2

 

[SpeakCuba]

Well, I don't want to keep posting, but it's the gift that keeps on giving. Really good scrambles. Got a new new PB2 Ao5 of 1.80 which is 0.1 away from tying PB, and a new PB Ao12, which is now 2.05. I can't believe it's almost sub-2! One last thing, I finally beat my PB Ao100 after a few months. I beat it by a few milliseconds, so it's still 2.50 for now, but it counts!

Spoiler: PB Ao12

Generated By csTimer on 2024-03-28
avg of 12: 2.05

Time List:
1. 2.85 U2 F' R F2 U' F U2 F U'
2. 1.55[One Look] F2 R' F' U R U' F U R'
3. (2.89) U' R2 F R U F2 R2 U F2
4. 1.96[EG-1] U' R2 F U' F' R U2 R' U' R
5. 2.21 F' U' R F' U' R' U2 F U' F'
6. 2.49 R2 F2 R' U' F2 U2 F' U R
7. 1.59 R' U F' U R2 U F' R' F'
8. 1.53[One Look] U R U2 R F2 R2 F2 R2 U'
9. 2.03 R2 F R' F' R F' R F' R'
10. 2.42 F R' F' R2 F' R2 U' F' R
11. 1.83 U R2 U' F R' U' R F U2
12. (1.39) F U F2 U2 R' F2 U F' R'

Spoiler: 2.50 PB Ao100

Generated By csTimer on 2024-03-28
avg of 100: 2.50

Time List:
1. 1.97 F R U2 F2 R U2 R' U2 F'
2. 1.91 R F R' U' R U2 R2 F2 U'
3. 2.61 U R' F2 R U' R' F2 U' F2
4. 2.36 U F R2 U2 F U2 R2 F' U2
5. (3.32) F' R U2 R U' F2 U2 F' R'
6. 2.60 R' U R2 U2 F' U' F' U2 R
7. 2.73 U2 F' U R2 F2 U R' F' U2
8. 2.89 F R' U2 F U R U' R2 U'
9. 2.22 R2 U R' F2 U R U2 F' R
10. 2.58 U2 R U F R' F R' U2 F
11. 3.16 R U F U F' R2 U2 F2 U'
12. (3.26) U' R' U' R U' R2 F' R U
13. 2.72 R U' R2 F R' F R U' R'
14. 2.82 R' U2 F2 U F' R F2 U' R'
15. 2.42 U2 F U2 F' R2 F2 U R2 U'
16. 2.85 R' F' U F2 U' F U F2 U2
17. 2.75 F R U2 F R2 F U' R2 F'
18. 2.25 R' F U R2 U F' U' R' F2
19. 2.37 U R F2 U' F R' F R2 U'
20. 2.72 R2 F2 U R F U2 F' U2 R'
21. 2.71 R' U R2 U2 F2 U' F U2 F2
22. 2.94 U R' F R' U F2 R2 F' R2 U2
23. 2.44 F U R F2 U' F R' F R'
24. 2.84 F2 R' U F' U R F' R2 U'
25. 3.26 R U2 R' F' U' R F U2 F
26. 2.23 U' R F2 R F' R' U R' F2
27. (3.28) U2 F2 U F R' U F' R2 U2
28. (1.25[One Look]) U' R F U' F2 U2 R F2 U2
29. 2.77[EG-1] U F2 U F' U2 F2 U2 F' R
30. (1.15[One Look]) F2 R U2 F R F' U F' R'
31. 2.21 U' F2 U F' U' R' U R2 F2
32. 1.90 R' U' R2 U' R F' U F' R2
33. 2.40 U2 R' U R' F2 R' F U2 R2
34. 3.14 U2 R' F R' U F' U R2 F
35. 3.14 R2 F' R2 F' R F' R U' R2
36. 2.29 R2 F' U F2 U' R F2 R' U'
37. 2.62 F2 R' U R' F' R2 U2 F' U'
38. 2.56[EG-1] R2 U' F U2 F R' U' F2 R'
39. 2.46 U2 F' U' F U' R F2 R2 F'
40. 2.41 U R U' F2 R U2 R U F
41. (3.85) U F2 R U' R' F R' F R'
42. 2.93 F2 U F R' F2 R2 U R' F2 U' F'
43. 2.51 R2 F U2 F2 U' R2 F U R2 U'
44. 2.77 F2 U F2 R2 F' U F R' U2
45. 2.54 F' R' U2 R' U' F2 R' U2 R2
46. 1.72[EG-1] R2 U' R F' U F' U2 R2 U'
47. 3.12 R2 F U2 F' R2 F' U' F2 U'
48. 2.71 F' R' F2 R' F' U2 F' R' F'
49. 2.32 F R' U R' U' R2 F2 U R2
50. 2.39 F' U2 R2 U' R F' R F' R' U'
51. 2.34 F' U F2 U' R2 F2 U' F' R'
52. 2.49 U2 F2 U R2 U' R2 U' F2 R' U2
53. 2.56 F' R U2 F' R2 F' R' U F
54. 2.42 F2 U' R F U R' U R' F'
55. 2.27 R2 U' R' F2 U R U' F2 U
56. 2.55 F' U F' R2 F2 R' U F2 U'
57. 3.08 U F2 U' R U2 R' U2 F R' F'
58. 2.42 F2 U R F2 R U R F R
59. 2.38 F R U2 R F' U2 F R2 F'
60. 2.64 U' R F' R2 F' R' U' R' F
61. 2.32 U2 F2 U' F R2 U2 F R F'
62. 2.56 F U R2 F2 U2 R' F U' F2
63. 2.35 F2 R' U2 F R' U F U' R'
64. 2.00 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R' U2 R F
65. 2.41 U2 F' R2 F' R U2 F' U' R'
66. 1.94 R U2 F2 R2 U' F U' R' F' R2
67. 2.69 R2 U' R2 U2 F R2 F' U2 F'
68. 2.60 U F' U' F U' R U' R2 U'
69. (3.27) F' U R' F2 R F2 U' R' U'
70. 2.51 U' F' R2 U R' F R' F' R U'
71. 2.55 R2 F' R2 F' R F' U R' F
72. 2.75 U2 F2 U2 F' U' R' F' R U2
73. 2.66 R' F U2 F R F2 R' F' U2
74. 2.74 R2 U' F R' U' R U2 R' F
75. 1.90 U F2 U' F' U2 R' F2 R F
76. 2.07 U R2 U' R2 F R' U' F R
77. 2.00 U2 R F U' F' U F2 U2 R
78. 1.97 R2 F R2 U' F' R' U2 R' F2
79. 2.85 U2 F' U R F' U2 R2 U' R2
80. 2.03[One Look] R2 F2 R2 F' U2 R' U2 R F2
81. 2.34 F U2 R2 U' F2 U2 R2 U' F2 U'
82. 2.36 U2 F R' F2 U F R2 U' R2
83. 3.11 U F R2 U' F R2 F2 R' U2
84. 2.14 R U' R2 U F' R' U2 R' F' R
85. 2.68 R' F' U2 R2 F R F U2 R'
86. 3.00 R U' F U' R U2 F' U' F' U'
87. 2.72[One Look] R2 F U' R2 U' F' U2 F R'
88. 2.93 F2 R' F R' U R' U2 F R2
89. 2.85 U2 F' R F2 U' F U2 F U'
90. (1.55[One Look]) F2 R' F' U R U' F U R'
91. 2.89 U' R2 F R U F2 R2 U F2
92. 1.96[EG-1] U' R2 F U' F' R U2 R' U' R
93. 2.21 F' U' R F' U' R' U2 F U' F'
94. 2.49 R2 F2 R' U' F2 U2 F' U R
95. 1.59 R' U F' U R2 U F' R' F'
96. (1.53[One Look]) U R U2 R F2 R2 F2 R2 U'
97. 2.03 R2 F R' F' R F' R F' R'
98. 2.42 F R' F' R2 F' R2 U' F' R
99. 1.83 U R2 U' F R' U' R F U2
100. (1.39) F U F2 U2 R' F2 U F' R'

 

[SpeakCuba]

Well, this is annoying. My last 4x4 PB was a 46.41 +2, so it was a 48. Was still PB.

Now I got a new PB of 45.27. Also +2, so it's a 47.27. Still PB, but come on, this is annoying.

 

[bldcuber314]

Well, this is annoying. My last 4x4 PB was a 46.41 +2, so it was a 48. Was still PB.

Now I got a new PB of 45.27. Also +2, so it's a 47.27. Still PB, but come on, this is annoying.

I've also had a 4x4 PB like that(1:01.67, but then I +2ed). At least it wasn't +2 out of sub 1...

 

[SpeakCuba]

Decided to start doing 2BLD for fun. Did it in the daily comp and it was very fun. Here is what I got so far:

Spoiler: 2BLD

Generated By csTimer on 2024-04-16
avg of 12: 41.16

Time List:
1. 50.69 R2 U2 R' U2 R' F' R F' R' U2
2. 37.33 U R2 U' R F' R2 U' F R' U'
3. 26.03 F U F' R2 F2 U2 F' U2 R'
4. 44.47 F2 R' F' R F' U2 F' U F'
5. 50.97 R' F2 R F' U F' R U2 R
6. 47.67 F R2 F' U F2 U' R U R2 F'
7. (DNF(41.58)) R U R2 F U2 F2 R F' U2 F2
8. (25.03) U R F' U2 R F' R2 U' F2
9. 50.91 U2 R' U' R' F' U2 F R2 F2
10. 32.29 F R' U2 R F U2 R F' R2 F2
11. 41.18 F2 U' F2 R' F' R U2 R' F'
12. 30.05 F U' R' F U R2 F' U R

 

[JDAW6]

Decided to start doing 2BLD for fun. Did it in the daily comp and it was very fun. Here is what I got so far:

Spoiler: 2BLD

Generated By csTimer on 2024-04-16
avg of 12: 41.16

Time List:
1. 50.69 R2 U2 R' U2 R' F' R F' R' U2
2. 37.33 U R2 U' R F' R2 U' F R' U'
3. 26.03 F U F' R2 F2 U2 F' U2 R'
4. 44.47 F2 R' F' R F' U2 F' U F'
5. 50.97 R' F2 R F' U F' R U2 R
6. 47.67 F R2 F' U F2 U' R U R2 F'
7. (DNF(41.58)) R U R2 F U2 F2 R F' U2 F2
8. (25.03) U R F' U2 R F' R2 U' F2
9. 50.91 U2 R' U' R' F' U2 F R2 F2
10. 32.29 F R' U2 R F U2 R F' R2 F2
11. 41.18 F2 U' F2 R' F' R U2 R' F'
12. 30.05 F U' R' F U R2 F' U R

Aren’t u one looking?

 

[SpeakCuba]

Aren’t u one looking?

I could on some if I wanted to, but my goal was to just use the standard BLD method (OP), so I can improve at corners and memo.

 

[JDAW6]

I could on some if I wanted to, but my goal was to just use the standard BLD method (OP), so I can improve at corners and memo.

Oh, I also do 2bld but more so for times

 

[SpeakCuba]

PB single! It is now 7.26. Could have probably been 7.08-7.1x if I hadn't slightly hesitated at OLL. But overall pretty happy. This scramble was insanely lucky.

 Twizzle link 

 Setup 

B D2 L2 B2 R B2 R2 U2 R' U2 F2 U2 D F U' B F2 U' R2 B

 Moves 

y2 // Inspection.
L' D' R' D2 // Cross
U L' U L // Pair #1
y U L' U' L // Pair #2
U R U R' U f R' f' // Pair #3
R U' R' // Pair #4
(U') R U2 R2' U' R2 U' R2' U2 R // OLL
R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' // PLL
U2 // AUF

.

Also, this led to a PB Mo3 and Ao5:

Spoiler: PB Mo3

Generated By csTimer on 2024-04-29
mean of 3: 7.90

Time List:
1. 7.26[WOW Yellow. B D2 L2 B2 R B2 R2 U2 R' U2 F2 U2 D F U' B F2 U' R2 B ]
2. 8.12 L2 D F2 L' B2 L U2 B2 L2 R' B2 R F2 D2 F D' L2 R B R2 D'
3. 8.32 U F D B2 U B2 R2 U2 B2 R2 U' R2 F2 L' B' L2 R2 B D B2 R

Spoiler: PB Ao5

Generated By csTimer on 2024-04-29
avg of 5: 8.40

Time List:
1. (9.06) L2 D2 F' D2 L2 F U2 F' D2 R2 B2 D' F' R U F' L' D2 L2 F
2. (7.26) B D2 L2 B2 R B2 R2 U2 R' U2 F2 U2 D F U' B F2 U' R2 B
3. 8.12 L2 D F2 L' B2 L U2 B2 L2 R' B2 R F2 D2 F D' L2 R B R2 D'
4. 8.32 U F D B2 U B2 R2 U2 B2 R2 U' R2 F2 L' B' L2 R2 B D B2 R
5. 8.75 R2 U' L2 F L2 R2 U2 B R2 B F2 U2 R2 L U' L D2 R D L

Pretty crazy to think that my worst solve was a 9.06.

 

[SpeakCuba]

Notable PBs from the past week:

PB 3BLD single. Insanely good scramble, very happy with the time. I think I locked up on one of my corners, which probably cost me a second. But either way, I am very happy with this single as I beat my previous PB single by just under 1 minute. @CubeLite try out the scramble and let me know what you get. @bldcuber314, you should try it as well. I'm pretty intrigued to see what better solvers would have done.

Spoiler: 3BLD PB Single

Generated By csTimer on 2024-05-16
single: 1:33.48

Time List:
1. 1:33.48[Memo is just... wow.] B2 U2 B2 U L2 D' R2 D2 R2 F2 B' L U L' F2 R2 D2 B D' Rw2 Uw

Previous PB was 2:33.14.

The other notable PBs are all in 3x3. New:

PB Single: 7.03. / So close to a sub-6. Also got a 7.40, which is PB3. The 7.40 solve was actually pretty bad, but I got a PLL skip. Surprised I got a low 7.

PB Mo3: 7.73. /Surpirsed it was a sub-8, but it smashed my previous Mo3 PB which was 8.xx. Forgot what it was, but I think it was around ~ 8.06.

PB Ao5: 7.99 / I got 2 counting 7s, and 3 7s in the average in total, which is pretty amazing for me. Previous PB Ao5 was 8.40, so this is a big drop as well. Very happy with this.

PB Ao12: 8.47 / Pretty happy with this as well. Could have been slightly better though.

PB Ao100: 9.09 /I believe my PB Ao100 last week was at around 9.21, so this, again, is also a pretty big jump. Getting closer to sub-9.

 

[bldcuber314]

Notable PBs from the past week:

PB 3BLD single. Insanely good scramble, very happy with the time. I think I locked up on one of my corners, which probably cost me a second. But either way, I am very happy with this single as I beat my previous PB single by just under 1 minute. @CubeLite try out the scramble and let me know what you get. @bldcuber314, you should try it as well. I'm pretty intrigued to see what better solvers would have done.

Spoiler: 3BLD PB Single

Generated By csTimer on 2024-05-16
single: 1:33.48

Time List:
1. 1:33.48[Memo is just... wow.] B2 U2 B2 U L2 D' R2 D2 R2 F2 B' L U L' F2 R2 D2 B D' Rw2 Uw

I normally use white top, orange front but I'll use green front for this. Honestly corner memo is awful, you have to cycle break twice and it's 9 letters. Edge memo you also have to cycle break twice but it's only 9 letters, making a total of 18 letters with 4 cycle breaks- I would actually consider this a pretty bad scramble. Great job on the 1:33, it's likely faster than what I would have gotten on that scramble!

 

[SpeakCuba]

I normally use white top, orange front but I'll use green front for this. Honestly corner memo is awful, you have to cycle break twice and it's 9 letters. Edge memo you also have to cycle break twice but it's only 9 letters, making a total of 18 letters with 4 cycle breaks- I would actually consider this a pretty bad scramble. Great job on the 1:33, it's likely faster than what I would have gotten on that scramble!

Interesting. Corner memo was not that great, true, but I found edge memo to be super easy, at least for me. Definitely the best scramble I’ve gotten, but perhaps not that great when you ask better BLD solvers. But thanks for the input!

 

[bldcuber314]

Interesting. Corner memo was not that great, true, but I found edge memo to be super easy, at least for me. Definitely the best scramble I’ve gotten, but perhaps not that great when you ask better BLD solvers. But thanks for the input!

Yeah, with a standardish memo length and that many cycle breaks 1:33 is very impressive. My PB once went from 2:46 to 1:55, but that was with a 14 letter memo.

 

[CubeLite]

Notable PBs from the past week:

PB 3BLD single. Insanely good scramble, very happy with the time. I think I locked up on one of my corners, which probably cost me a second. But either way, I am very happy with this single as I beat my previous PB single by just under 1 minute. @CubeLite try out the scramble and let me know what you get. @bldcuber314, you should try it as well. I'm pretty intrigued to see what better solvers would have done.

Spoiler: 3BLD PB Single

Generated By csTimer on 2024-05-16
single: 1:33.48

Time List:
1. 1:33.48[Memo is just... wow.] B2 U2 B2 U L2 D' R2 D2 R2 F2 B' L U L' F2 R2 D2 B D' Rw2 Uw

Previous PB was 2:33.14.

I got a 2:18.26 DNF

Spoiler: Photo

It has 4 solved edges which is nice, but yea the letters weren't that memorable for me, and the cycle breaks are annoying, I'm impresed that you a such a good time